Contracts and the legal environment : for engineers & architects
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No. Panggil
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343.73 BOC c
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Pengarang
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Bockrath, Joseph T.; Plotnick, Fredric L.;
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Tempat Terbit
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New York
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Penerbit
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McGraw-Hill
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Tahun Terbit
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2010
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Subject
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Engineering contracts; Architectural contracts; Construction contracts; Kontrak konstruksi; ; Amerika Serikat; Kontrak Arsitek; ; Amerika Serikat;
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Klasifikasi
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343.73
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Abstrak/Catatan
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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.;
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