The #1 construction law guide for construction professionals Updated and expanded to reflect the most recent changes in construction law, this practical guide teaches readersthe difficult theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the construction business. It addresses the practical steps required to avoid and mitigate risks—whether the project is performed domestically or internationally, or whether it uses a traditional design-bid-build delivery system or one of the many alternative project delivery systems. Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law: A Practical Guide for the Construction Professional provides a comprehensive introduction to the important legal topics and questions affecting the construction industry today. This latest edition features: all-new coverage of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD); extended information on the civil False Claims Act; and fully updated references to current AIA, ConsensusDocs, DBIA, and EJDC contract documents. Chapters coverthe legal context of construction; interpreting a contract; public-private partnerships (P3); design-build and EPC; and international construction contracts. Other topics include: management techniques to limit risks and avoid disputes; proving costs and damages, including for changes and claims for delay and disruption; construction insurance, including general liability, builders risk, professional liability, OCIP, CCIP, and OPPI; bankruptcy; federal government construction contracting; and more. Fully updated with comprehensive coverage of the significant legal topics and questions that affect the construction industry Discusses new project delivery methods including Public-Private Partnerships (P3) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Presents new coverage of digital tools and processes including Electronically Stored Information (ESI) Provides extended and updated coverage of the civil False Claims Act as it relates to government construction contracting Filled with checklists, sample forms, and summary “Points to Remember” for each chapter, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law: A Practical Guide for the Construction Professional, Sixth Edition is the perfect resource for construction firm managers, contractors, subcontractors, architects and engineers. It will also greatly benefit students in construction management, civil engineering, and architecture.
This edition updates the comprehensive scope of its predecessor with new material that: Addresses evolving risks in with design-build projects with requirements for consideration of long-term ownership and operation expense in contractor's ...
1Merrill Lynch & Co. v. Allegheny Energy, Inc., 500 F.3d 171 (2d Cir. 2007); Diversified Energy, Inc. v. Tennessee Valley Auth., 339 F.3d 437 (6th Cir. 2003); Geller v. Kinney, 980 N.E.2d 390 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012); BP Amoco Chem. Co. v.
When are you entitled to recover bid preparation costs? What is the design professional's liability to a contractor? When does a subcontractor have a legal right to terminate? Who may...
New edition! The bestselling guide——accessible, authoritative, and up-to-date Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP’s Common Sense Construction Law is an outstanding resource that equips construction professionals and the attorneys who advise...
This book serves as an easy-to-understand guide to the practical reality of federal laws, regulations and practices, and how AEC firms can use them to their advantage by avoiding pitfalls and bidding successfully on projects.
N. Ins. Co. of N.Y., 791 N.E.2d 1291 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). 57 Cal. Ins. Code § 533 (1935). 58 J. Aron & Co. v. Chown, 647 N.Y.S.2d 8 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996). See also C.H. Leavell & Co. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 372 F.2d 784 (9th Cir.
Topics covered include: Basic legal principles Project participants Project delivery systems Construction contracts The design process Procurement Pricing construction projects Subcontractors and suppliers Time for performance Construction ...
The newly revised and updated Construction Law, Second Edition provides a complete orientation to the construction industry and its processes, and it can be used for introductory survey courses or more advanced courses oriented towards ...
Outlining the basics of construction law, this guide explains the major principles of construction law in a logical, useful format.
Common Sense Construction Law