TY - BOOK AU - Hughes, Will AU - Murdoch, John;Champion, Ronan. TI - Construction contracts: law and management SN - 9780415657051 AV - KD 1641 .H84 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - London, United Kingdom PB - Routledge KW - CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS -- ENGLAND N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; UK construction industry context -- Roles and relationships -- General contracting -- Design and build -- Management contracting -- Construction management -- Procurement methods and risk allocation -- Contract choice -- Tendering and contract formation -- Liability in contract and tort -- Contractor's obligations -- Employer's obligations -- Responsibility for design -- Time -- Payment -- Contractors' claims for loss and expense -- Insurance and bonds -- Role of the contract administrator -- Sub-contracts -- Employer-selected sub-contractors -- Financial remedies for breach of contract -- Defective buildings and subsequent owners -- Suspension and termination of contracts -- Non-adversarial dispute resolution -- Adversarial dispute resolution N2 - Presents an introduction to the legislation, administration and management of construction contracts, including commentary on various key legislation up to July 2007. This book provides students with a reference on construction contracts. It is intended for construction undergraduates and ER -