02254nam a22002897a 4500 20140701145057.0 ENG-109645 565.00 9789351340041 565.00 935134004x EN-93178 DBAD/PUB 343.73078624 Bockrath, Joseph T. Contracts and the legal environment for engineers and architects / by Joseph T. Bockrath [and] Fredric L. Plotnick Contracts and the legal environment for engineers and architects 7th ed New Delhi McGraw Hill Education 2013 P-24, Green Park Extn. New Delhi 110016 xxvii,589p. : 26cm(pbk) ill. Includes index Evolution of engineering and law -- Legal systems in the United States and the world -- Substantive v. procedural law -- Systems of courts -- Types of contracts -- Formation of contracts -- Procedural issues in formation of contracts -- Terms and conditions -- Privity and third-party beneficiaries -- Construction and interpretation -- Discharge of obligations -- Issues with discharge by performance -- Remedies for breach of contract -- Agency -- Partnerships -- Corporations -- Insurance -- Bonds and suretyship -- Federal statutes and regulations -- Definition and scope of torts -- Torts based upon intentional actions -- Torts based upon negligent actions -- Torts without fault -- Procedural issues relating to torts -- Professional liability for architects and engineers -- Real and personal property -- Above and below : air, water, and mineral rights -- Intellectual property -- Contracts for construction projects -- Drawings -- Specifications -- Specifications for workmanship -- Specifications for materials -- General conditions -- Clauses relating to finance -- Proposals -- Advertising for bids -- Duty to design : engineering v. statutory codes -- The engineer’s role in litigation -- The engineer’s role in arbitration. Engineering contracts United States. Architectural contracts United States Construction contracts United States. Plotnick, Fredric L. ddc EN BOC 343.73078624 83245 83245 0 0 0 1 NFIC DBAD DBAD 2014-04-02 DBAD/PUB 565.00 0 343.73078624 BOC EN-93178 2014-04-02 00:00:00 1 565.00 EN