本书由美国引进，介绍了法律与建设工业的接口、合同构成与合同利益、主合同概述构成与主要内容、劳动力协议、保险合同、担保条款、风险共担协议、投标与建议、合同的毁约与变更、区分场地条件等等，理论性强，内容严谨系统，适合建设管理专业的学生和项目经理阅读使用，同时是双语教材的优秀读本。

chapter1 interface of the law with the construction industry

chapter2 contract formation,privity of contract,and other contractt rlationships

chapter3 the prime contract-an overview

chapter4 prime contract-format and major components

chapter5 owner-construction contractor prime contract"red flag"clauses

chapter6 labor agreements

chapter7 purchase order and subcontract agreements

chapter8 insurance contracts

chapter9 surety bonds

chapter10 joint-venture agreements

chapter11 bids and proposals

chapter12 mistakes in bids

chapter13 breach of contract

chapter14 contract changes

chapter15 differing site conditions

chapter16 delays,suspensions,and terminations

chapter17 liquidated damages,force majeure,and time extensions

chapter18 allocating responsibility for delays

chapter19 constructive acceleration

chapter20 documentation and trcords

chapter21 disputet rsolution

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