LEADER 04663nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910460180403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7844-7098-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081007 035 $a(EBL)3115448 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000487857 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12202917 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487857 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10447607 035 $a(PQKB)10000694 035 $a(OCoLC)708569206 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3115448 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3115448 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10447871 035 $a(OCoLC)922965829 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081007 100 $a20030603d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTen commandments of better contracting$b[electronic resource] $ea practical guide to adding value to an enterprise through more effective smart contracting /$fFrancis Hartman 210 $aReston, Va. $cAmerican Society of Civil Engineers$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (477 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7844-0653-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Terms You Should Know""; ""Icons""; ""Chapter 1 Thou Shalt Contract Within the Law and the Working Environment of the Contracting Parties: Typical Contract Problems and their Causes: Common Law and Tort Issues, Changes in the Contracting Environment""; ""1.1 Contracting Basics""; ""1.1.1 Contract Law as Part of Common Law""; ""1.1.2 Contract Formation""; ""1.1.3 Breach of Contract""; ""1.1.4 Terms and Conditions""; ""1.1.5 Typical Content of a Contract""; ""1.1.6 Obligations Outside the Terms of a Contract"" 327 $a""1.1.7 ""Legal"" Versus ""Ethical"" or ""Fair and Reasonable""""""1.1.8 Contract Failure and Termination""; ""1.1.9 Recourse in Law""; ""1.2 Changes that Influence Contracts""; ""1.2.1 Change over the Past 30 Years""; ""1.2.2 Effect of These Changes on How We Do Business""; ""1.2.3 Effect of Changes on Contracting Options""; ""1.2.4 What Has Been Found by the Construction Industry Institute and the Cost Reduction Initiative for the New Era""; ""1.3 What has Changed"" 327 $a""Chapter 2 Thou Shalt Not Mix Up the Wrong Work Packages: Packaging Work: Combining the work and materials supply for optimal performance""""2.1 Contract Types""; ""2.1.1 Stipulated Price""; ""2.1.2 Unit Rate""; ""2.1.3 Cost Plus""; ""2.2 Tendering Options""; ""2.2.1 Bidding""; ""2.2.2 Request for Proposal""; ""2.2.3 Negotiation""; ""2.3 Scope of Work""; ""2.3.1 Supply Only""; ""2.3.2 Services Only""; ""2.3.3 Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)""; ""2.3.4 Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM)""; ""2.3.5 Design/Build"" 327 $a""2.3.6 Build, Own and Transfer (BOT) and Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) Contracts""""2.3.7 Turnkey""; ""2.3.8 Other Flavors""; ""2.4 Vertical Integration""; ""2.4.1 Financing""; ""2.4.2 Subcontracting""; ""2.4.3 Equipment and Material Supply""; ""2.4.4 Operating""; ""2.5 Horizontal Integration""; ""2.5.1 The Effects of Mixing Some or All of the Steps in Delivery of a Project""; ""2.5.2 Fast-Tracking""; ""2.5.3 Concurrent Engineering""; ""2.6 Multicontract Projects""; ""2.6.1 Coordination""; ""2.6.2 Management of Contracts and Contractors""; ""2.7 Multiproject Contracting"" 327 $a""2.7.1 Evergreen Contracts""""2.7.2 Alliances""; ""2.7.3 Term Contracts""; ""Chapter 3 Thou Shalt Listen to, and Understand, the Real Wishes and Needs of the Customer: Contract strategies: intent and client objectives, contractor and supplier responses""; ""3.1 Relevant Company Policies""; ""3.1.1 Procurement Policy""; ""3.1.2 Value for Money""; ""3.1.3 Auditability""; ""3.2 Project Requirements""; ""3.2.1 Balancing Performance, Cost, and Time""; ""3.2.2 Vendor Learning Curves""; ""3.2.3 Reputation and Relationships""; ""3.2.4 Clarity of Requirements and Specifications"" 327 $a""3.2.5 Business Drivers for the Project"" 606 $aCivil engineering contracts 606 $aContractors' operations$xManagement 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCivil engineering contracts. 615 0$aContractors' operations$xManagement. 676 $a658.4 700 $aHartman$b Francis T.$f1950-$0930498 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460180403321 996 $aTen commandments of better contracting$92092943 997 $aUNINA