Introduction to Contract Management

Abstract

The construction process is complex and involves high levels of planning, detailed specifications, payment process and documentation procedures. This book’s purpose is to address all these issues and to fill the gap in the general literature available by providing a comprehensive textbook that addresses most of the topics a contract manager or a professional in construction needs to be familiar with. A good example is Chap. 7 (A to Z in Contract Management), which basically addresses in alphabetical order the major topics and clauses that any professional in the construction industry needs to know about contract management. This book is a complete reference work for professionals in construction, and for students embarking on higher degrees in contract and project management, who wish to familiarise themselves with construction and contract law, with the types of construction contracts and procedures (such as lump sum, cost plus and BOT contracts), and with the essential skills required in drafting and implementing a contract. The book also reviews generally the standard forms of contract in use worldwide, and the main recurrent conditions and risk provisions a contract manager must understand.