Federal Construction Law for Construction Professionals
Any firm intent on benefitting from the boom in federal
government construction contracts must navigate an increasingly
complicated and demanding set of laws, regulations, and practices
that govern these projects and the contractors performing them. To
help guide you through this maze, here is the updated edition of
the easy-to-understand guide to the practical reality of these
special requirements, and how managers and owners of construction
industry firms can use them to effectively avoid pitfalls on
current projects and compete successfully for new projects.
Smith, Currie & Hancock's Federal Government Construction
Contracts, Second Edition walks the reader through actual federal
contracts, highlights critical clauses, and simplifies governmental
and legal jargon to provide ease of use by the nonlawyer.
Updates to this Second Edition include:
Coverage of the newly enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009
Specifics of federal government grants to state and local public
construction contracts
New insights on Design-Build, Early Contractor Involvement
(ECI), BIM, Green Construction, and Web-based project management
techniques used by the federal government
A revised look at the increasingly detailed business ethics and
compliance program requirements for contractors and subcontractors
as mandated by the federal government for its contractors
A unique Web site at www.wiley.com/go/federalconstructionlaw
provides the user with a Table of Acronyms and Terms commonly found
in federal government contracts, an extensive list of Web sites of
interest to federal government construction contractors,
checklists, sample forms, as well as specifications related to
innovations in project delivery
By making transparent the many rights, risks, and legal
responsibilities involved in a federal government construction
project, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Federal Government
Construction Contracts, Second Edition provides construction
industry professionals--from general contractors, subcontractors,
and designers to surety bond agents--with the insight and
understanding they need to avoid problems and run a successful
project from start to finish.
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