Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects

 Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects
Item #: 330-9363-00
Author: Joseph T. Bockrath
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN:0-07-039363-X
Format: Paperback
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Understand the laws and protect your business.
Desk-top guide to your professional rights and obligations Are you prepared for legal problems that could easily come up in your practice? Will you know when it's wise to call a lawyer and how to work with him or her for outcomes favorable to you? In a new edition that takes a keen look at how the law is adapting to fast-changing technology, Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects, Sixth Edition, by Joseph T. Bockrath, gives you a sound foundation in basic legal principles, emphasizing your own area of contracts and specifications. This savvy advisor uses illustrations drawn from recent litigation to help you understand: *Types of contracts *Performance or breach of contract obligations *Termination of contracts *Contracts for construction and engineering services...advertising for bids...proposals *Contract clauses relating to finances, including damage claims, extras, partial and withheld payments *Professional liability of architects and engineers *Much, much more. 576 pp.

Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects - Table of Contents:

  • I Law of Contracts
    • Introduction
    • Types of Contracts
    • Formation Principles
    • Conditions and Third-Party Beneficiaries
    • Construction and Interpretation
    • Performance or Breach of Contract Obligations
    • Termination of Contracts
  • II Application to Construction Contracts
    • Contracts for Construction and Engineering Services
    • Advertising for Bids
    • Proposals
    • Contract Clauses-General Conditions
    • Contract Clauses Relating to Finances
    • Specifications for Workmanship
    • Specifications for Materials
    • Drawings
  • III Some Legal Matters of Concern to Design Professionals
    • Agency
    • Partnerships
    • Corporations
    • Torts
    • Professional Liability of Architects and Engineers
    • Insurance and Bonds
    • Real Property
    • Water Rights
    • Intellectual Property
    • Evidence
    • The Engineer's Role in a Lawsuit Before and During Trail
    • Arbitration of Disputes
    • Federal Law of Importance to Design Professionals
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