California Construction Law
Sixteenth Edition
by
Kenneth C. Gibbs
Gordon Hunt
The industry standard on California's latest construction challenges and legal developments including:
- Mechanic's liens, stop notices and bonds
- Construction claims
- Licensing issues
- Critical Path Method scheduling and proof
of delay claims
- Construction Contracts and the latest
revisions to the AIA documents
- And much more!
One-stop access to authoritative analysis of the intricacies of CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION LAW.
Wide-ranging in scope, yet concise enough to allow you to quickly locate the information you need, California Construction Law tackles every stage of a typical construction project, and offers expert, practical guidance on what to do when things go wrong.
Authors Kenneth Gibbs and Gordon Hunt take you step by step through pre-construction elements such as licensing, bidding, and preparing contracts -- and then to effective solutions to a wide range of legal problems, such as breach of contract, and construction claims and damages, that may affect projects at any time.
Whether your questions concern licensing; bidding rules; breach of contract; claims; statutory remedies such as mechanic's liens and stop notices; enforcing claims under the Miller Act; ADR; or a host of other construction matters, make California Construction Law your first stop for authoritative, cutting-edge strategies and solutions for mastering California-specific construction industry issues!
Extensive case citations show you how the California courts have ruled on a wide range of construction issues.
Over 2,000 case citations -- covering every major construction law case decided in California through mid-1999 -- provide a thorough road map of how the courts have ruled on a broad range of issues. The book also contains an extensive number of out-of-state cases covering issues where California cases are scarce or non-existent.
With this wealth of information at your fingertips, you'll be able to craft stronger cases, knowing in advance both the existing law and how your case may be handled in the courts, and provide even more effective counsel.
- Discover how professionals in the construction industry enforce their liens, stop notices, and bond rights, with thorough treatment of statutory remedies on private works of improvement.
- Learn how to draft contracts to effectively protect your interests.
- Understand the various ways in which damages are proven, through thorough coverage of construction claims.
- Stay current with crucial licensing issues, such as who must be licensed; compliance with the license law; and grounds for disciplinary action.
- Get detailed explanations of the types of breach-of-contract claims that owners can make against contractors, and contractors can make against owners.
- Acquire a thorough understanding of bidding disputes involving public works of improvement in California.
- Develop full familiarity with the practical and legal aspects of CPM (critical path method) scheduling used on larger construction projects.
- Receive complete analysis of remedies on all public works (state and federal): stop notice and bond remedies.
published by Aspen Law & Business
