Book review: The Aqua Group Guide to Procurement, Tendering & Contract Administration (2nd ed.)

Author: Colin Toms

Date published

1 September 2016

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Book review: The Aqua Group Guide to Procurement, Tendering & Contract Administration (2nd ed.)

The Structural Engineer

Author

Colin Toms

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 9, 2016, Page(s) 50

Date published

1 September 2016

Author

Colin Toms

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 9, 2016, Page(s) 50

Price

Free

Colin Toms finds this to be a valuable guide to contract types, procurement methods and general quantity surveying matters, but less strong on the design process and how this interacts with contractual matters.

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
50
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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