Smith, Currie and Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law: A Practical Guide for the Construction Professional 6th Edition is a comprehensive guide to construction law. Updated and expanded to reflect the most recent changes in construction law, this publication teaches readers the difficult theories, principles and established rules that regulate the construction business. It addresses practical steps required to avoid and mitigate risks, whether the project is performed domestically or internationally, or whether it uses a traditional design-bid-build delivery system or one of the many alternative project delivery systems. Features all-new coverage of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD); extended information on the civil False Claims Act, and fully updated references to current AIA, ConsensusDocs, DBIA and EJDC contract documents. Chapters cover the legal context of construction; interpreting a contract; public-private partnerships (P3); design-build and EPC; and international construction contracts. Other topics include: management techniques to limit risks and avoid disputes; proving costs and damages, including for changes and claims for delay and disruption; construction insurance, including general liability, builders risk, professional liability, OCIP, CCIP, and OPPI; bankruptcy; federal government construction contracting, and more. Includes checklists, sample forms and summary “Points to Remember” for each chapter.
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