Construction Contracts 1. Name and briefly describe each of the two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts. Which type would be most likely used for building the piers to support a large suspension bridge. Why? Two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts are lump-sum and the unit-price contract. The lump-sum contract is when the contractor agrees to complete all work for a pre-determined price including profit and the contract. The unit-price contract is when the
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Construction Contract Assignment A normal contract is an agreement with specific terms to do something in return for something and follows the procedure of offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ contractual intention and form of contract. A standard building contract in essence has a lot of similarities however there are four main differences making it ‘special’. A normal sale of good contract has a visible end product‚ in construction on the other hand it’s a concept to start with; this creates a large
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TYPES OF CONTRACTS The risk shared between the buyer and seller is determined by the contract type. Although the firm-fixedprice type of contractual arrangement is typically the preferred type which is encouraged and often demanded by most organizations‚ there are times when another contract form may be in the best interests of the project. If a contract type other than fixed-price is intended‚ it is incumbent on the project team to justify its use. The type of contract to be used and the specific
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Cardillo Travel Systems‚ Inc. ACT 1 Russell Smith knew why he had been summoned to the office of A. Walter Rognlien‚ the 74-year-old chairman of the board and chief executive officer (CEO) of Smith’s employer‚ Cardillo Travel Systems‚ Inc. Just two days earlier‚ Cardillo’s in-house attorney‚ Raymond Riley‚ had requested that Smith‚ the company’s controller‚ sign an affidavit regarding the nature of a transaction Rognlien had negotiated with the United Airlines. The affidavit stated that the transaction
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QUASI-CONTRACTS UNDER INDIAN CONTRACT LAW TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. Kinds of Quasi-Contracts 3. Basis of Quasi-Contacts 4. Conclusion 5. Bibliography INTRODUCTION: Sections 68 to 72 deals with "certain relations resembling those created by contract" under Indian contract act‚ 1872. It incorporated those obligations which are known as "quasi contracts" under English
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is this class about‚” I thought to myself when I first registered for the Intro to Acquisition and Contract Management Class. Once I attended the class‚ I quickly realized that Government contracting is a big deal‚ because this is how the Government procures their goods and services. The U.S. federal government is the leading consumer of goods and services in the world‚ awarding Billions in contracts every year. There are rules and regulations mandated by Congress that have to be followed when procuring
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Essential elements of a valid contract Introduction: In this part of my assignment I will be detailing what the different elements of a valid contract are whilst also linking it in with my own contract. The contract I have decided to use is my mobile phone contract from Vodafone. The offer: In contract law the offer is where a person will accept the invitation‚ for example in my contract the offer would be when I offer to bind into their contract and purchase a mobile phone deal‚ and this
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A contract is a legally binding agreement or relationship that exists between two or more parties to do or abstain from performing certain acts. A contract can also be defined as a legally binding exchange of promises between two or more parties that the law will enforce. For a contract to be formed an offer made must backed acceptance of which there must be consideration. Both parties involved must intend to create legal relation on a lawful matter which must be entered into freely and should be
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Abstract The following article will address the basics of what makes a contract valid. In addition‚ this paper will include an example of a contract as well as which sections make it a valid contract. Then‚ a contract made between my husband and me‚ to demonstrate a simple contract. This paper will also go into the factors that make a verbal contract lawful. MGM230-0903B-04_P2-IP Many factors make up a valid contract‚ or a promise in which the law will enforce. First there needs to be an
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The headlines are for the sake of classification clarity. Supply Chain Coordination Supply chain coordination issues have been of great interest to researchers for many years especially since 1990s there has been a surge in research in these topics (Burgess et al. 2006). Different perspectives has been proposed on SCC such as “the order‚ forecasting‚ procurement‚ and information sharing procedures among the members of the supply chain” (Therese M. Flaherty‚ 1996) and “SCC is concerned with
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