Design and Build Contract Practice

1: Basic aspects; 1: Client needs and contract solutions; 2: Principles of the design and build system; 3: The place of consultants; 4: Standard contracts allowing contractor or sub-contractor design; 2: Practice and the JCT contract; 5: Briefing, design and documents; 6: Tenders, assessment and acceptance; 7: Construction, control and quality; 8: Progress and disturbance; 9: Changes, fluctuations and fiscal matters; 10: Payments, completion and settlement; 3: Alternative approaches; 11: A comparison of alternative approaches; 12: JCT designed portion supplement; 13: BPF system and BPF/ACA agreement; 14: Supplementary provisions of the JCT contract; 15: GC/Works/1, single-stage design and build contract; 16: ICE design and construct contract; 17: Performance specified work; 18: Nominated sub-contracts

This edition covers the principles of the design and build system of construction and examines the detail of the operation.