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 the special requirements of federal government construction contracts. It describes how managers and owners of construction industry firms can use them to effectively avoid pitfalls on current projects and compete successfully for new projects. The book walks readers through actual federal contracts, highlights critical clauses, and simplifies governmental and legal jargon to provide ease of use by the non-lawyer. Includes:
- 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 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.
Hardcover.
