The ICE Conditions continues to be the dominant form of contract for civil engineering, despite the growing importance of the New Engineering Contract. The Seventh Edition of the ICE Conditions, published in 1999, introduced a number of changes, including: incorporating some of the concepts of the Latham Report amending certain provisions of the Sixth Edition which had attracted criticism rectifying conspicuous omissions from the text of earlier editions of the contract correcting small errors and faults from the previous edition modernising certain provisions and terms Brian Eggleston, whose previous book on the ICE Conditions was described as 'likely to become the authoritative reference source for the Sixth Edition', examines the contract clause by clause from a practical and legal viewpoint. There is extensive coverage of case law. Written by an experienced civil engineer and recognized authority on construction contracts, this book is an essential guide.

- ICE Design and Construct Conditions of Contract - Definitions and interpretation - Employer's Representative - Assignment and sub-contracting - Documentation and information - General obligations - Materials and workmanship - Commencement and delays - Liquidated damages for delay - Cerificate of Substantial Completion - Outstanding work and defects - Alterations and additional payments - Materials and contractor's equipment - Measurement - Provisional sum and prime cost items - Certificates and payment - Remedies and powers - Settlement of disputes - Application to Scotland etc - Notices - Tax matters - Construction (Design and management) Regulations 1994 - Special Conditions - Form of tender - Appendix to form of tender - Form of agreement - Form of bond - Contract Price Fluctuations Civil Engineering Work Clause CE - Contract Price Fluctuations Structural Steelwork Clause SS - Contract Price Fluctuations Civil Engineerign Work and Structural Steelwork Clause CEW/SS

The forms of tender, agreement, conditions and bond published by the Institution of Civil Engineers have been designed to standardise the duties of contractors, employers and engineers and to distribute fairly the risks inherent in civil engineering.This classic guide to the contracts provides and authoritative reference, and also a rich and practi

- Definitions and interpretation - Employer's representative - Assignment and sub-contracting - Documentation and information - General obligations

- Introduction - Contract documents - Overall concept - Tendering procedure - Operation of the Contract - Notes on specific Clauses - Appendix 1. bond - Appendix 2. Contract Price Fluctuation

This first major review of the industry's standard contract for 18 years has left its basic principles unaltered but extra clarity has been introduced throughout by careful consideration of current practice and judicious rewording.