The forms of tender, agreement, conditions and bond published by the Institution of Civil Engineers have been designed to standardise the duties of contractors, employers and engineers and to distribute fairly the risks inherent in civil engineering.
This classic guide to the contracts provides and authoritative reference, and also a rich and practical introduction to the principles of construction law.
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Foreword by Sir William Harris
Acknowledgements
1 Background to the Contract Forms: General Law of Contract
2 Tender and Agreement
3 Conditions of Contract, cls. 1-19
4 Liability and Insurance: Conditions, cls. 20-25
5 Conditions, cls. 26-57
6. Sub-Contracting: Conditionns, cls. 58 and 59
7 Conditions, cls. 60-65
8 Arbitration and Litigation: Conditions, cl. 66
9 Conditions, cls. 67-72 and Price Fluctuations clause
10 The Bond
11 Key to 4th and 5th Editions I.C.E. Conditions
12 Delay, Disruption and Acceleration Claims
13 Relations of the Engineer with the Employer and the Contractor: A.C.E. Forms of Service Agreement
14 Conduct of the Arbitrator and Engineer; Disputes
15 Liability for Nuisance
16 Remedies for Breach of Contract
17 Tendermanship and Claimsmanship
Case list
Index
Biography
M.W. Abrahamson Sometime Scholar in Law of Trinity College, Dublin Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland Companion of the Institution of Civil Engineers.