Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects

Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects by Bockrath,Joseph. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780070393639.

Desk-top guide to your professional rights and obligations Are you prepared for legal problems that could easily come up in your practice? Will you know when its wise to call a lawyer and how to work with him or her for outcomes favorable to you? In a new edition that takes a keen look at how the law is adapting to fast-changing technology, Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects, Sixth Edition, by Joseph T. Bockrath, gives you a sound foundation in basic legal principles, emphasizing your own area of contracts and specifications. This savvy advisor uses illustrations drawn from recent litigation to help you understand: *Types of contracts *Performance or breach of contract obligations *Termination of contracts *Contracts for construction and engineering services...advertising for bids...proposals *Contract clauses relating to finances, including damage claims, extras, partial and withheld payments *Professional liability of architects and engineers *Much, much more