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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
www.achp.gov
Contains federal historic preservation case law; descriptions of major Section 106 historic preservation cases since 1966; legislative updates on preservation-related federal legislation. Includes contacts for federal, state and tribal preservation programs.
American Arbitration Association
www.adr.org
Provides information on construction, commercial, employment, insurance, international, labor arbitrations and mediations. Provides Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Dispute Resolution Procedures; Dispute Review Board guide specifications and operating procedures; mediation factsheets. Offers online filing. Contains forms, current articles, press releases, Q&As and other resources for each industry focus area. Includes guides to alternative dispute resolution, general and area-specific rules, procedures, guides. Includes state-specific rules and forms. Contains UNCITRAL Rules and Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center for the Americas (CAMCA) Rules. AAA University provides information on training classes, online bookstore, reference center. AAA University, Law & Statutes provides arbitration statutes of all 50 states, federal statutes and international conventions on arbitration.
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
www.asprs.org
Contains materials generated by the Task Force on the Model Law on Surveying, promulgated by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
Arbitration Centers – Organized by Country
National, regional and international arbitration organizations are listed by country and continent, with links to their Web sites. Sites typically provide rules; model clauses; information about procedures, fees, arbitrators. Click here to view list.
Barchan
www.barchanfoundation.com/
Foundation examines how public infrastructure projects worldwide are structured, bid, financed and delivered. Collaborates with researchers at leading international academic institutions. Covers planning and design, construction, operations, maintenance and finance. Users can access data summaries for public infrastructure projects; sort current projects by name, status, type, delivery method and date entered. Detailed data is available to cooperating agencies and to paid subscribers. Project Details provides background information on current and recent projects, their status, monetary and non-monetary sources of project support, delivery and finance methods. Partners with International Bar Association’s International Construction Projects Committee and American Bar Association’s Sector of Public Contract Law for data. Articles includes research on best practices, finance and delivery of projects worldwide.
Contractors' Knowledge Network
www.contractorsknowledgenetwork.org
Contractors' Knowledge Bank is a searchable database of American Subcontractors Association documents, fact sheets and articles, many of which can be viewed free of charge. Contractors' Knowledge Depot offers contracts, legal documents and educational guides for sale.
Contractors' Knowledge Network
www.contractorsknowledgenetwork.org
Contractors' Knowledge Bank is a searchable database of American Subcontractors Association documents, fact sheets and articles, many of which can be viewed free of charge. Contractors' Knowledge Depot offers contracts, legal documents and educational guides for sale.
CPR Institute for Alternative Dispute Resolution: See, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution.
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Law and Policy
travel.state.gov/law/law_1734.html
Information, searchable by country or subject, includes authentication of documents for use abroad, obtaining evidence abroad, international judicial assistance, retaining a foreign attorney, enforcement of judgments, notarial and authentication services of U.S. Consular officers abroad, performance of notary functions abroad by American notaries and service of legal documents abroad.
Dispute Review Board Foundation
www.drb.org
Not-for-profit organization that promotes the avoidance and resolution of construction disputes through use of Dispute Resolution Boards. Provides member resumes, practices and procedures manual; newsletter archive; offers training and seminars.
Engineering and Construction Risk Institute
www.ecrionline.org
International risk management consulting forum serving the engineering and construction industry, sponsored by 32 global engineering and construction companies. Public Document Library offers legal, contract, project development, risk management, quantification, financing, other documents for download; risk management links.
Export 911
www.export911.com/e911/export/comTerm.htm
Provides brief definitions of and common uses of all INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms). Includes advice about when to use terms; shows usage styles for terms. INCOTERMs, developed by the International Chamber of Commerce, define trade contract responsibilities and liabilities for buyer and the seller.
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition
www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters
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Provides model forms; procedural rules; case management statistics; Guide to the Conduct of Protests and Contract Disputes; links to recent cases; full text of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Binding Arbitration Guidance; protective orders; procedural timelines; dispute resolution glossary.
FindLaw Corporate Counsel Center, Construction
corporate.findlaw.com/industry/construction/
Includes articles; blog; industry news; news archive; listings of recent lawsuits filed (can sign up for daily updates); links to case law, contracts, laws, reference sources, associations, government agencies.
International Chamber of Commerce
www.iccwbo.org
Provides overview of dispute resolution functions and services. Contains full-text ICC arbitration, conciliation and other rules in English, Spanish and French; codes; model contract provisions. Offers ICC Rules and guidelines, guides, case studies, handbooks and reference materials for sale. Business Topics provides information regarding business law, commercial practice, financial services and taxation. Offers Incoterms 2000, eTerms 2004 electronic contract products; Paction, a Web-based application that allows a buyer and a seller to prepare, negotiate and complete contracts for the international sale and purchase of goods online.
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
www.cpradr.org
Provides fee schedule; information on neutral selection services; ADR rules and clauses; lists alternative dispute resolution groups and practice areas; includes ADR article archive, free podcasts, blog. CPR Store offers for sale books, videos, DVDs and CDs about mediation, ADR, rules, designing ADR systems. Practice Areas provides research tools broken down by geographic areas, specialty.
National Academy of Forensic Engineers
www.nafe.org
Offers NSPE-NAFE Joint Position on Forensic Engineering; National Society of Professional Engineers policy and article on accident reconstruction; offers for sale "Guidelines for the P.E. as a Forensic Engineer, The Engineer as an Expert Witness"; NAFE Journals.
National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution
www.odr.info
Provides information about the center's projects, activities and events; articles. Lists online dispute resolution companies and projects. Includes ODR bibliography; ODR News blog, working papers.
National Society of Professional Engineers
www.nspe.org
Licensure, Resources, Liability contains issue briefs; model document retention policy, document retention guidelines; professional liability survey results; comparison of Construction Owners Association of America and EJCDC (Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee) standard forms; "Guidance for Engineers Performing Site Observation Services"; summaries of model architect and engineer liability laws; state-by-state summary of engineering liability laws, Engineers’ Good Samaritan Laws; professional liability articles; professional liability and risk management guidance articles for owners and engineers. Shop NSPE, Contract Documents offers for sale EJCDC engineering, construction, design/build, environmental remediation, other contract documents.
National Title Information
www.ntiweb.com
Chicago Title's 50-state title insurance survey. Databases searchable by state include acknowledgement forms, title search fee information, real estate laws and customs information, state document forms, information about payor of survey charges in commercial transactions and title digest. Contains policy form availability searchable by state or type of policy. Contains company jurisdiction information. Must register to access any information.
Where in Federal Contracting?
www.wifcon.com
Informational site for government contracts and grants professionals. Provides links to regulatory updates and releases; links to new grant and funding opportunities; federal contracting discussion forum; links to court decisions on contracting issues; archive of contracting analysis articles; links to contracting guidance, publications, databases; links to laws; contracting newsletters by agency; regulatory archives; small business resources; state and local contracting links; training; event listings; links to related organizations and associations.
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