Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects [Hardcover]

Joseph Bockrath (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 007039363X | ISBN-13: 978-0070393639 | Publication Date: July 30, 1999 | Edition: 6

Desk-top guide to your professional rights and obligations Are you prepared for legal problems that could easily come up in your practice? Will you know when it's wise to call a lawyer and how to work with him or her for outcomes favorable to you? In a new edition that takes a keen look at how the law is adapting to fast-changing technology, Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects, Sixth Edition, by Joseph T. Bockrath, gives you a sound foundation in basic legal principles, emphasizing your own area of contracts and specifications. This savvy advisor uses illustrations drawn from recent litigation to help you understand: *Types of contracts *Performance or breach of contract obligations *Termination of contracts *Contracts for construction and engineering services...advertising for bids...proposals *Contract clauses relating to finances, including damage claims, extras, partial and withheld payments *Professional liability of architects and engineers *Much, much more

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About the Author

Joseph Bockrath is the R. Gordon Kean Professor of Law at the Louisiana State University Law Center, where he has taught Contracts, Constitutional Law, and several other subjects since 1976. Prior to his arrival at LSU he was an Assistant Professor of Marine Studies at the University of Delaware. Professor Bockrath is a graduate of Hastings College of Law of the University of California in San Francisco.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 6 edition (July 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007039363X
• ISBN-13: 978-0070393639
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars textbook style, complete overview, June 2, 1999

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This review is from: Contracts And The Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects (Hardcover)

I read this book as a contractor seeking to modify my standard contract to that which would apply to architects and engineers as sub-contractors. This book clearly introduces every aspect of contracts, and amplifies the reasoning behind these aspects using cases and examples. This book is only for those who wish to study and apply these concepts. It has no "templates" or boilerplate contracts. It is very valuable in developing an understanding of what is in construction contracts and why.

4.0 out of 5 stars Purchased for class, December 13, 2011

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This title was purchased for my class senior year. Book was a described when being sold. I would purchase from buyer again. Book itself is boring as heck. Teachers - find another title!

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I NEVER RECEIVED THIS BOOK!!!!, May 16, 2011

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I never received this book!!! I had plenty of other deliveries go to the same address and they showed up!!!!