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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CIPD Factsheet The psychological contract Revised July 2011 ------------------------------------------------- What is the psychological contract? The term ’psychological contract ’ was first used in the early 1960s but became more popular following the economic downturn in the early 1990s. It has been defined as ’…the perceptions of the two parties‚ employee and employer‚ of what their mutual obligations are towards each other ’1. These obligations will often be informal and imprecise:
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Employers liability Cases Walker v Northumberland County Council (1995) This case is notable as one of the first successful claims for work-related stress. Mr Walker was employed by Northumberland County Council as a senior social worker. At the time of the case‚ he had worked for the authority for 17 years‚ dealing mainly with cases of child abuse. In the 1980s‚ his workload gradually increased to such an extent that in 1986 he suffered a nervous breakdown. This was diagnosed by his GP who recommended
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Contract Creation and Management Simulation LAW/531 Span Systems entered into a six billion dollar bilateral contract with Citizen-Schwarz AG (C-S) to develop and implement their new banking software. (University of Phoenix‚ 2002) This paper will discuss an analysis of the issues presented in the Contract Creation and Management Stimulus. C-S personnel started to protect C-S personnel because of the quality of their work. It is possible
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that a seller/ retailer must abide by once they have entered into a contract. The goods must be as described (section 13)‚ of satisfactory quality (section 14 [2]) and fit for purpose (section 14 [3]). Both section 13 and 14 have strict liability attached to them. The court will not investigate into the mind of the seller at the time or observe how much they tried but all they will look for is if there is a breach in the contract and if there is‚ the seller is liable. Section 13 states that the
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Contract With America In the historic 1994 midterm elections‚ Republicans won a majority in Congress for the first time in forty years‚ partly on the appeal of a platform called the Contract with America. Put forward by House Republicans‚ this sweeping ten-point plan promised to reshape government. Its main theme was the decentralization of federal authority‚ deregulation‚ tax cuts‚ reform of social programs‚ increased power for states‚ a balanced federal budget were its chief ambitions. With
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CONTRACT LAW – LECTURE 4 Promissory estoppel Is about the enforceability of all alteration promises (promises to pay more and promises to accept less) and by contrast estoppels does not apply to promises about the formation of initial contracts Ex. If a creditor promises to accept a smaller sum in full settlement intending the debtor to rely on that promise‚ and the debtor does rely on it‚ the debtor may have a defence of promissory estoppels when sued for the balance by the creditor. The promise
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Harrison asked Sadia Warsame to write reports on the Contract of Employments. This report will be used to help the readers to gain more Knowledge and Information. 2.0 Procedure Information was obtained by 2.1 Visiting www.acas.org.uk . 2.2 Reading a book called Glossary of Employment Terms by Peter Chandler. 2.3 At work from colleuages. 3.0 Findings 3.1 Contract of Employment. Contract of Employment is a contract between an employer and employee‚ established after
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A standard form contract (sometimes referred to as an adhesion contract or boilerplate contract) is a contract between two parties that does not allow for negotiation‚ i.e. take it or leave it. It is often a contract that is entered into between unequal bargaining partners‚ such as when an individual customer is given a contract by the salesperson of a multinational corporation. The customer is in no position to renegotiate the standard terms of the contract and the company ’s representative usually
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Real Estate Principles Examples of contracts: Valid contract: A homeowner (who is over the age of 18 and of sound mind) signed a contract with the appliance store to buy a refrigerator. The homeowner pays for the refrigerator and the appliance store presents the refrigerator for the homeowner to take home. Void contract: Contract that was between an illegal drug dealer and an illegal drug supplier to purchase a specified amount of drugs for a specified amount. Either one of the parties could void
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