Smith, Currie and Hancock's Federal Government Construction Contracts: A Practical Guide for the Industry Professional

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, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Federal Government Construction Contracts: A Practical Guide for the Industry Professional, 2nd Edition is an 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: A Practical Guide for the Industry Professional, 2nd 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 Smith, Currie & Hancock's Federal Government Construction Contracts: A Practical Guide for the Industry Professional, 2nd 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 and 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: A Practical Guide for the Industry Professional, 2nd 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Preface. 
• Introduction. 
• Author Biographies. 
• Chapter 1: Federal Government Contracts and Commercial Contracts: A Brief Comparison.  
• Chapter 2: Authority to Bind the Government, Contract Financing, and Payment. 
• Chapter 3: Contract Formation.  
• Chapter 4: Contract Types. 
• Chapter 5: Socioeconomic Policies. 
• Chapter 6: Government Contract Interpretation. 
• Chapter 7: Differing Site Conditions. 
• Chapter 8: Contract Changes. 
• Chapter 9: Delays, Suspension and Acceleration. 
• Chapter 10: Inspection, Acceptance, Commissioning and Warranties.
• Chapter 11: Contract Terminations. 
• Chapter 12: Payment and Performance Bonds.  
• Chapter 13: Equitable Adjustments and Costs.
• Chapter 14: Project Documentation Techniques.
• Chapter 15: Contract Claims and Disputes. 
• Chapter 16: Federal Grants Funding Construction Contracts. 
• Chapter 17: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Government Construction Projects. 
• Index.