Dispute Avoidance and Resolution for Consulting Engineers Book

Good engineering and business skills are essential elements in the practice of consulting engineering. Without technical competence, communication proficiency, and a solid understanding of financing, regulations, laws, and ethics, disputes between client, engineer, and contractor are much more likely to appear and less likely to be resolved quickly. Dispute Avoidance and Resolution for Consulting Engineers combines legal considerations with typical engineering practice to answer the questions of today's practicing engineer. Richard K. Allen, drawing upon his years of professional experience as an attorney and engineer, provides simple, straight-forward techniques that can be used to avoid disputes at their inception; explains how and when conflicts can be resolved on-site; and suggests formal resolution techniques when problems expand outside the client and engineer's control and require the services of legal counsel. Contract negotiations, design, funding management, specification and drawing preparation, and construction administration are among the topics covered. Dispute Avoidance and Resolution for Consulting Engineers will provide practicing engineers with a rich collection of facts, tips, and recommendations on how to best approach on-site dispute situations.