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Book
Description
Over 300 pages of commentary on risk management and contracts.
Written by attorney, Kent Holland, based upon his
knowledge and experience from over 20 years working with
design professional contracts, risk management and insurance.
This is a practical guide to help design professionals
and those who work with design professionals to better
understand and manage risks and liabilities potentially
arising out of contracts, communication, and documentation.
Much attention is given to explaining how contract
language may affect the availability of insurance coverage for
claims against design professionals. Several chapters address
managing communication and documentation, with particular
emphasis on e-mail, and records maintenance, retention, and
destruction.
Over
30 clauses that may be of particular concern for risk
management and insurability of risks are discussed.
For each of these clauses, one or more key issues is
considered.
Extensive examples and commentary are offered on
various provisions of the AIA and EJCDC forms.
In
addition to discussing example contract clauses, we have
included a discussion of risk management of communication and
documentation. As
you will see from the litigation examples referenced, many
claims against design professionals could be avoided or
mitigated through better communication and documentation.
This is such an important issue that entire seminars
are devoted to it.
WHO
SHOULD GET IT?
(1)
Attorneys and insurance brokers that advise design
professionals on their contracts and the insurability of
contract language;
(2)
design professionals who desire to have more information and
reasoning to use during their contract negotiations with
project owners;
(3)
project owners who desire to understand what and why design
professionals are seeking
certain language in their contracts and rejecting
language proposed by owners. They
will also benefit from learning what professional liability
insurance can and cannot cover in the way of claims against
design professionals.
(4)
Educators will find this book a useful tool to teaching
practical application of the concepts of risk management.
The book can easily be used as course book and even
provides continuing education quizzes for three distinct
continuing education courses based upon reading various
chapters of the book.
At
the conclusion of the Guide, there are three continuing
education exams. To receive credit for completing the exams,
contact a/e ProNet at http://www.aeProNet.org, and sign up for
the continuing education course.
Contract Clauses Discussed
Americans
With Disabilities Act (ADA).........................................................................
CAD
and Electronic Media..............................................................................................
Certifications...................................................................................................................
Changes
in Design Professional’s Services........................................................................
Change
Orders for Construction Work...............................................................................
Changed
Conditions (Differing Site Conditions)..................................................................
Choice
of Law & Venue...................................................................................................
Compliance
with Law........................................................................................................
Confidentiality.....................................................................................................................
Cost
Estimates....................................................................................................................
Damages............................................................................................................................
Dispute
Resolution.............................................................................................................
Environmental
Conditions....................................................................................................
Incorporation
by Reference.................................................................................................
Indemnification...................................................................................................................
Inspection...........................................................................................................................
Insurance...........................................................................................................................
Limitation
of Liability...........................................................................................................
Notice
Requirements...........................................................................................................
Owner
Provided Data ........................................................................................................
Ownership
and Copyrights of Documents ............................................................................
Permits
Reliance
on Information Provided by Others.........................................................................
Responsibility
for the Services of Others...............................................................................
Schedule
(Timeliness of Performance).................................................................................
Scope
of Service.................................................................................................................
Severability
& Survival........................................................................................................
Shop
Drawings...................................................................................................................
Site
Safety .........................................................................................................................
Standard
of Care.................................................................................................................
Termination........................................................................................................................
Time
Limitations on Litigation..............................................................................................
Waiver
of Subrogation.........................................................................................................
Warranties and Guarantees
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