It's written in plain English and covers:

• Fixed Price Agreements
• Cost-Plus and Labor-Only Agreements
• Design-Build Agreements
• Change Orders
• Construction Subcontracts
• Construction Invoices
• Customer Relations and Marketing Forms
• Estimate and Bid Preparation Forms

Plus special chapters on Mechanic's Liens * Warranties * Dispute Resolution * and Safety Concerns. Also included are new clauses on concealed conditions, exclusions, and more.

This edition also includes a new chapter on mold that will give you added protection against extravagant claims by aggressive owners and their lawyers. The new Mold Addendum and Safety Sheet should be a part of every contract you sign.

All forms are included on the free companion CD-ROM, so you can get started quickly on drafting your own construction documents, based on what's appropriate for your business. All forms are Windows and Mac compatible.

The Contractor's Legal Kit 2nd Edition - Table of Contents:

• FIXED PRICE AGREEMENTS
  • Short-Form Fixed Price Agreement
    • Short-Form Fixed Price Agreement (annotated)
  • Medium-Form Fixed Price Agreement
    • Medium-Form Fixed Price Agreement (annotated)
  • Long-Form Fixed Price Agreement
    • Long-Form Fixed Price Agreement (annotated)
  • Addendum for Matching Existing Finishes
  • Rights of Rescission and Cancellation
• COST-PLUS AND LABOR-ONLY AGREEMENTS
  • Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Agreement
    • Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Agreement (annotated)
  • Cost-Plus-Percentage-Fee Agreement
  • Labor-Only Agreement
    • Labor-Only Agreement (annotated)
• DESIGN-BUILD AGREEMENTS
  • Design-Build Preconstruction Services Agreement
    • Design-Build Preconstruction Services Agreement (annotated)
  • Design-Build Agreement
    • Design-Build Agreement (annotated)
• CHANGE ORDERS
  • Change Order Contingency Fund
  • Change Order Form and Accounting Summary
    • Change Order Form and Accounting Summary (annotated)
• CONSTRUCTION SUBCONTRACTS
  • Short-Form Subcontract Agreement
    • Short-Form Subcontract Agreement (annotated)
  • Long-Form Subcontract Agreement
    • Long-Form Subcontract Agreement (annotated)
  • Subcontractor Information Form
• INVOICING FOR YOUR WORK
  • Long-Form Construction Invoice
    • Long-Form Construction Invoice (annotated)
  • Short-Form Construction Invoice
    • Short-Form Construction Invoice (annotated)
• CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND MARKETING
  • The Bidding Phase
  • Contract Presentation
  • The Preconstruction Conference Form
  • Ups and Downs of Remodeling
  • The Contract Administration Phase
  • The Warranty Phase
• ESTIMATE AND BID PREPARATION
  • Subcontractor and Supplier Bidding Checklist
  • Estimating Worksheet
  • Preliminary Cost Estimate
    • Preliminary Cost Estimate (annotated)
• MECHANIC'S LIENS
• WARRANTIES
• DISPUTE RESOLUTION
• SAFETY CONCERNS
• MOLD
  • Mold Addendum and Information Sheet
• APPENDICES
• GLOSSARY
• INDEX
• CD-ROM INSTRUCTIONS