The Construction Contracts Book

This book offers a comparison of the forms of agreement from the AIA, AGC and EJCDC by providing: a guide to how they treat the most significant issues in owner/contractor/subcontractor and owner/design professional agreements; and proposed alternative language for situations where the form contract approach may not provide the best solution.

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The only book containing a topic-by-topic comparison of the forms of agreements from the AIA, AGC and the EJCDC. Most construction lawyers are familiar with the American Institute of Architects ("AIA"), Associated General Contractors of American ("AGC") and Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee ("EJCDC") forms of agreements. This new book offers a topic-by-topic comparison of these forms by providing: an easy-reference guide to how the AIA, AGC and EJCDC forms treat the most significant issues in owner/contractor/subcontractor and owner/design professional agreements; and proposed alternative language for situations where the form contract approach may not provide the best solution. This book is two books in one. Each chapter is organized by a topic that is addressed in each of the AIA, ABC and EJCDC owner/contractor/subcontractor or owner/design professional agreements. Each chapter is then broken down into three sections. The first section provides general background about the topic, identifying in summary format the critical issues involved with that particular topic.
The second section describes the relevant contract provisions in the form contracts that address the topic and compares them to one another. The last section provides alternative clauses for the practitioner to consider in addressing the topic at hand.