Merging of three established books written by the Aqua Group - a highly respected group of quantity surveyors and architects. It has been edited, enlarged and updated into a single volume by Davis Langdon and now covers the entire building process from inception through to final account. Covers: - the briefing stage; - procurement methods; - tendering procedures; and - contract administration. Throughout, the emphasis is on current best practice and the book draws from the widely used Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) series of contracts, notably the 2005 edition of the Standard Building Contract. Provides a detailed account of the building team's roles and responsibilities, and industry practice required to ensure that projects meet clients' expectations in respect of time, cost and quality.

Revised and updated from "Tenders and contracts for building" (3rd edition 1975, 1982 ,1990, 1999) and "Pre-contract practice and contract administration" (2003)

Superseded by 2 ed ISBN 9781118346549