The new, updated and expanded edition of this bestselling text addresses the basics of how we design, develop, and construct our buildings and our communities. Written in a straightforward and highly readable style, Construction Project Management provides the reader with crucial background information often overlooked in other texts:

The roles of the major players owners and designers, general and specialty contractors;
Why contractors should avoid some jobs, and how to get the right ones;
What bidding is, and why the low bid is not always the best bid;
Why different types of construction contracts carry different levels of risk;
Why cost estimates and schedules are keys to project success;
How a contractor brings in a job on time and on budget;

And much more:

Alternative project delivery and BIM;
Change orders and getting paid;
MasterFormat;
ConsensusDocs and AIA Documents;
An expanded and updated introduction to Green Construction

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Format: Hardcover
Author: Dykstra, Alison
ISBN: 9780982703434
Condition: New
Dimensions: 0.75 x 10.00
Publication Year: 2018

Language: English

Construction Project Management : A Complete Introduction

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