Allan Ashworth, Srinath Perera

Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry, 7th edition aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the subject and reinforces the changes that are taking place within the construction industry. The book looks at contract law within the context of construction contracts, it examines the different procurement routes that have evolved over time and particular aspects relating to design and construction, lean methods of construction and the advantages and disadvantages of PFI/PPP and its variants. It covers the development of partnering, supply chain management, design and build and the way that the clients and professions have adapted to change in the procurement of buildings and engineering projects. This book is an indispensable companion for students taking undergraduate courses in Building and Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, and Project Management. It is also suitable for students on HND/C courses in Building and Construction Management as well as foundation degree courses in Building and Construction Management. Key features of the new edition include: * A new chapter on Value for Money in line with the greater emphasis on added value throughout the industry today * A new chapter covering developments in Building Information Modelling (BIM) and a chapter discussing issues around Carbon Pricing * Deeper coverage of the strategies that need to be considered in respect of contract selection * Improved upon discussion of sustainability and the increasing importance of resilience in the built environment * Concise descriptions of some the more important construction case laws

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 7. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 458
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 1052g
• ISBN-13: 9781138693920
• ISBN-10: 1138693928
• Artikelnr.: 57064334

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Boxes
Preface
Table of Statutes
Part 1 Contract Law
1. The English Legal System
2. Legal Aspects of Contracts
3. Discharge of Contracts
4. Remedies for Breach of Contract
5. Settlement of Disputes
Part 2 Procurement
6. Forms of Contract
7. Contract Strategy
8. Contract Procurement
9. Contract Selection
10. Contract Documents
11. Design and Build
12. Procurement in the 21st century
13. Lean construction
14. PFI/PPP
15. Value for Money
Part 3 Process and Parties
16. Partnering and SCM
17. The Construction Process
18. Parties involved in the construction industry
19. Site communications
20. Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment
21. Health, Safety & Welfare
22. Sustainable construction
23. BIM
24. Carbon Pricing
Part 4 Principles of Construction Contract
25. Introduction
26. Quality
27. Costs
28. Time
29. Works by other parties
30. Injury and Insurance
31. Fluctuations
32. Financial matters
33. General clauses
Appendices
Professional bodies
Cases of interest
Contract and Procurement web sites
Bibliography
Index