{"product_id":"9780784409213","title":"Interpreting Construction Contracts: Fundamental Principles for Contractors, Project Managers, and Contract Administrators","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery day, engineers and managers are called upon to understand and execute the terms of construction contracts. Often, these professionals have little or no legal training and find themselves relying upon intuition, common sense or hearsay—with possibly unfortunate and expensive results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eInterpreting Construction Contracts\u003c\/em\u003e, Thomas and Ellis seek to rescue contractors, project managers, and contract administrators struggling to interpret construction contracts. Using rules set forth by the judiciary and drawing upon decades of legal research and practical experience, the authors discuss the most troublesome contract clauses and present rules to construe them so as to avoid disputes that must be resolved in court. Diagrams, case studies, and more than 70 discussion exercises and solutions are provided to reinforce the principles introduced in each chapter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs clear as it is pragmatic,\u003cem\u003e Interpreting Construction Contracts \u003c\/em\u003eis a welcome teaching resource and an essential reference for engineers and managers working in the construction industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eH. Randolph Thomas, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor of civil engineering at Pennsylvania State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph D. Ellis, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor of civil engineering at University of Florida, where he heads the Construction Engineering Management program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Reviews \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cquote\u003e\u003cquote\u003eThomas and Ellis provide a comprehensive journey through the world of construction contracts, illustrating how contract language can give rise to disputes and how construction law principles evolved to resolve them... I certainly recommend this book to help readers elevate their comfort levels with construction contract law without involving a lawyer in day-to-day decisions.\u003cquote\u003e\u003cquote\u003e —Paul Levin, P.S.P., Project Schedule Engineer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C., and author of \u003cem\u003eConstruction Contract Claims, Changes, and Dispute Resolution\u003c\/em\u003e (ASCE Press, 1998)\u003cp\u003e\u003cquote\u003e\u003cquote\u003eThis is a useful resource for contract administrators. The case studies make the work meaningful as well as interesting to read.\u003cquote\u003e\u003cquote\u003e —Amarjit Singh, Ph.D., associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and editor of ASCE's \u003cem\u003eJournal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/quote\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Society of Civil Engineers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029325824240,"sku":"9780784409213","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780784409213_p0.jpg?v=1763659272","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780784409213","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}