Engg 420

Engineering Law


Description

Contracts; specifications; tenders; bonds; construction contract forms; Public Works Act; building trades; company law; the engineer as an expert witness; patents; trademarks; copyrights; negligence; arbitration. Note: Restricted enrolment. Registration approval by Dean's office only. Credit will not be granted for both ENGG 420 and B LAW 301.

Learning Outcomes

To understand and appreciate the requirements in order to create a contract.
To create concise and effective contracts.
To create effective bidding packages and Instructions to Bidders.
To adopt bidding strategies and to prepare bids which are more likely to be successful.
To administer projects with a reduced risk of legal difficulty.
To recognize when they are involved in a problem with legal implications, to identify the problem, to anticipate the degree of risk and the likely outcomes.
To adopt risk avoidance procedures.
To obtain legal and other advice in a timely and cost efficient manner.
To resolve disputes in a timely and cost efficient manner.

Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
3 0/1 0/1 3 37.8
M % NS % CS % ES % ED %
0 0 100 0 0

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Undergraduate Program(s)

2024/2025 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2024/2025 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2023/2024 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2023/2024 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2022/2023 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2022/2023 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2021/2022 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2021/2022 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2020/2021 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2020/2021 - Winter - Civil - Year 4
2019/2020 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 5
2019/2020 - Winter - Civil - Year 4

Sections & Respective Instructors

B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng
B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng
B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng
B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng
B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng
B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Instructor non-P.Eng