International construction projects -- Civil law and common law -- Common delivery methods -- Specifics of EPC and EPCM -- Unification and standardization in international construction -- Price -- Time -- Variations -- Claims -- Claim management -- Construction dispute boards -- FIDIC -- Other standard forms of construction contracts: NEC, ICC, ENNA, IChemE, Orgalime, AIA, VOB -- Risk and insurance -- Risk in underground construction -- Securities -- Civil engineering works: infrastructure construction projects -- Building construction: health care facilities -- Appendix A: interactive exercises -- Appendix B: sample letters -- Appendix C: dictionary of construction terms: Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish -- Appendix D: claim management system under FIDIC forms -- Appendix E: FIDIC forms risk allocation charts -- Appendix F: engineer?s determination within the ambit of the 1999 Edition of the FIDIC contract forms: a case study of contractor?s claims in respect of sand and gravel borrow areas

Helps to understand the legal and managerial aspects of large international construction projects. Provides an overview of civil law and common law interrelationships, delivery methods, standard forms of contract, risk allocation, variations, claims and dispute resolution.