Contracting for Business Success

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Thomas Telford, 1998 - Philosophy - 332 pages
This work examines the current use and performance of standard forms of contract and dispute resolution in the UK construction industry. It draws on extensive research into which contractual conditions are most appropriate to adopt in individual circumstances. It concludes with a guide for all clients and construction professionals to the selection of the contracting methods which generate business success. It reviews the main forms of contract currently in use, including: ICE 6th edition; ICE Design & Construct; ICE Minor Works; FIDIC; NEC (2nd edition); GC/Works/I; IChemE (Red & Green Books); and JCT Forms.
 

Contents

Preface
1
Current Contracting Practice in UK Construction
21
The Role of the Contract
35
Supply Chain Contracting in Construction
53
Introduction to Contracting Methods
71
Sequential Contracts
91
Design Build Contracts
121
Minor Works Contracts
149
The NEC
163
Other Forms of Contract
183
Public Sector Contracting
209
Adversarialism and the escalation of conflict
245
Conflict Management Dispute Avoidance
283
FitforPurpose Contractual Relations
299
Index
329
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