Practical guide to engineering and construction contracts / Philip Loots, Donald Charrett.

Sydney : CCH Australia Limited, 2009.

1st edition

200263

Construction contracts -- Textbooks. -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Engineering contracts -- Textbooks. -- Law and legislation -- Australia.

Building laws -- Textbooks. -- Australia.

1. Introduction

2. Contract law

3. Construction contracts

4. Entry into a contract

5. General provisions

6. The employer

7. The engineer

8. The contractor

9. Nominated subcontractors

10. Design

11. Staff and labour

12. Plant, materials and workmanship

13. Commencement, delays and suspension

14. Tests on practical completion

15. Employer's taking-over

16. Defects liability

17. Measurement and evaluation

18. Variations and adjustments

19. Contract price and payment

20. Termination by the employer

21. Suspension and termination by contractor

22. Risk and responsibility

23. Insurance

24. Force majeure

25. Claims and disputes

26. Case studies.

This hard cover book offers a concise, practical guide to the law relating to construction contracts in Australia. Written for engineers negotiating and administering construction contracts, it aims to assist readers in understanding the risks associated with these contracts and how to minimise them. The book is written by two experienced and respected authors who have a unique combination of local and international practical experience and professional and academic background in law and engineering.Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand is the non-exclusive distributor of this title. - Publisher's website.

Included bibliographical references and index.

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