Civil Engineering Contracts Practice and Procedure

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A guide and reference for engineers and for students preparing for qualification, based on British practice and law. Some of the topics are the philosophy of the contract system, risk and responsibility, insurance, tender procedures, claims, documents, quantities and methods of measurements, estimates, pricing, and rate fixing. Pays special attention to arbitration, and covers overseas projects. Appendices provide sample contracts and texts of guidelines by the Institute of Civil Engineers. Slender bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)