Subsurface Conditions: Risk Management for Design and Construction Management Professionals - Hardcover

 
9780471156079: Subsurface Conditions: Risk Management for Design and Construction Management Professionals
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0471156078 ISBN 13: 9780471156079
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 1998

Synopsis

Subsurface projects can spell tremendous liability and risk concerns for geotechnical engineers, who pay among the highest liability insurance rates among A/E/C professionals. Written for a non-legal audience by a recognized liability authority, this helpful book brings together the information and expertise needed to manage the non-technical aspects of such projects. Discusses the implications of errors and omissions, applicable law, bid and contract document disclosure, and much more. Filled with relevant case studies.

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About the Author

DAVID J. HATEM, Esq., is a partner with Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. He frequently lectures on issues of professional liability for design and construction management professionals and has authored numerous articles in that area. Mr. Hatem teaches at Tufts University, School of Engineering, on the legal aspects of engineering.

From the Back Cover

An engineer's survival guide

Geotechnical and civil engineers, this is one book you can't afford to be without. The first and only complete guide to subsurface engineering risk management, Subsurface Conditions arms you with the knowledge and expertise you need to prevail over one of the greatest challenges you face--professional liability.

Writing in logical, concise language that is easy to grasp, engineering and legal professionals from some of America's top firms share what they know about all nontechnical aspects of underground construction. With the help of many instructive case studies, they guide you through the essential ins and outs of contracts, insurance, risk exposure, liability allocation, dispute resolution, and more. And--just as importantly--they provide guidelines and action steps for identifying and avoiding foreseeable professional hazards as well as surviving the unforeseen.

From the Inside Flap

An engineer's survival guide

Geotechnical and civil engineers, this is one book you can't afford to be without. The first and only complete guide to subsurface engineering risk management, Subsurface Conditions arms you with the knowledge and expertise you need to prevail over one of the greatest challenges you face--professional liability.

Writing in logical, concise language that is easy to grasp, engineering and legal professionals from some of America's top firms share what they know about all nontechnical aspects of underground construction. With the help of many instructive case studies, they guide you through the essential ins and outs of contracts, insurance, risk exposure, liability allocation, dispute resolution, and more. And--just as importantly--they provide guidelines and action steps for identifying and avoiding foreseeable professional hazards as well as surviving the unforeseen.

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Publisher
Wiley-Interscience
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471156078
ISBN 13 
9780471156079
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
465
Editor
Hatem David J.

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