Contracts & the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects Overview

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

Contracts & the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects Contents

Law of Contracts

1. Introduction
2. Types of Contracts
3. Formation Principles
4. Conditions and Third-Party Beneficiaries
5. Construction and Interpretation
6. Performance or Breach of Contract Obligations
7. Termination of Contracts II Application to Construction Contracts
8. Contracts for Construction and Engineering Services
9. Advertising for Bids
10. Proposals
11. Contract Clauses-General Conditions
12. Contract Clauses Relating to Finances
13. Specifications for Workmanship
14. Specifications for Materials
15. Drawings III Some Legal Matters of Concern to Design Professionals
16. Agency
17. Partnerships
18. Corporations
19. Torts
20. Professional Liability of Architects and Engineers
21. Insurance and Bonds
22. Real Property
23. Water Rights
24. Intellectual Property
25. Evidence
26. The Engineer's Role in a Lawsuit
27. Before and During Trail
28. Arbitration of Disputes
29. Federal Law of Importance to Design Professionals

Contracts & the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects Introduction

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