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Civil engineering contracts : practice and procedure /

Civil Engineering Contracts: Practice and Procedure, Second Edition explains the contract procedures used in civil engineering projects. Topics covered include types of contract in civil engineering, general conditions of contract, insurances, and tender procedures. The powers, duties, and functions...

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Main Authors: Haswell, Charles K. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: De Silva, Douglas S.
Published: Butterworth,
Publisher Address: London ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 1989.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Second edition.
Subjects:
Civil engineering contracts > Great Britain.
LAW > Military.
Civil engineering contracts.
Civil engineering contracts > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780408032018
Summary: Civil Engineering Contracts: Practice and Procedure, Second Edition explains the contract procedures used in civil engineering projects. Topics covered include types of contract in civil engineering, general conditions of contract, insurances, and tender procedures. The powers, duties, and functions of the engineer and his representative are also considered. This book is comprised of 14 chapters and begins with an overview of the philosophy underlying the contract system in civil engineering, followed by a discussion on the promotion of civil engineering works. The reader is then introduced to.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiii, 234 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-225) and index.
ISBN: 9781483161914
1483161919
Index Number: KD1641
CLC: D956.13
Contents: The philosophy of the contract system in civil engineering -- Contract promotion -- Types of contract -- Contract risk and contract responsibility -- Contract documents and their application -- General conditions of contract -- Specifications -- Bill of quantities and methods of measurement -- Insurances -- Tender procedure -- Powers, duties and functions of the civil engineer and his representative -- Engineer's estimates, methods of pricing and rate fixing -- Claims -- The nature of arbitration and related procedure.

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