The Contractor's Legal Kit
Table of Contents

Introduction | Preview A Chapter | Back Cover

Chapter 1
Fixed Price Agreements, 5

1.1: Short-Form Fixed Price Agreement, 10

Short-Form Fixed Price Agreement (annotated), 16

1.2: Medium-Form Fixed Price Agreement, 29

Medium-Form Fixed Price Agreement (annotated), 36

1.3: Long-Form Fixed Price Agreement, 54

Long-Form Fixed Price Agreement (annotated), 64

1.4: Addendum for Matching Existing Finishes, 86

1.5: Rights of Rescission and Cancellation, 90

Chapter 2
Cost-Plus and Labor-Only Agreements, 93

2.1: Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Agreement, 96

Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Agreement (annotated), 106

2.2: Cost-Plus-Percentage-Fee Agreement, 120

2.3: Labor-Only Agreement, 121

Labor-Only Agreement (annotated), 130

Chapter 3
Design-Build Agreements, 143

3.1: Design-Build Preconstruction Services Agreement, 149

Design-Build Preconstruction Services Agreement (annotated), 154

3.2: Design-Build Agreement, 161

Design-Build Agreement (annotated), 173

Chapter 4
Change Orders, 191

4.1: Change Order Contingency Fund, 194

4.2: Change Order Form and Accounting Summary, 196

Change Order Form and Accounting Summary (annotated), 198

Chapter 5
Construction Subcontracts, 201

5.1: Short-Form Subcontract Agreement, 204

Short-Form Subcontract Agreement (annotated), 209

5.2: Long-Form Subcontract Agreement, 221

Long-Form Subcontract Agreement (annotated), 228

5.3: Subcontractor Information Form, 239

Chapter 6
Invoicing For Your Work, 243

6.1: Long-From Construction Invoice, 245

Long-Form Construction Invoice (annotated), 249

6.2: Short-Form Construction Invoice, 252

Short-Form Construction Invoice (annotated), 254

Chapter 7
Customer Relations and Marketing, 257

7.1: The Bidding Phase, 259

7.2: Contract Presentation, 260

7.3: The Peconstruction Conference From, 264

7.4: Ups and Downs of Remodeling, 268

7.5: The Contract Administration Phase, 271

7.6: The Warranty Phase, 273

Chapter 8
Estimate and Bid Preparation, 275

8.1: Subcontractor and Supplier Bidding Checklist, 277

8.2: Estimating Worksheet, 286

8.3: Preliminary Cost Estimate, 294

Preliminary Cost Estimate (annotated), 297

Appendices

Glossary, 332

Index, 337

Software Instructions, 342

Introduction | Preview A Chapter | Back Cover