Construction contracts : law and management /
John Murdoch and Will Hughes.
- 4th ed.
- London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2008.
- xxvi, 401 p.: 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-387) and indexes.
UK construction industry context -- Roles and relationships -- General contracting -- Design and build -- Management contracting -- Construction management -- Procurement methods and risk allocation -- Contract choice -- Tendering and contract formation -- Liability in contract and tort -- Contractor's obligations -- Employer's obligations -- Responsibility for design -- Time -- Payment -- Contractors' claims for loss and expense -- Insurance and bonds -- Role of the contract administrator -- Sub-contracts -- Employer-selected sub-contractors -- Financial remedies for breach of contract -- Defective buildings and subsequent owners -- Suspension and termination of contracts -- Non-adversarial dispute resolution -- Adversarial dispute resolution.