Ten commandments of better contracting [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide to adding value to an enterprise through more effective smart contracting / / Francis Hartman

• Autore: Hartman Francis T. <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (477 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4
• Soggetto topico: Civil engineering contracts; Contractors' operations - Management
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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"" ; ""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"" ; ""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"" ; ""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"" ; ""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"" ; ""3.2.5 Business Drivers for the Project""
• Titolo autorizzato: Ten commandments of better contracting
• ISBN: 0-7844-7098-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460180403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II