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Atlas Construction Business Forms Atlas Construction Business Forms
Save time and money with pre-printed 2-part NCR Atlas Business Forms!
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  • Proposal Forms
  • Change Order Forms
  • Itemized Proposal/Estimate Forms
  • Job Survey Forms
  • Subcontract Agreement Forms

Construction Forms on CD

RC-WM-290-5031-05
$49.95

Atlas Construction Business Forms CD-ROM
The Atlas Construction Business Forms CD consists of 122 essential forms to keep your business transactions looking professional and organized. Atlas Construction Business forms come in both Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word format. The Word forms are fully customizable so you can change and/or add information tailoring each form to meet specific job applications. Just add your company name and information for fully customized, professional looking forms.

Ballentine's Legal Dictionary/Thesaurus

DE-0827365268
$98.95

Ballentine's Legal Dictionary / Thesaurus
An integration of Ballentine's Law Dictionary-Legal Assistant Edition and Ballentine's Thesaurus for Legal Research and Writing it includes correct understanding and use of legal terms, pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech. Key words are presented alphabetically for easy access while "see and compare" cross references direct users to related entries.

Building Contractor's Checklists and Forms - TR

RC-MG0071441727
$19.95

Building Contractor's Checklists and Forms
SIMPLIFY EVERY PHASE OF CONTRACTING, WHILE UPGRADING PROFITABILITY -
With this unparalleled asset, you won’t miss a trick in the contracting business. Codifying Sidney Levy’s years of experience as a successful contractor and construction industry consultant, Building Contractor’s Checklists and Forms steers you clear of mistakes and step-by-step through an orderly, smoothly flowing process.

The Building Professional's Guide to Contract Documents

RS-67261A
$64.95

The Building Professional's Guide to Contract Documents, Third Edition
by Waller S. Poage, AIA, CSI, CVS
Updated, comprehensive guidelines on preparing and using construction contract documents and effectively communicating construction requirements.
This comprehensive third edition covers the most widely used contract documents and how to structure them for maximum efficiency. An important reference for owners, design professionals, contractors, and students.

CD-ROM
California Contractor Exam Prep: Law & Business CD-ROM

RC-WM-510-1036-04
$39.95

California Contractor Exam Prep: Law and Business
The California Contractor Exam-Prep: Law and Business CD prepares you for your State Contractor's License Examination. By answering the multiple-choice questions, you cover all of the areas that are in the actual test. If you miss a question, Exam-Prep will give you the right answer and a full explanation of the basic principles involved in that question. Even if you guess the right answer, the explanation is there! So you actually LEARN what you need to know.

Construction Forms and Contracts

CR205
$41.75

Construction Forms & Contracts
125 forms you can copy and use – or load into your computer (from the FREE disk enclosed). Then you can customize the forms to fit your company, fill them out, and print. Loads into Word for Windows, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, Works, or Excel programs. You'll find forms covering accounting, estimating, fieldwork, contracts, and general office. Each form comes with complete instructions on when to use it and how to fill it out.

The Contractor's Legal Kit

CR213
$69.95

The Contractor's Legal Kit FREE Forms
Stop "eating" the costs of bad designs, hidden conditions, and job surprises. Set ground rules that assign those costs to the rightful party ahead of time. And it’s all in plain English, not "legalese." For less than the cost of an hour with a lawyer you’ll learn the exclusions to put in your agreements, why your insurance company may pay for your legal defense, how to avoid liability for injuries to your sub and his employees or damages they cause, and much more. Includes a FREE disk with contracts and forms you can customize for your own use.

Contractor's Plain-English Legal Guide

CR227
$49.50

Contractor's Plain-English Legal Guide FREE Forms
For today's contractors, legal problems are usually hidden, like snakes in a swamp. This book shows you where to find them before they find you. You're less likely to need a $200-an-hour guide with a law degree if you follow the simple directions in this easy-to-read guidebook. It gives you directions on the simple tasks you can do yourself without the help of a lawyer, as well as point out to you when you may actually need a "pro" to take your case. For the price of about 15 minutes in a lawyer’s office you'll have a guide that will make many of those visits unnecessary. CD-ROM included.

CD-ROM
Electrical Contractors' Business Forms CD-ROM

RC-WM-320-5032-06
$34.95

Electrical Contractors' Business Forms CD-ROM
Loaded with essential forms created just for the electrical industry. These forms will help ensure that your business transactions always look professional and organized. Available in both Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word format, you can fully customize each of the over 40 forms for quick and polished documents every time.

Essentials of Contract Law

DE-0766821455
$63.95

Essentials of Contract Law
Ideal guide for the paralegal student, the business law student and anyone preparing to work in the field of contract law. Using a road map as an outlining tool, the authors present the law of contracts in an understandable and organized manner. As a rule of law is presented, it is discussed conceptually then followed by an example and a concrete problem. This allows the user to become actively involved in working with the rules of law. All facets of contract law are addressed, making this manual ideal for both study and on-the-job reference.

CD-ROM
Exam - Prep Law and Business, Question and Answer Learning Tool CD-ROM

RC-WM-500-1036-04
$39.95

Exam Prep: Law and Business Question and Answer Learning Tool - CD-ROM
For fast and easy results, the Exam - Prep Law and Business, Question and Answer Learning Tool CD prepares you for your State Contractor's License Examination. By answering the multiple-choice questions, you cover all of the areas that are in the actual test. If you miss a question, Exam-Prep will give you the right answer and a full explanation of the basic principles involved in that question. Even if you guess the right answer, the explanation is there! So you actually LEARN what you need to know

Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services

DE-1401865712
$57.95

Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services
Written by a lawyer who is also an experienced firefighter, this book examines the most challenging legal issues confronting firefighters and emergency service personnel today. Readers will explore such major legal concerns as fire service liability issues, the jurisdiction of OSHA over fire departments, the applicability of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, search and seizure, employment discrimination, residency requirements, sexual harassment, and more.

National Construction Law Manual

CR215
$72.95

National Construction Law Manual
Here you’ll find in-depth coverage of just about every legal term someone may throw at you, what the true meanings of these terms are, and how they may apply to you in a construction business. Covers contracts, competent parties, legal object, letters of intent, certainty, consideration, illusory contract, mutual assent, offer and acceptance, delivery, contracts without words, options, duress, bidding, modification of forms, owner’s damages for defective construction, contractor’s damages for breach by owner, warranties, and more.

Simplified Guide to Construction Law

CR216
$36.95

Simplified Guide to Construction Law
Here you’ll find easy-to-read, paragraphed-sized samples of how the courts have viewed common areas of disagreement – and litigation – in the building industry. You’ll read about legal problems that real builders have faced, and how the court ruled. This book will tell you what you need to know about contracts, torts, fraud, misrepresentation, warranty and strict liability, construction defects, indemnity, insurance, mechanics liens, bonds and bonding, statutes of limitation, arbitration, and more.

Smart Business for Contractors

RC-T070538
$19.95

Smart Business for Contractors
A guide to money and the law
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You are a contractor. You know your trade, and you're good at it. But what about the unique financial and legal concerns of running a construction business? Do you have the right tools for dealing with money and the law? Attorney Jim Kramon provides all the information you need to turn your hard work into greater financial security.

DVD
Understanding Legal Aspects of Code Admin DVD

RC-WM-140-3003-05
$49.95

Understanding Legal Aspects of Code Administration DVD
LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE! - This informative DVD will outline some of the legal concepts, theories, defenses and steps that city code enforcement officers can do to protect themselves. It covers the terminology, concepts and principles of legal issues that affect code officials in the administration of their duties. It will assist the code official, architect or contractor in understanding the legal concepts related to the model codes.
 
 

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