Contracts and the legal environment for engineers & architects /

Title:

Contracts and the legal environment for engineers & architects /

Author:

Bockrath, Joseph T.

Published:

New York : c2011.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Contents:

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.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Wentworth Circulation Desk
343.73078624 .B63 2011 – Available

Wentworth Stacks--Upper Level
343.73078624 .B63 2011 – Available