Contract management for international construction

　　Chapter 1 Introduction to Construction Industry
　　Chapter 2 The Parties To The Contracts
　　 2.1 Employer
　　 2.2 Contractor
　　 2.3 Contract Administrator
　　Chapter 3 Procurement Methods of Construction Contracts
　　 3.1 General Contracting
　　 3.1.1 Background
　　 3.1.2 Basic Characteristics of Traditional General Contracts
　　 3.2 Design and build
　　 3.2.1 Background
　　 3.2.2 Features of Design and Build Contracts
　　 3.3 Management contracting
　　 3.4 Construction Management
　　 3.5 EPC
　　Chapter 4 Tendering and Contract Formation
　　 4.1 Agreement
　　 4.1.1 Offer
　　 4.1.2 Acceptance
　　 4.2 Contracts made by tender
　　 4.2.1 Purpose of tendering
　　 4.2.2 Tendering procedures
　　 4.2.3 Legal analysis of tenders
　　 4.2.4 Problems in the constitution of bids
　　Chapter 5 Contraet Terms
　　 5.1 Express Terms
　　 5.1.1 Terms and representations
　　 5.1.2 Contract documents
　　 5.1.3 Priority of documents
　　 5.2 Implied Terms
　　 5.2.1 Implication in law
　　 5.2.2 Implication in fact
　　Chapter 6 Contractor's Obligations
　　 6.1 Standard of work
　　 6.1.1 Workmanship
　　 6.1.2 Standard of materials
　　 6.1.3 Suitability of materials
　　 6.1.4 Suitability of the building
　　 6.2 Statutory obligations
　　 6.2 1 Contractor's duties
　　 6.2.2 Divergence between statutory requirements and contract
　　 6.2.3 Emergency work
　　 6.3 Co-ordination and Management
　　 6.3.1 Control of persons on the site
　　 6.3.2 Exclusion of persons from the works
　　 6.3.3 Antiquities
　　 6.3.4 Testing and approvals
　　 6.4 Transfer of materials
　　 6.4.1 General position
　　 6.4.2 Contract provisions
　　 6.4.3 Retention of title
　　Chapter 7 Employer's Obligations
　　 7.1 Implied obligations
　　 7.1.1 Non-hindrance and co-operation
　　 7.1.2 Specific examples of non-hindrance and co-operation
　　 7.2 Express terms of Employer's Obligations
　　 7.2.1 Payment
　　 7.2.2 Necessary Nominations
　　 7.2.3 Site Obligations
　　 7.2.4 Insurance
　　 7.3 Responsibility for the Contract Administrator
　　 7.4 Responsibility for site conditions
　　 7.4.1 Contractor's Risk
　　 7.4.2 Employer's Responsibility
　　Chapter 8 Time
　　 8.1 Commencement
　　 8.1.1 Possession of the site
　　 8.1.2 Date for possession
　　 8.1.3 Deferred Possession
　　 8.2 Progress
　　 8.3 Completion
　　 8.3.1 Meaning of Completion
　　 8.3.2 Date for Completion
　　 8.3.3 Delay in completion"
　　 8.3.4 Sectional completion and partial possession
　　 8.3.5 Effects of completion
　　 8.4 Contractor's Obligations after Completion
　　 8.5 Extensions of Time
　　 8.5.1 Grounds for extensions of time
　　 8.5.2 'Relevant events' as a ground for extensions of time
　　Chapter 9 Payment
　　 9.1 Employer's obligations to pay
　　 9.1.1 Contract price
　　 9.1.2 Time of payment
　　 9.1.3 Effect of certificates
　　 9.2 Contract sum
　　 9.2.1 Definitions in the contracts
　　 9.2.2 Permissible changes
　　 9.3 Variations
　　 9.3.1 The need for variations
　　 9.3.2 Definition of variations
　　 9.3.3 Issuing variations
　　 9.3.4 Valuing variations
　　 9.4 Fluctuations
　　 9.5 Retention money
　　Chapter 10 Role of the Contract Administrator
　　 10.1 Contract administrator as the employer's agent
　　 10.1.1 Extent of powers
　　 10.1.2 Functions and duties
　　 10.2 Contract administrator as independent adjudicator
　　 10.2.1 Certification
　　 10.2.2 Other decision-making functions
　　 10.2.3 Liability for negligent decision-making
　　Chapter 11 Subcontracting and Nomination
　　 11.1 Outline of Subcontracting
　　 11.1.1 What is construction subcontracting
　　 11.1.2 Reasons for subcontracting
　　 11.1.3 Types of subcontractors
　　 11.2 Domestic subcontractor
　　 11.2.1 Selection of domestic subcontractors
　　 11.2.2 Relationship between the main contractor and subcontractors
　　 11.3 Nominated Subcontracting
　　 11.3.1 Why Nominate
　　 11.3.2 Difference between nominated subcontractors and domestic subcontractors
　　 11.4 Payment to subcontractors
　　Chapter 12 Suspension and Termination of Contract
　　 12.1 Suspension of Work
　　 12.1.1 Suspension by Employer
　　 12.1. 2 Suspension by Contractor
　　 12.2 Termination of Work
　　 12.3 Termination by Employer
　　 12.3.1 The Event Incurring Termination for Default
　　 12.3.2 Steps of Termination for Cause Taken by Employer
　　 12.3.3 Termination for Convenience
　　 12.4 Termination by Contractor
　　Chapter 13 Alternative Dispute Resolutions
　　 13.1 Definition of ADR
　　 13.2 Features of ADR
　　 13.3 Forms of ADR
　　 13.3.1 Negotiation
　　 13.3.2 Conciliation
　　 13.3.3 Mediation
　　 13.3.4 Dispute Adjudication Board
　　 13.4 The Mediation/Conciliation Agreement
　　 13.5 The Procedure of DRB/DAB
　　 13.5.1 Selection and Appointment of Dispute Board Members
　　 13.5.2 Dispute Board Rules
　　 13.5.3 The Work of the Dispute Board
　　Chapter 14 Arbitration and Litigation
　　 14.1 Arbitration
　　 14.1.1 Advantages of Arbitration over Litigation
　　 14.1.2 Disadvantages of Arbitration
　　 14.1.3 Arbitration Institutions
　　 14.1.4 Choosing of Arbitrator
　　 14.1.5 Duty of Arbitrators
　　 14.1.6 The Arbitral Proceedings
　　 14. 2 Litigation
　　 14.2.1 Litigation or Arbitration
　　 14.2.2 Process of Litigation
　　Glossary
　　References