California Construction Forms & Contracts (3rd Edition)

Are you puzzled by what's required by California Construction Contract Law?

This book / CD-combo presents the paperwork the State of California requires contractors and subcontractors to give homeowners. If you don't comply, you could lose your license.

Here you'll find what's required in a contract, the "elements" of a contract, and how to enforce and document contracts. Explains architects construction contract documents, California Contracts and Mechanic's lien law, as well as pre-construction legal forms you'll need as well as construction legal forms. Also lists typical construction disputes and their resolutions so you can learn from the mistakes of others.

This book also explains in simple terms what the mechanic's Lien Law is, and how to comply with its legal requirements, what forms you'll need to use, and how to fill them out properly.  It shows the four essential phrases to include in a contract to make it more easily enforceable. Without these phrases, you may never get paid.

Includes an instruction manual on how to fill out the latest California construction forms, along with a CD-ROM containing those forms and completed examples.  Also includes the following forms:

• Bid Proposal and Contract
• Prime Building Contract
• Construction Contract
• Subcontractor's Agreement
• Home Improvement Contract
• Checklist for Homeowner
• Notice to Customer Regarding Residential Remodeling
• Information About Commercial Liability Insurance
• Builder's Contractor's Warranty
• Service and Repair Contract
• Asbestos, Lead, Mold and other Hazardous Material Disclosure
• Landscape Estimate
• Contract Change Order
• Job Survey: Construction
• Contractor's Estimate Detail
• Confirmation of Oral Bid
• Confirmation of Oral Bid (For Materials and Equipment Only)
• Extra Work Order
• Contractor's Job Invoice
• California Mechanic's Lien
• California 20-Day Preliminary Notice (Public Works)
• California Preliminary Notice (Private Works)
• Request for Preliminary Notice Information
• Notice to Owner Regarding Mechanic's Lien Law/Warning
• California Mechanic's Lien Release
• Waiver & Release Upon Final Payment, Conditional
• Waiver & Release Upon Final Payment, Unconditional
• Waiver & Release Upon Progress Payment, Unconditional
• Waiver of Lien, (Labor and/or Materials)
• Notice of Right to Cancel
• Waiver of Right to Cancel
• Notice of Cancellation (7 Days)
• Notice of Completion
• Notice of Non-Responsibility
• Stop Notice
• Release of Stop Notice or Notice to Withhold (Public)
• Release of Stop Notice or Notice to Withhold (Private)
• Swimming Pool Construction Contract
• Checklist for Homeowners (Swimming Pool Construction)
• Swimming Pool Construction Contract Specifications
• Daily Work Report
• Notice of Cessation
• Notice to Resume Performance
• Notice of Demand to Correct Work
• Notice to Commence Performance (48-hour)
• Builder's/Contractor's Declaration to Procure Payment
• Labor Release
• Safety Meeting Log Report
• Additional Description Form
• Memorandum
• Letter of Transmittal
• Weekly Time Card

This set contains the 218-page book Understanding and Using Today's Construction Contract Documents and the California Construction Forms and Contracts (version 3) CD-ROM.