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020			_a9780071479592 (hbk.)
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100	1		_aMann, Bob, _d1936- _937558
245	1	0	_aDefect-free buildings : _ba construction manual for quality control and conflict resolution / _cRobert S. Mann.
260			_aNew York : _bMcGraw Hill, _cc2007.
300			_axvii, 341 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aMcGraw-Hill construction series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 333-334) and index.
505	0		_a1. A basic primer on the construction process - 2. The construction contract - 3. Why do contractors get sued? - 4. Background to construction defect law - 5. The most common construction defects and how to avoid them - 6. Using plans, specifications, and contract terms to avoid defects - 7. Document control - 8. Managing conflict during construction - 9. Cost-saving techniques - 10. The lawsuit-what happens next - 11. Conclusion - A. Form of case management order - B. Form of construction defect complaint: homeowner v. developer - C. Form of complaint: homeowner v. contractor - D. Form of final defect list: homeowner v. contractor - E. Form of mediation brief: homeowner v. developer - principal Issues involve soils problems - F. Form of answer to complaint: homeowner v. contractor - G. Form of cross complaint by contractor against subcontractors for indemnity and against owner - H. Selected provisions for construction litigation.
650		0	_aConstruction industry _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States _910951
650		0	_aConstruction contracts _zUnited States. _910950
650		0	_aBuildings _xDefects. _9231334
830		0	_aMcgraw-Hill construction series. _926663
920			_aBLT(DIP) : 525613
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