<strong>Engineering Contracts</strong> is intended for those who wish to acquire skills indrafting negotiating and working with commercial and engineering contr... » 

Engineering Contracts is intended for those who wish to acquire skills indrafting negotiating and working with commercial and engineering contracts. Itaims to bring a different approach to the subject combining the traditionallegal perspective of the law of contract with the needs of the commercialmanager or engineer who is seeking solutions to technical and commercialproblems.The context within which these matters are examined is as wide as possible forthe purposes of illustration cases are drawn from the fields of mechanicalelectrical chemical electronic and civil engineering as well as fromconstruction and building contracts. In many cases the important points arecommon to all disciplines for instance the importance of ensuring that whathas been specified is what is delivered by a supplier and that any suchdelivery or indeed any event critical to the timely conclusion of a projecttakes place when arranged.There is advice on how to the concepts broached relate to realliferequirements and the reader will benefit from the helpful Legal QuestionsAnswered section that is included in most chapters. In addition there is asummary guide to drafting an engineering contract a section on the relevantstatutes and other legislation in force and a list of the engineeringinstitutions and their standard forms of contract. Casestudies of genuine andpractical origin from the authors wideranging experience in industrialpractice complete this comprehensive treatment of the subject matter. «