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Better Contracting for Underground Construction.

PB236973

Publication Date	1974
Page Count	154
Abstract	A study was conducted during the period August 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974 of contracting for underground construction as practiced in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia. The study was made by the 24-member Standing Subcommittee No. 4, 'Contracting Practices' of the U.S. National Committee on Tunneling Technology. Two consultants, one qualified in contract law and the other in construction engineering, assisted the Subcommittee. Based on the study, 17 recommendations are made for improvements in U.S. contracting practices. Included are recommendations on rights-of-way, disclosure of subsurface information, disclaimers, changed conditions, extraordinary water problems, types of insurance, tunnel support, change negotiations, value engineering, publication of engineer's estimate, contractor financing costs, and arbitration. The report includes a comprehensive bibliography of books, reports, periodicals, articles, laws, regulations, and regulations of European countries.
Keywords	Management analysis Tunnel construction Contract administration Tunneling(Excavation) Construction management Cost plus contracts Negotiated contracts Bids Engineering costs Engineering geology Value engineering Negotiations Law(Jurisprudence) Bibliographies Contract management Contractor furnished equipment
Source Agency	Research Applications Directorate
NTIS Subject Category	70B - Management Practice 70C - Management Information Systems 50B - Civil Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Committee on Tunneling Technology, Washington, D.C.; Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.; National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research applied to; Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Washington, D.C. Bureau of
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored in part by Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, D.C. and Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197503
Contract Number	NSF-C310

Better Contracting for Underground Construction.

Better Contracting for Underground Construction.
PB236973

Publication Date	1974
Page Count	154
Abstract	A study was conducted during the period August 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974 of contracting for underground construction as practiced in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia. The study was made by the 24-member Standing Subcommittee No. 4, 'Contracting Practices' of the U.S. National Committee on Tunneling Technology. Two consultants, one qualified in contract law and the other in construction engineering, assisted the Subcommittee. Based on the study, 17 recommendations are made for improvements in U.S. contracting practices. Included are recommendations on rights-of-way, disclosure of subsurface information, disclaimers, changed conditions, extraordinary water problems, types of insurance, tunnel support, change negotiations, value engineering, publication of engineer's estimate, contractor financing costs, and arbitration. The report includes a comprehensive bibliography of books, reports, periodicals, articles, laws, regulations, and regulations of European countries.
Keywords	Management analysis Tunnel construction Contract administration Tunneling(Excavation) Construction management Cost plus contracts Negotiated contracts Bids Engineering costs Engineering geology Value engineering Negotiations Law(Jurisprudence) Bibliographies Contract management Contractor furnished equipment
Source Agency	Research Applications Directorate
NTIS Subject Category	70B - Management Practice 70C - Management Information Systems 50B - Civil Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Committee on Tunneling Technology, Washington, D.C.; Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.; National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research applied to; Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Washington, D.C. Bureau of
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored in part by Bureau of Reclamation, Washington, D.C. and Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197503
Contract Number	NSF-C310