Includes bibliographical references and index.

The English legal system -- Legal aspects of contracts -- Discharge of contracts -- Remedies for breach of contract -- Settlement of disputes -- Forms of contract -- Contract strategy -- Contract procurement -- Contract selection -- Contract documents -- Design and build -- Procurement in the twenty-first century -- Lean construction -- Public private partnerships (PPP) and the private finance initiative (PFI) -- Partnering and supply chain management -- The construction process -- Parties involved in the construction industry -- Site communications -- Constructing excellence in the built environment -- Health, safety and welfare -- Sustainable development and construction -- Information communication technologies in construction procurement -- Introduction, articles of agreement, appendix -- Quality of work during construction -- Costs of construction -- Time factor of construction -- Works by other parties -- Injury and insurance of the works -- Fluctuations in costs -- Financial matters -- Clauses of a general nature.

Fully updated to take into account recent legislation, this book provides a sound basis for students. It gives them an understanding of the principles involved in contractual and procurement arrangements in the construction industry