Construction Claims: Prevention and resolution / Edition 1

by Robert A. Rubin, Sammie D. Guy, Alfred C. Maevis, Virginia Fairweather

Overview

Construction Claims is an important resource professionals can turn to when looking for information on how to avoid, negociate, prosecute, document, and defend construction claims. Written for the contractor rather than the attorney, this book includes information on program management, turnkey contracting, mini-trials, and environmental issues such as hazardous materials. Special features of this book include standard contract forms, case histories, sample forms, and charts that address any contract situation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780442004415
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	09/30/1992
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.03(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

ROBERT A. RUBIN is a partner of the New York City law firm of Postner & Rubin, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the 1999 President of the American College of Construction Lawyers. VIRGINIA FAIRWEATHER, retired after 15 years as editor-in-chief of Civil Engineering magazine, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, has been a journalist in the engineering and construction field for over 25 years. SAMMIE D. GUY, formerly contracting officer at the Bureau of Reclamation, is retired as the Director of International Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Claims—understanding and avoiding them; Groundwork—the contract; Differing/changed site conditions; Changes; Delays; Contractor's costs of delays; Owner's damages for delays; Bonding; Prosecuting and defending claims; Documentation and record keeping; Claims presentation; Formal dispute resolution.