Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry

Allan Ashworth is Visiting Professor in Quantity Surveying at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He was recently a Visiting Professor at the University of Salford, UK, where he was involved with the work of the Centre for Education in the Built Environment. Srinath Perera is the Chair and Professor of Built Environment and Construction Management at Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. He is also the Director of Centre for Smart Modern Construction (c4SMC). He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with over 25 years' experience in both industry and academia. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of NSW and the Australian Institute of Building and is also a member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

List of Figures List of Tables List of Boxes Preface Table of Statutes Part 1 Contract Law 1. The English Legal System 2. Legal Aspects of Contracts 3. Discharge of Contracts 4. Remedies for Breach of Contract 5. Settlement of Disputes Part 2 Procurement 6. Forms of Contract 7. Contract Strategy 8. Contract Procurement 9. Contract Selection 10. Contract Documents 11. Design and Build 12. Procurement in the 21st century 13. Lean construction 14. PFI/PPP 15. Value for Money Part 3 Process and Parties 16. Partnering and SCM 17. The Construction Process 18. Parties involved in the construction industry 19. Site communications 20. Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment 21. Health, Safety & Welfare 22. Sustainable construction 23. BIM 24. Carbon Pricing Part 4 Principles of Construction Contract 25. Introduction 26. Quality 27. Costs 28. Time 29. Works by other parties 30. Injury and Insurance 31. Fluctuations 32. Financial matters 33. General clauses Appendices Professional bodies Cases of interest Contract and Procurement web sites Bibliography Index