GE2073 CONTRACT LAWS AND REGULATIONS Syllabus

GE2073 CONTRACT LAWS AND REGULATIONS

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UNIT I CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS 9
Indian Contracts Act – Elements of Contracts – Types of Contracts – Features – Suitability –
Design of Contract Documents – International Contract Document – Standard Contract
Document – Law of Torts
UNIT II TENDERS 10
Prequalification – Bidding – Accepting – Evaluation of Tender from Technical, Contractual and
Commercial Points of View – Contract Formation and Interpretation – Potential Contractual
Problems – World Bank Procedures and Guidelines – Transparency in Tenders Act.
UNIT III ARBITRATION 8
Comparison of Actions and Laws – Agreements – Subject Matter – Violations – Appointment of
Arbitrators – Conditions of Arbitration – Powers and Duties of Arbitrator – Rules of Evidence –
Enforcement of Award – Costs
UNIT IV LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 9
Insurance and Bonding – Laws Governing Sale, Purchase and Use of Urban and Rural Land –
Land Revenue Codes – Tax Laws – Income Tax, Sales Tax, Excise and Custom Duties and
their Influence on Construction Costs – Legal Requirements for Planning – Property Law –
Agency Law – Local Government Laws for Approval – Statutory Regulations
UNIT V LABOUR REGULATIONS 9
Social Security – Welfare Legislation – Laws relating to Wages, Bonus and Industrial Disputes,
Labour Administration– Insurance and Safety Regulations – Workmen’s Compensation Act –
Indian Factory Act – Tamil Nadu Factory Act – Child Labour Act - Other Labour Laws
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES
1. Gajaria G.T., Laws Relating to Building and Engineering Contracts in India, M.M.Tripathi
Private Ltd., Bombay, 1982
2. Tamilnadu PWD Code, 1986
3. Jimmie Hinze, Construction Contracts, Second Edition, McGraw Hill, 2001
4. Joseph T. Bockrath, Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects,
Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill, 2000.