Construction Law for Design Professionals, Construction Managers and Contractors

✍ Scribed by Justin Sweet; Marc Schneier; Blake Wentz

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 722
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

CONSTRUCTION LAW FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, CONSTRUCTIONS MANAGERS AND CONTRACTORS is a condensed -- and completely revamped -- version of the bestselling authority on engineering law, LEGAL ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS (now in its 9th edition) by Justin Sweet, Marc M. Schneier and Blake Wentz. For this new book, the authors have directed the text at engineering, architecture and construction management students. Given the authors’ long and deep understanding of the intersection between the law and the construction industry, professors and students can trust this text is unparalleled. The addition of Blake Wentz to the author team emphasizes the commitment to the field. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

✦ Table of Contents

Part I: A LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
1. American Legal System.
2. Forms of Business Association and Employment.
3. Contracts: From Formation to Breach.
4. Remedies for Contract Breach: Focus on Construction Disputes.
5. Torts: Legal Relations Not Arising from Contract.
6. Regulation of Land and the Construction Process.

Part II: THE MAIN ACTORS: THE OWNER, PRIME CONTRACTOR AND DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.
7. The Project Participants: Focus on the Owner, Prime Contractor and Construction Manager.
8. Licensing of the Design Professional, Contractor and Construction Manager.
9. The Design Professional-Client Relationship.
10. Professional Design Services: The Sensitive Client Issues and Copyright.
11. Design Professional Liability.
12. Defenses to Claims of Design Professional Liability.
13. Professional Ethics.

Part III: PROJECT DELIVERY METHODS.
14. Project Organization, Pricing, and Delivery Methods.
15. Public Contracts.
16. Performance Disputes Overview: Claims and Defenses to Liability for the Owner and Prime Contractor.
17. Contractor Payment and Project Completion.
18. Changes: Complex Construction Centerpiece.
19. Subsurface Problems: Predictable Uncertainty.
20. Time: Project Scheduling and Delay Claims.
21. The Subcontracting Process: An Achilles Heel".
22. Terminating a Construction Contract: Sometimes Necessary but Always Costly.
23. Shifting Losses: Contribution and Indemnity.
24. Insurance.
25. Surety Bonds: Backstopping Contractors.
26. Claims and Disputes: Emphasis on Arbitration.

Appendix A: General Conditions: AIA A201-2007.
Appendix B: General Condition, EJCDC Doc. C-700 (2007).
Appendix C: Owner/Architect Agreement: American Institute of Architects (AIA) B101-2007.
Appendix D: Owner/Contractor Agreement: AIA A101-2007.
Appendix E: Bonds: AIA B312-2010.
Appendix F: Owner/Engineer Agreement, EJCDC Doc. E-500 [2008].
Appendix G: Owner/Contractor Agreement, EJCDC Doc. C-520 (2007)."