Unit6ConstructionContractPART06目錄CONTENTSDialogueSectionATypesandFormsofContractSectionBLead-inUnit6ConstructionContractLead-inIdentifythepicturesbelow.Matchthemwiththewordsinthebox.constructionplanfluctuationcontractSectionADialogue1JenniferSmith,representativeofPolarisConstructionCompanyLimited,iswillingtodiscussaprojectwithMr.Huang.H=Mr.HuangS=JenniferSmithUnit6ConstructionContractSectionADialogue1S:

Hi,I’minterestedinhiringyourteamtobuildacommercialpropertyforourcompany.H:

Great!We’dbehappytohelp.Whattypeofpropertyareyoulookingtoconstruct?S:

Wewanttoconstructa5-storeyofficebuildingwithaparkinglotandsomegreenspacesaroundtheproperty.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionADialogue1H:

Okay,that’sdefinitelysomethingwecando.Beforeweproceed,canyouprovideuswithadetaileddescriptionoftheproject,includinglocation,squarefootage,numberofrooms,andanyspecificrequirementsyouhaveinmind?S:Sure.Thepropertyislocateddowntown,andweneedabout10,000squarefeetoffloorspacewithapproximately50-60rooms.Also,wewouldlikethebuildingtobeenergy-efficient,andIpreferusingsustainablematerialsfortheconstruction.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionADialogue1H:Gotit.Basedonwhatyou'vedescribed,wecanprepareaproposaldetailingourconstructionplansandcostestimate.We'llneedtomakeanagreementonatimeline.paymentscheduleandotherterms.Isthatokaywithyou?S:Yes,thatsoundsreasonable.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionADialogue1H:Okay,thenwe’llworkondraftingacomprehensivecontractthatcoversallaspectsoftheconstructionprocess.S:SoundsgoodtomeandI’mlookingforwardtoworkingwithyourteam.H:It’sourpleasure.Wevalueclearcommunicationandtransparencyinallourprojects,andwe’recommittedtodeliveringhigh-qualityworkthatmeetsyourexpectations.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionANewWordsproceed[?n?str?k?n]n.beginacourseofaction開(kāi)始行動(dòng)；進(jìn)行；開(kāi)展draft[k?n?tr?kt?(r)]n.towritethefirstroughversionofsthsuchasaletter,speechorbook起草；草擬transparency[tr?ns?p?r?nsi]n.thequalityofsth,suchasasituationoranargument,thatmakesiteasytounderstand易懂；清楚；透明度Dialogue1Unit6ConstructionContractSectionAPhrasesandExpressionsenergy-efficient節(jié)能高效的squarefootage建筑面積Unit6ConstructionContractSectionAPhrasesandExpressionsconstructionplans施工計(jì)劃；結(jié)構(gòu)圖costestimate成本估算Unit6ConstructionContractSectionADialogue2Mr.Huang,representativeofthecontractor,isphoningJenniferSmithtodiscusstheEscalationclauses.H=Mr.HuangS=JenniferSmithUnit6ConstructionContractSectionADialogue2H:Hello,Ms.Smith,Iwaswonderingifwecouldintroduceafuelescalationclauseintoourcontract.S:Sure,canyouexplaintomewhatthatisandwhyyouthinkit’snecessary?H:Afuelescalationclauseisawaytoadjustthecontractpricebasedonpre-establishedpercentagechangesinfuelcosts.Itwouldprotectusfromanyunforeseenincreasesinoil-derivativeproductsthatmayoccurduringtheproject.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionADialogue2S:Isee.Howdoesthisdifferfromthedailyfluctuationsinfuelprices?H:Thisclauseisn’tintendedtoprotectusfromday-to-dayfuelpricechangessincethosearenormal.However,itwouldhelpminimizethecostfluctuationsofcertainarticlesoverthecourseoftheproject,whichcanhaveasignificantimpactonourbudget.S:Thatmakessense.whatkindofpre-establishedpercentagechangesareyouthinkingof?Unit6ConstructionContractSectionADialogue2Unit6ConstructionContractH:Wewerethinkingofsomethingaround5%-7%,whichwouldaccountformostfuctuations.S:Okay,Il’ldiscussthiswithmyteamandwe’llgetbacktoyouwithmoreinformation.H:Great,thankyouforconsideringthis.SectionANewWordsescalation[esk??le??(?)n]n.arapidincrease;arise增長(zhǎng)；上升unforeseen[??nf???si?n]adj.thatyoudidnotexpecttohappen未想到的；始料不及的fluctuation[fl?kt?u?e??(?)n]n.anirregularrisingandfallinginnumberoramount;avariation波動(dòng)minimize[?m?n?ma?z]v.toreducesth,especiallysthbad,tothelowestpossiblelevel使減少到最低限度Dialogue2Unit6ConstructionContractSectionAPhrasesandExpressionsescalationclause價(jià)格調(diào)整條款oil-derivativeproducts石油衍生產(chǎn)品Dialogue2Unit6ConstructionContractSectionAExercise1Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothedialogues.1.Theclientisinterestedinbuildingaresidentialproperty.2.Theclientwantsthebuildingtobeenergyefficientandbuiltwithsustainablematerials.3.Mr.Huangwillprepareaproposaldetailingconstructionplans.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionAExercise1Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothedialogues.4.Thefuelescalationclauseisdesignedtoprotectagainstday-to-dayfuelpricechanges.5.JenniferSmithrejectedMr.Huang’srequirement.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionAExercise2Oralpractice:Pairwork.Usethequestionsbelowtointerviewyourpartner.Thenchangeroles.1.WhoisJenniferSmith?

。2.Whatspecificrequirementsdoestheclienthaveinmindforthecommercialpropertytheywanttobuild?

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Unit6ConstructionContractSectionAExercise23.Whataspectsneedtobereachedagreementsforbothsidesintheproposal?

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4.Whatisafuelescalationclause?

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。Unit6ConstructionContractSectionAExercise3PracticalActivity:Workinpairsandmakeaconversation.SupposeyouareKateSawyer,anemployeeofChinaStarConstructionCompanyLimited,andyourcompanyhasplannedaconstructionprojectinAfrica.Asarepresentativeofyourcompany,youaregoingtonegotiatesomedetailswiththecontractorPaulChen.Theresultofthediscussionwillbereportedtothewholeclass.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBTypesandFormsofContractAconstructioncontractagreementisadocumentthatsetsthescopeandtermsofworkforaconstructionproject.Itisanagreementbetweenthecontractordoingtheconstructionandthepersonorcompanywhohiresthemtodothework.Theagreementshouldcontainseveralsectionsofclausesdefiningthescope,terms,andconditionsoftheproject,including:Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBTypesandFormsofContract?Whatworkwillbedone?Whenitwillstartandbecompletedby?Whichpartieswillparticipateintheconstructionprocess?

Thecostoflaborandmaterials?Howthepartieswillcommunicate?Proceduresforchangingthescopeofworkorotherpartsoftheagreement?HowdisputeswillberesolvedUnit6ConstructionContractSectionBMostconstructioncompaniesorcontractorswillhaveatemplatetheyuseasthebasisoftheirconstructioncontract.Thistemplatewilloutlinetheirstandardoperatingprocedures,rates,andotherconditions.TypesandFormsofContractUnit6ConstructionContractSectionB1.BasicFormsofConstructionContractAgreementsDependingontheproject,eachagreementwillbeslightlydifferent,withmodificationsmadeforscopeofwork,cost,andmore,dependingonthejob.However,mostcontractagreementsshouldincludecertainsectionstoprotectpartiesonbothsidesoftheagreement.Unit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractSectionB1.BasicFormsofConstructionContractAgreements（1）Projectdescription:Thisdetailswhattheprojectisabout,includingthemostimportantideaordescriptionoftheproblembeingaddressed.Itcanbeasummaryofitemsorjustaparagraph.（2）Contractprice:Thetypeofcontractpricethathasbeenawardedandthetotalamountofmoneybeingcontractedaredetailed,aswellaspossibleadditionsordeductionstothecontractandhowtheywillbereleased.Unit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractSectionB1.BasicFormsofConstructionContractAgreements（3）Paymentbasis:Thisdescribesthemoneythatwillbepaidtothecontractor,whetheronaweekly,monthly,ormilestonebasis.Thissectionshouldalsospecifywhatpercentageofmoneyshouldberetainedoneveryapplicationforpayment.Itwillalsodefinewhenthepaymentisdue,thepenaltyforlatepayments,whetherinterestisaccrued,andanyotherpaymentandinvoicingterms.Unit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractSectionB1.BasicFormsofConstructionContractAgreements（4）Scheduleorcalendar:Thetotalnumberofdaysorhowtheprojectschedulewillbedivided,itshoulddescribeeithercalendardaysorbusinessdaysandcanbepresentedasaGanttChart,barchart,CPM,oranothermethod.Unit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractSectionB1.BasicFormsofConstructionContractAgreements（5）Documentlist:Alistofallcontractdocumentsformsthispartofthecontractagreement.Drawings,exhibits,specs,andsupplementalconditionscanbepartofthislist.（6）Constructionscope:Thescopenormallycanbemeasuredorquantifiableandisadescriptionofallconstructionactivitiesthatwillformpartoftheproject.Unit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractSectionB1.BasicFormsofConstructionContractAgreements（7）Constructionconditionsandresponsibilities:Responsibilitiesfortheownerandthecontractor,includingwhoisresponsibleforprovidingdocuments,information,payments,orotherdeliverablesarelaidoutsotheprojectcanprogressontime.Itshouldcontainspecifictermsforliens,penalties,withholding,andarbitrationrules,aswellasspecificinstructionsonhowtoprocessclaimsandproceedwithdisputes.Unit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractSectionB1.BasicFormsofConstructionContractAgreements（8）Contractlaws:Anyapplicablelegalrequirements,includinggoverninglaws,liensrequirements,claimsprocedures,arbitrationprocedures,insurance,substantialcompletionrequirements,finalcompletion,andliquidateddamagesaredetailed.Thismayalsoincludeproceduresforhowtoterminateorsuspendtheworkandtheagreementwiththecontractor.Unit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractSectionB1.BasicFormsofConstructionContractAgreementsUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractOncethecontractisfinalized,itshouldbesignedbybothpartiesbeforeanyworkbegins.Bysigning,bothpartiesindicatethattheyagreetotheprojectterms.Ifeitherpartybreaksthetermsoftheagreement,thecontractshouldoutlineproceduresforhowthedisputecanbeaddressed,includinglegalaction.SectionB2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractUnderstandingthedifferenttypesofconstructioncontractsisessentialastheydeterminewhatyoupayandwhatyouareliableforandmanyotheraspectsofthejob.Acontractprotectsboththebuilderandtheownerbyensuringexpectationsareclearfromthebeginningandavoidingpotentialheadachescausedbyoveragesandotherunexpectedissues.Therearemanytypesofbuildingcontractsandtheyareusuallytailoredtotheneedsoftheproject.SectionBUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractI）LumpSumorFixedPriceContractTypeThistypeofcontractinvolvesatotalfixedpriceforallconstruction-relatedactivities.Lumpsumcontractscanincludeincentivesorbenefitsforearlytermination,orcanalsohavepenalties,calledliquidateddamages,foralatetermination.Thiscontractshallbeusedwhentheriskneedstobetransferredtothebuilderandtheownerwantstoavoidchangeordersforunspecifiedwork.2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractHowever,acontractormustalsoincludesomepercentagecostassociatedwithcarryingthatrisk.Thesecostswillbehiddeninthefixedprice.Onalumpsumcontract,itishardertogetcreditbackforworknotcompleted,soconsiderthatwhenanalyzingyouroptions.2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContract2）CostPlusContractsThistypeofcontractinvolvespaymentoftheactualcosts,purchases,orotherexpensesgenerateddirectlyfromtheconstructionactivity.Costpluscontractsmustcontainspecificinformationaboutacertainpre-negotiatedamount(somepercentageofthematerialandlaborcost)coveringcontractor’soverheadandprofit.Costsmustbedetailedandshouldbeclassifiedasdirectorindirectcosts.Therearemultiplevariationsofcostpluscontractsandthemostcommonare:2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContract①

CostPlusFixedPercentage

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CostPlusFixedFee

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CostPluswithGuaranteedMaximumPriceContract④

CostPluswithGuaranteedMaximumPriceandBonusContract2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBCostpluscontractsareusedwhenthescopehasnotbeenclearlydefinedanditistheownerresponsibilitytoestablishsomelimitsonhowmuchthecontractorwillbebilling.Whensomeoftheaforementionedoptionsareused,thoseincentiveswillservetoprotecttheowner’sinterestandavoidbeingchargedforunnecessarychanges.alsohavepenalties,calledliquidateddamages,foralatetermination.Unit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContract2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContract3）TimeandMaterialContractsWhenScopeisNotClearTimeandmaterialcontractsareusuallypreferrediftheprojectscopeisnotclear,orhasnotbeendefined.Theownerandthecontractormustestablishanagreedhourlyordailyrate,includingadditionalexpensesthatcouldariseintheconstructionprocess.2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractThecostsmustbeclassifiedasdirect,indirect,markup,andoverhead,andshouldbeincludedinthecontract.Sometimestheownermightwanttoestablishacaporspecificprojectdurationtothecontractorthatmustbemet,inordertohavetheowner’sriskminimized.Thesecontractsareusefulforsmallscopesorwhenyoucanmakearealisticguessonhowlongitwilltaketocompletethescope.2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContract4）UnitPricingContractsUnitpricingcontractsareanothertypeofcontractcommonlyusedbybuildersandinfederalagencies.Unitpricescanalsobesetduringthebiddingprocessastheownerrequestsspecificquantitiesandpricingforapredeterminedamountofunitizeditems.2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBUnit6ConstructionContractTypesandFormsofContractByprovidingunitprices,theownercaneasilyverifythatthey’rebeingchargedwithuninflatedpricesforgoodsorservicesbeingacquired.Unitpricecaneasilybeadjustedupand/ordownduringscopechanges,makingiteasierfortheownerandthebuildertoreachagreementsduringchangeorders.2.TypesofConstructionContractAgreementsSectionBNewWordsscope[sk??p]n.therangeofthingsthatasubject,anorganization,anactivity,etc.dealswith（題目、組織、活動(dòng)等的）范圍dispute[d??spju?t]n./v.anargumentoradisagreementbetweentwopeople,groupsorcountries;discussionaboutasubjectwherethereisdisagreement爭(zhēng)論；辯論；爭(zhēng)端；糾紛template[temple?t]n.athingthatisusedasamodelforproducingothersimilarexamples樣板；模板；型板Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBNewWordsdeduction[d??d?k?n]n.theprocessoftakinganamountofsth,especiallymoney,awayfromatotal;theamountthatistakenaway扣除（額）；減去（數(shù)）penalty[?pen?lti]n.apunishmentforbreakingalaw,ruleorcontract懲罰；處罰；刑罰specs[speks]n.abbr.規(guī)格，說(shuō)明書(shū)（specifications）Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBNewWordsdeliverable[d??l?v?r?bl]n.aproductthatacompanypromisestohavereadyforacustomer應(yīng)交付的產(chǎn)品withholding[w?e?h??ld??]n.thetaxanemployertakesoutofanemployee’spaycheckandremitstothefederal,state,and/orlocalgovernment.扣繳稅款;預(yù)扣arbitration[ɑ?b?tre??n]n.theofficialprocessofsettlinganargumentoradisagreement仲裁，公斷Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBNewWordsliens[?li??n]n.arighttoretainpossessionofanother’spropertypendingdischargeofadebt留置權(quán);扣押權(quán)l(xiāng)iable[?la??bl]adj.legallyresponsibleforpayingthecostofsth（法律上）負(fù)有償付責(zé)任overage[???v?r?e?d?]n.asurplusorexcessofmoneyormerchandisethatisactuallyonhandandthatexceedsexpectations商品過(guò)剩；人工時(shí)效過(guò)度Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBNewWordstailor[?te?l?(r)]vt.Ifyoutailorsomethingsuchasaplanorsystemtosomeone’sneeds,youmakeitsuitableforaparticularpersonorpurposebychangingthedetailsofit.調(diào)整termination[?t??m??ne??n]n.(formal)theactofendingsth;theendofsth結(jié)束；終止；末端；端incentive[?n?sent?v]n.somethingthatencouragesyoutodosth激勵(lì)；刺激；鼓勵(lì)Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBNewWordsmarkup[?mɑ?k?p]n.anincreaseinthepriceofsthbasedonthedifferencebetweenthecostofproducingitandthepriceitissoldat（基于成本價(jià)與銷(xiāo)售價(jià)之間差價(jià)的）加成；漲價(jià)；利潤(rùn)minimize[?m?n?ma?z]vt.toreducesth,especiallysthbad,tothelowestpossiblelevel使減少到最低限度verify[?ver?fa?]v.tocheckthatsthistrueoraccurate核實(shí)；查對(duì)；核準(zhǔn)Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBPhrasesandExpressionssupplementalconditions補(bǔ)充條件constructionscope建設(shè)規(guī)模；合同施工范圍lumpsumcontract總價(jià)合同

changeorders變更訂單Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBPhrasesandExpressionscostpluscontract成本加成合同timeandmaterialcontract工料合同unitpricingContracts單價(jià)合同Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsofaconstructioncontractisNOTtrue?A.Themostimportantideasorproblemsoftheprojectshouldbesummarizedinthecontracts.B.Thetypeofcontractpriceshouldbedecidedaftertheprojectisdonesincetherewillbepossibleadditionsordeductions.C.Bothsidesoftheownerandthecontractor’sresponsibilitiesshouldbeconfirmedtoguaranteetheprogressoftheproject.D.Thecontractshouldbefinalizedandsignedaheadoftheproject.Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise12.Howmanytypesofconstructioncontractsarementionedinthetext?A.Five B.Six C.Three D.FourChoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofalumpsumcontract?A.Thecontractorwillminimizeitsproductionandperformance.B.

Buildershaveaclearexpectationofthescope.C.

Ownersavoidpayingunexpectedprojectcosts.D.

Penaltiescanbeimposedforlatetermination.Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise14.CostpluscontractincludesrulesofthefollowingpaymentsEXCEPT?

A.purchases

B.materialC.plannedcost

D.liquidateddamagesChoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise15.Iftheownerrequestsspecificquantitiesandpricinginaproject,whichtypeofcontractsisabetterchoice?

A.CostPlusContracts

B.TimeandMaterialContracts

C.Unitpricingcontracts

D.LumpSumorFixedPriceContractTypeChoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise2Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.hiredisputesstakepropertycontractorscopedocumentresolveschedulelegalUnit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise2Aconstructioncontractagreementisa1._______thatsetsthe2._______andtermsofworkforaconstructionproject.Itisanagreementbetweenthe3._______doingtheconstructionandthepersonorcompanywho4.______themtodothework.Theagreementshouldcontainseveralsectionsofclausesdefiningthescope,terms,andconditionsoftheproject,includingwhatworkwillbedone,theproject5.______,paymentterms,6._____requirements,how7._______willbe8._______,andmore.Aconstructioncontractagreementprotectsthelegalandfinancial9.______ofeveryoneinvolvedinaconstructionproject.Neithertheowneroftheconstructioncompanynortheownerofthe10._____shouldstartaconstructionjobwithoutconstruction

contract.Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.Aconstructioncontractagreementisadocumentthatsetsthescopeandtermsofworkforaconstructionproject.Itisanagreementbetweenthecontractordoingtheconstructionandthepersonorcompanywhohiresthemtodothework.

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Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.2.Responsibilitiesfortheownerandthecontractor,includingwhoisresponsibleforprovidingdocuments,information,payments,orotherdeliverablesarelaidoutsotheprojectcanprogressontime.

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Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.3.Ifeitherpartybreaksthetermsoftheagreement,thecontractshouldoutlineproceduresforhowthedisputecanbeaddressed,includinglegalaction.

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Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.4.Thistypeofcontractinvolvesatotalfixedpriceforallconstruction-relatedactivities.Lumpsumcontractscanincludeincentivesorbenefitsforearlytermination,orcanalsohavepenalties,calledliquidateddamages,foralatetermination.

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Unit6ConstructionContractSectionBExercise3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.5.Thecostsmustbeclassifiedasdirect,indirect,markup,andoverhead,andshouldbeincludedinthecontract.Sometimestheownermightwanttoestablishacaporspecificprojectdurationtothecontractorthatmustbemet,inordertohavetheowner’sriskminimized.

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Unit6ConstructionContract課文譯文合同類(lèi)型和形式施工合同協(xié)議是設(shè)定建筑項(xiàng)目工作范圍和條款的文件。這是進(jìn)行施工的承包商與雇用他們進(jìn)行工作的個(gè)人或公司之間的協(xié)議。協(xié)議應(yīng)包含定義項(xiàng)目范圍、條款和條件的幾部分條款和以下內(nèi)容：?

將完成哪些工作。

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將在何時(shí)開(kāi)始和完成。?

由哪一方參與施工過(guò)程。

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人工費(fèi)和材料費(fèi)。?

各方如何溝通改變工作范圍的程序或協(xié)議的其他部分。?

如何解決糾紛。Unit6ConstructionContract課文