The book start with an examination of the law of contract and its application to construction, goging through the variouw contract and payment types, including standrad forms and a review of recent changes in contracting which exist and their context, such as the various directives and regulations, and explanins the price and cost effects of writing in a particular way.
Chapters are then devoted to the planning of drafts and pressnting a complete decument, and to their effect on schedules, assessments and the commissioning of the project. The book concludes with a brief guide to English grammar, and gives a set of model specifications and layouts. The final chapter covers claimas and how to manage them in interpreting what is written and how to deal effetively beween the client and the contractor.
1. Specifications in context
2. Recent developments and standard forms
3. Presenting specifations
4. The effect of specifications
5. Writing specifications
6. Grammar
7. Model specifications and layout
8. Claims
Appendix A
Appendix B
etc.