Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry (Longman technician series) - Softcover

Ashworth, Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 058207617X ISBN 13: 9780582076174

Publisher: Longman, 1991

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to provide a knowledge of the nature, purpose and legal requirements of a construction contract, and its application to the various types of project encountered in this industry. This book attempts to reflect the changes which have occurred in the contractual procedures used in the construction industry. The process of change whilst evolutionary and gradual, has gathered pace as it moves towards the end of the 20th-century. This text includes a chapter on the intermediate form of contract, since this is now being used more extensively in place of its competitors. The author has also considerably enlarged the section dealing with procurement. A major part of the book still concentrates on a review of the standard form of building contract and this has been updated and amended where necessary. A description of documentation and some common legal cases are given. It is designed to be a reference for the professional in practice or for anyone who requires an understanding of contractual procedures in the construction industry; students taking degree or technician courses in surveying, building and architecture.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This fifth edition of Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry introduces a number of new chapters that reflect the changes in procurement, including health and safety management, partnering the supply chain, sustainability and Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment.

 

It aims to provide the student with a comprehensive understanding of the subject and reinforces the changes that are taking place within the construction industry, such as how it is organised and the way in which consultants, contractors, subcontractors and all of those involved in the supply chain obtain work.

 

Key Features

 

• Four new chapters: Health and safety management, partnering the supply chain, sustainability and Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment.
• Existing chapters have been updated to include present legislation.
• New case studies, and a special section on legal cases.
• New appendices.

 

This new edition is suitable for students taking undergraduate courses in Building and Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, and Estate Management. It is also suitable for students on HND/C courses in Building, and Construction Management and foundation degree courses in Building and Construction Management.

 

 

Allan Ashworth is currently a visiting professor in the School of Construction and Property Management at the University of Salford and the Adjunct Professor of Quantity Surveying at UNITEC in New Zealand. He is also a senior academic advisor to the Centre for Education in the Built Environment (CEBE), based at the universities of Cardiff and Salford. He is a former HMI (Her Majesty’s Inspector) in the Department for Education and Employment.

 

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 058207617X
• ISBN 13: 9780582076174
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352