Contracts for Construction and Engineering Projects (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Foreword to Second Edition by Sir Rupert JacksonForeword to First Edition by Justice John Digby 1 Overview Donald Charrett Part 1 The engineer and the contract 2 The Evolution of the Role of the Engineer Donald Charrett 3 Time, Cost and Quality - the Engineer’s Eternal Challenge Donald Charrett 4 Risk and Construction Contracts Donald Charrett 5 Managing Design Risk Donald Charrett 6 Contracts for Design Services Donald Charrett & Dan Washington 7 Design life or service life: What is the difference?Donald Charrett 8 Fit for Purpose or Due Skill and Care? Donald Charrett 9 Design & Construct Contracts and Final Design Cost Risk Donald Charrett 10 The Duty of Care in Design ? Can Engineers Rely on Codes of Practice?Donald Charrett & Andrew Potts Part 2 The project and the contract 11Standard Form Contracts Donald Charrett 12The impact of COVID-19 on construction contracts Donald Charrett 13Challenges in Achieving Successful Megaprojects Donald Charrett & Philip Loots 14Sydney Opera House ? Quality, Quality, Quality! Donald Charrett 15Managing Time, Cost and Quality - a Tale of Two Buildings Donald Charrett 16A Tale of Two Bridges: Issues Arising from Design and Construct Contracts Donald Charrett 17State of Tasmania v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd Donald Charrett 18The Canterbury Earthquakes I Donald Charrett 19The Canterbury Earthquakes II Donald Charrett 20Construction Failures: Have We Learned the Lessons of History? Donald Charrett 21Lessons from failures ? Quebec Bridge Donald Charrett 22Lessons from failures ? West Gate Bridge Donald Charrett 23Is conventional insurance for construction projects fit for purpose?Donald Charrett Part 3Avoidance and resolution of disputes 24The avoidance of disputes by Contractors in design and construct contracts Donald Charrett 25Cost-effective Resolution of Construction Disputes Donald Charrett 26Dispute Boards and Construction Contracts Donald Charrett 27The commercial value of Dispute Boards under FIDIC contracts Donald Charrett 28FIDIC Conditions of Contract New Edition 2017 and Dispute Boards Donald Charrett 29Construction disputes after COVID-19 ? jaw-jaw or war-war? Donald Charrett 30The “best” method of resolution of construction disputes ? elusive or illusory? Donald Charrett Part 4Forensic engineers and expert witnesses 31The Engagement of Forensic Engineers Donald Charrett & Andrew Potts 32Guidelines for Experts Donald Charrett 33Getting the Most Out of Expert Witnesses Donald Charrett 34The Rules for Expert Evidence Donald Charrett Part 5International construction contracts 35Lex constructionis ? or My Country’s Rules? Donald Charrett 36The Use of the UNIDROIT Principles in International Construction Contracts Donald Charrett 37Final Comments Donald Charrett