Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Construction industry 1
1.2 Construction project 4
1.3 Construction markets 8
1.4 Participants in construction industry 14
1.5 Building and engineering procedure 23
1.6 Context of construction projects 34
Chapter 2 Procurement of Works 41
2.1 Procurement of works 41
2.2 Procurement management 45
2.3 Procurement planning 48
2.4 Procurement methods 51
2.5 Contracting planning 63
Chapter 3 Tendering Procedure 69
3.1 Request for seller responses 69
3.2 Tender documents 75
3.3 Inviting for tenders 104
3.4 Contractor's planning 105
3.5 Preparation of tender 113
3.6 Selecting a contractor 127
Chapter 4 Contract Administration 131
4.1 Contract formation 131
4.2 Pre-contract arrangements 137
4.3 Contract administration 141
4.4 Contract documents and their priority 148
4.5 Contract administration during construction 151
4.6 Division of responsibility 157
4.7 Inputs to contract administration 166
4.8 Tools and techniques for contract administration 167
Chapter 5 Risk Management 182
5.1 Risk with construction projects 182
5.2 Risk identification 184
5.3 Risk analysis 188
5.4 Allocation of risks 189
5.5 Risk response planning 190
5.6 Contract strategy 194
5.7 Allocation of risks under the Red Book 196
Chapter 6 Contractor's Site Organization and A/E's Site Supervision 211
6.1 Arrangements prior to commencement 211
6.2 Contractor's organizational structure 214
6.3 Site layout 224
6.4 Planning and monitoring 225
6.5 Resource scheduling 227
6.6 Costing and accounting arrangements 228
6.7 Usage and costing of contractor's equipment 229
6.8 Safety aspects 231
6.9 A/E's site supervision 232
Chapter 7 Measurement,Valuation and Payment 238
7.1 Method of measurement 238
7.2 Measurement of work executed and cost records 242
7.3 Daywork 249
7.4 Certificates and payments 250
7.5 Adjustments of contract price 262
7.6 Delay damages 267
Chapter 8 Contractors' Claims and Their Settlement 276
8.1 Introduction 276
8.2 Definition and types of claims 277
8.3 Procedure for claims 285
8.4 Justifying claims by contract 292
8.5 Additional loss or expense 309
8.6 Disruption due to variations 310
8.7 Preparation of claims 319
8.8 Reducing of claims 327
Chapter 9 Contract Closure 328
9.1 Discharge of a contract 328
9.2 Discharge of contract under FIDIC Red Book 335
9.3 Contract closure 342
Appendix Clause Headings of the Red Book 355
Index 359
References 366