Author : James Jerome O'Brien
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 36,41 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
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Author : Ali D. Haidar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 19,61 MB
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030722651
This book addresses the process and principles of contract management in construction from an international perspective. It presents a well-structured, in-depth analysis of construction law doctrines necessary to understand the fundamentals of contract management. The book begins with an introduction to contract management and contract law and formation. It then discusses the various parties to a contract and their relevant obligations, whether they are engineers, contractors or subcontractors. It also addresses standard practices when drafting and revising contracts, as well as what can be expected in standard contracts general clauses. Two chapters are dedicated to contract clauses, with one focused on contract administration such as schedules, payment certificates and defects liability, and the other focused on contract management, such as terminations, dispute resolutions and claims. This book provides a useful reference to engineers, project managers and students within the field of engineering and construction management.
Author : Joseph Frein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 41,79 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1468414496
The primary purpose of this handbook is to make available to general contractors, consulting engineers, construction managers, specialty contractors, and subcontractors, as well as to professors and students in Universities and technical institutes which offer courses on the subject, the fundamentals of construction management together with the most workable types of organization, and the necessary capabilities they must include to reasonably ensure success and minimize the possibility of failure in this most hazardous profession. The second and equally important purpose is to furnish equipment manufacturers, dealers, material suppliers, bankers, surety bondsmen, and others, who traditionally rely on financial statements and general reputation, something more concrete to look for-the type of management and organization, and its scope and capability-in deciding how far to go along with contractors with whom they deal or wish to deal. This, the second edition of the Handbook, is an updated version of the work published in 1973. The book covers very many subjects which are part of construction. The greatest care was exercised in consideration of their practical aspects based on the theory and practice of construction management and its structure, and the functions of the various departments, both in the field and central offices, that make up construction organization. Leading specialists in their particular fields were selected to write chapters on the vital segments making up the structure of construction management and organization. These fields include construction contracts and conditions, job organization by general types of projects, equipment maintenance and preventive maintenance and overhaul, engineering and estimating, scheduling and controls, data processing and the use of computer equipment in engineering and accounting techniques, office administration, corporate and cost accounting, payroll, employment and labor relations, safety, public relations, legal and contractural problems, banking and finance, taxes, surety bonding, insurance, pension and retirement problems and others.
Author : Abdul Razzak Rumane
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 857 pages
File Size : 45,75 MB
Release : 2016-08-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1482226650
The book is developed to provide significant information and guidelines to construction and project management professionals (owners, designers, consultants, construction managers, project managers, supervisors, contractors, builders, developers, and many others from the construction-related industry) involved in construction projects (mainly civil construction projects, commercial-A/E projects) and construction-related industries. It covers the importance of construction management principles, procedures, concepts, methods, and tools, and their applications to various activities/components/subsystems of different phases of the life cycle of a construction project. These applications will improve the construction process in order to conveniently manage the project and make the project most qualitative, competitive, and economical. It also discuss the interaction and/or combination among some of the activities/elements of management functions, management processes, and their effective implementation and applications that are essential throughout the life cycle of project to conveniently manage the project. This handbook will: Focus on the construction management system to manage construction projects Include a number of figures and tables which will enhance reader comprehension Provide all related topics/areas of construction management Be of interest to all those involved in construction management and project management Provide information about Building Information Modeling (BIM), and ISO Certification in Construction Industry Offer a chapter on Lean construction The construction project life cycle phases and its activities/elements/subsystems are comprehensively developed and take into consideration Henri Fayol's Management Function concept which was subsequently modified by Koontz and O'Donnel and Management Processes Knowledge Areas described in PMBOK® published by Project Management Institute (PMI). The information available in the book will also prove valuable for academics/instructors to provide construction management/project management students with in-depth knowledge and guidelines followed in the construction projects and familiarize them with construction management practices.
Author : James Jerome O'Brien
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 15,24 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
In their brief preface, the editors describe an urgent and pent-up need for repair and construction in the US and predict great challenges to the industry in the coming decade. The original edition of the Handbook was published in 1971, and it has been updated and revised in its coverage of: regulations--including construction and tax law, safety standards, liability, bonding, insurance, and risk management; financing, acquisition, and accounting methods; the use of on-site computers to schedule and track projects; and motivating workers, increasing productivity, increasing business during slow periods. Printed on acidic paper, unfortunate in a book that could be useful for another 20 years. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : William J. O'Brien
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 2008-10-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420047469
Mounting emphasis on construction supply chain management (CSCM) is due to both global sourcing of materials and a shortage of labor. These factors force increasing amounts of value-added work to be conducted off-site deep in the supply chain. Construction Supply Chain Management Handbook compiles in one comprehensive source an overview of the dive
Author : Eddy M. Rojas
Publisher : J. Ross Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 16,54 MB
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1604270020
Construction Project Management offers some of the best project management studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include pre-construction planning, early warning signs of project distress, impact of change orders, project sequencing, ideal jobsite inventory levels, tool and material control systems, recommended safety practices, partnering, total quality management, quality assurance, performance evaluations, and contract risk management. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction project management and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance your company's productivity and profitability.
Author : Dennis H. Sanders
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 14,6 MB
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 146206714X
From any perspective, the ideal construction project is one in which the contractor shows up on your doorstep with the right price and all of his tools, people, and equipment ready to start, and builds exactly what you want for the price you want and finish on schedule. Everyone then goes away, happy as clams. This is the ideal, but it never occurs. The world is a competitive place; to survive, contractors must think competitively in order to win work. They must find a way to complete a quality project for the lowest price. Circumstances can easily derail even the best plans and contractors, but with planning, delays and cost overruns can be minimized. This handbook helps guide the construction manager through the trials and tribulations of selecting, expecting, rejecting, prompting, requiring, and documenting what the contractor produces on the project. Contracts can be written that foresee common problems and provide the construction manager with their resolution. The concepts in Field Guide for Construction Management can help you do just that.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,45 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Construction industry
ISBN :
Author : Michael S. Milliner
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Construction industry
ISBN : 9780876291054
These discussions and illustrations provide practical methods for attaining financial control. Using examples, the book points out how and where contractors typically mismanage finances and shows how an effective financial control system can lead to new growth and profits. No bibliography. Annotatio
