A Practical Guide to Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contracts
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Publication date:
- 2020-01-01
- Authors:
- Eric Eggink
- ISBN:
- 9781003026372
Description:
This book is a step-by-step practical guide on how to achieve successful projects in EPC/turnkey contracting and construction. Mapping out the shape of a project, the book spells out where things often go wrong, where and why disputes arise, and how to avoid conflicts. It is a key reference point for all involved in the contract, making it attractive to legal practitioners, construction industry professionals, and government officials involved with these projects.
Index
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Main causes of disputes in construction projects
- Chapter 2: The conception of an idea for a project
- Chapter 3: The Employer's Requirements, the conceptual design and the contract conditions
- Chapter 4: The tendering for and negotiation of a contract
- Chapter 5: Basic Design and Engineering
- Chapter 6: The procurement of services and materials
- Chapter 7: Construction
- Chapter 8: Delays
- Chapter 9: Testing the works
- Chapter 10: The Taking-Over by the Owner
- Chapter 11: The Defects Liability Period
- Chapter 12: Contract management
- Chapter 13: Working in a Consortium or a Joint Venture on a project and the difference between the two
- Chapter 14: The power structures of a Joint Venture and a Consortium and the decision-making process