Subjects › Project Management
Contracts and Claims
How construction contracts allocate work, risk and payment.
Topics by level
Basics
School, diploma and first-year level: the ideas in plain words.
Intermediate
Degree and exam core (GATE, ESE level).
- FIDIC contracts planned
- Indian contract types planned
- Variations planned
- Claims planned
Advanced and Design
Professional design practice.
- Dispute resolution planned
- Contract administration planned
Research
Frontier topics for researchers and postgraduates.
- Collaborative contracting planned
Codes and standards
| Country | Designation | Scope (our words) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | AACE RP 29R-03 | Recommended practice on forensic schedule analysis. | current |
| UK | NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract | Contract suite built around collaboration and early warning. | current |
| UK | SCL Delay and Disruption Protocol | Guidance on records, delay analysis and extension of time (Society of Construction Law). | current |
| Germany | VOB (Parts A, B and C) | German construction contract procedures and general terms. | current |
| Australia | AS 4000 | General conditions of contract for construction. | current |
| Canada | CCDC 2 | Stipulated price contract. | current |
| International | FIDIC Conditions of Contract (Red, Yellow and Silver Books, 2017 editions) | Standard international contract forms for employer-designed, contractor-designed and turnkey works. | current |
Listed in a fixed country order; no standard is ranked above another. Scopes are our summaries. Buy the standards from the issuing body for exact text.
References and further reading
Standard texts, listed in no order of merit. We do not copy text, figures, tables or solved problems from any book; our explanations and examples are original.
- N. G. Bunni, The FIDIC Forms of Contract, Wiley-Blackwell, 3rd edition.
- F. Harris, R. McCaffer, Modern Construction Management, Wiley-Blackwell, latest edition.