LEADER 05257nam 22006134a 450 001 996218789703316 005 20230110225017.0 010 $a0-12-799973-6 010 $a1-60119-619-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000800357 035 $a(EBL)1534949 035 $a(OCoLC)863822865 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000071640 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11962502 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000071640 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10090135 035 $a(PQKB)10557071 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1534949 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000800357 100 $a20050923d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConstruction contracts$b[electronic resource] $ehow to manage contracts and control disputes in a volatile industry /$fEdward Whitticks 210 $aHouston, Tex. $cGulf Pub. Co.$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-9765113-5-5 327 $aFront Cover; Construction Contracts; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE. Client Policy and Practice; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Fundamental Contract Document; 1.3 Invitations to Bid; 1.4 Lump Sum Contracting Preferred; 1.5 Lump Sum Plus Unit Rates; 1.6 Unit Rate Only; 1.7 Reimbursable Cost Contracts Where Necessary; 1.8 Cost Plus a Percentage Fee; 1.9 Start Cost Reimbursable with Later Conversion to Lump Sum; 1.10 Provisional Contract Price Agreement; 1.11 Target Cost (Shared Overrun or Underrun); 1.12 Partnering; 1.13 Prime Contracts; 1.14 Professional Services Contracts 327 $a1.15 Short Form Contracts1.16 Incentive Plans; 1.17 Policy on Claims; 1.18 Quality and "Intent" of Contracts; 1.19 Field Administration of Contracts; 1.20 Planning Policies; 1.21 Integration; 1.22 Governmental Policies and Influences-The "Third Party"; CHAPTER TWO. The Bid Package; 2.1 Preparation by the Client's Team; 2.2 Errors and Omissions; 2.3 What Type of Contract?; 2.4 Job Explanation Meeting; 2.5 Site Visit; 2.6 Bid Package Worksheets; CHAPTER THREE. Bid Preparation; 3.1 Bidders' Responses to the Invitation to Tender; 3.2 Articles of Agreement or General Terms and Conditions 327 $a3.3 Scope of Work3.4 Has It Been Done Before?; 3.5 Changes to the Scope of Work; 3.6 Schedule; 3.7 Compensation; 3.8 Materials; 3.9 Specifications and Drawings; 3.10 As Built Documentation; 3.11 Bid Preparation in General: Alternative Proposals; 3.12 Subcontractors; CHAPTER FOUR. Evaluation; 4.1 Reception and Examination of the Bids; 4.2 The Bid Clarification Meeting; 4.3 Low Bidding; 4.4 Bids Above the Company Estimate; 4.5 Unit Rates for Work Variations; 4.6 General Observations; CHAPTER FIVE. Procedures; 5.1 Client's Procedures; 5.2 Project Coordination Procedures (A Typical Client Issue) 327 $a5.3 Contractor's Procedures: The Work ProcedureCHAPTER SIX. Contracts Management; 6.1 The Contract Manager; 6.2 The Contract Engineer; 6.3 The Client's Team; 6.4 Distribution of the Contract; 6.5 Execution; 6.6 Mobilization; 6.7 The Kick-off Meeting; 6.8 Indemnity and Insurance; 6.9 Liquidated Damages; 6.10 Progress Reporting; 6.11 Contractor Scheduling Requirements; 6.12 The Change Order; 6.13 The Negative Change Order; 6.14 The Change Order Closeout Form; 6.15 The Work Order; 6.16 The Amendment; 6.17 The Short Form Contract; 6.18 Completion and Acceptance; 6.19 Mechanical Completion 327 $a6.20 Substantial Completion6.21 Standardization; 6.22 Contract Management Policy; 6.23 The Contract; 6.24 Contract Documents; 6.25 Conclusion on Model Contracts and Procedure Standardization; 6.26 Conflict of Interest; 6.27 The Diplomatic Brush-off; CHAPTER SEVEN. Claims; 7.1 Construction Claims; 7.2 A Claim by Any Other Name; 7.3 The Breeding Ground-Source of Claims before Contract Award; 7.4 After Contract Award; 7.5 Types of Construction Claims; 7.6 Claim Review; 7.7 Contractor Tenacity in Claims Promotion; 7.8 Change Order and Claims Meetings 327 $a7.9 Contractor's Claims Preparation and Presentation 330 $aIn this superb new volume, Edward Whitticks has charted the course for anyone working with contracts anddispute control in oil and gas, one of the most volatile industries in the world. His practical, straightforwardapproach will move you step by step through the process of contractual negotiations, bids and closeouts. Foranyone working in the oil and gas industry today, finding your way through the maze of contract management seems more cutthroat and challenging than ever before. In Construction Contracts, Edward Whitticks dispels the myth that "there has to be a winner and a lose 606 $aConstruction contracts 606 $aEngineering contracts 606 $aConstruction industry 606 $aPetroleum industry and trade 615 0$aConstruction contracts. 615 0$aEngineering contracts. 615 0$aConstruction industry. 615 0$aPetroleum industry and trade. 676 $a625.70993 700 $aWhitticks$b Edward$01012021 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996218789703316 996 $aConstruction contracts$92347396 997 $aUNISA