Overview

This book, about international contracting and contract management, is written from the angle of the contractor and discussed from an international perspective. It comments on real-life cases, taken from various kinds of projects: infrastructural works (roads, bridges, tunnels, rail roads), wind- and sunfarms, oil and gas installations, such as platforms, pipe lines, power generating works, and large buildings.The book is structured around the contracting cycle. Chapters include dealing with the role of the contractor in international contracting, the tender process, landing and negotiating the contract, types of contract, problems that may occur during project execution, project delivery, and handling guarantee claims.Written primarily for business practitioners operating in the international contracting industry, the title assumes that the reader will have a basic understanding and knowledge of theories related to project management, construction engineering, business law and economics.Though not an academic book, due to its unique blend of practitioners' insight and academic theory, it can be taught on Masters courses. As most engineers are going to deal with contracts, this book is specifically recommended for engineering programs at both graduate and postgraduate levels. Lawyers will find the book useful in helping them to understand the business context in which their customers and/or colleagues work.

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Author:   Arjan Van Weele (Eindhoven Univ Of Technology, The Netherlands) ,  John Van Der Puil (.)
Publisher:   Imperial College Press
Imprint:   Imperial College Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9781908979506

ISBN 10:   190897950
Pages:   524
Publication Date:   24 December 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

International Contracting: Defining the Playing Field: How Offshore Projects May Turn into a Nightmare: The BP Oil Spill; The Role of Contracting in the International Contracting; The Client; Contract Management Definitions, Concepts and Perspectives; The Contracting Cycle: From Tender to Final Payment; European Tendering; Downstream Contracting: Managing Suppliers and Subcontractors; Standard Contracts and Contract Models in International Contracting; Project and Riskmanagement: Risk Management in Projects; Managing Variations in Contracts; Legal Issues in International Contracting: Letter of Intent - Memorandum of Understanding; Signing the Contract - Pitfalls; Liability versus Responsibility - Indemnities; Guarantee Clauses and Warranty Clauses; Contract Law and Tort Law; Consequential Losses; Intellectual Property; Damage and Causality; Knock-for-Knock Arrangements; Disasters, Damage and Public Investigations; Force Majeure; Bribery; Dispute Resolution Mechanisms; Different Legal Systems; Contracting and Cultural Differences.

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