Engineering Law and the I.C.E. Contracts

by M.W. Abrahamson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780419160809
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/01/1979
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	500
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition, Preface to the First Edition, Foreword by Sir William Harris 1 Background to the Contract Forms: General Law of Contract 2 Tender and Agreement. 3 Conditions of Contract, els. 1-19 4 Liability and Insurance: Conditions, els. 20-25 5 Conditions, els. 26-57 6 Sub-Contracting: Conditions, els. 58 and 59 7 Conditions, els. 60-65 8 Arbitratio n and Litigation: Conditions, cl. 66 9 Conditions, els. 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