| Description |
xxi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. The building team -- 2. Assessing the needs -- 3. Principles of procurement -- 4. Basic concepts -- 5. Accountability -- 6. Value and risk management -- 7. Fixed price and cost reimbursement -- 8. Fixed price contracts -- 9. Cost reimbursement contracts -- 10. Target cost contracts -- 11. Management and construction management contracts -- 12. Design and build contracts -- 13. Continuity contracts -- 14. Partnering -- 15. Procedure from brief to tender -- 16. Pre-contract cost control -- 17. Drawings and schedules -- 18. Specifications -- 19. Bills of quantities -- 20. Sub-contractors -- 21. Obtaining tenders -- 22. Placing the contract -- 23. Rights, duties and liabilities under the SBC -- 24. Meetings -- 25. Site duties -- 26. Instructions -- 27. Variations and post-contract cost control -- 28. Interim payments -- 29. Completion, defects and the final account -- 30. Delays and disputes -- 31. Insolvency -- 32. Capital allowances |
| Summary |
Covers the entire building process from inception through to the final account. The self-contained chapters cover the details of the briefing stage, procurement methods, tendering procedures and contract administration. Drawing from the Joint Contracts Tribunal series of contracts, the text emphasizes current best practice |
| Notes |
"Revised and updated from 'Tenders and contracts for building', third edition... and 'Pre-contract practice and contract administration', c2003" -- Verso t.p |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
Buildings -- Specifications.
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Construction contracts -- Great Britain.
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Construction industry -- Law and legislation.
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Construction industry -- Management.
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Letting of contracts -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Hackett, Mark, 1962-
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Robinson, Ian, 1963-
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Statham, Gary.
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Aqua Group.
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| LC no. |
2006012266 |
| ISBN |
1405131985 (paperback) |
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9781405131988 |
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