Author: Dykstra, Alison
Edition: 2nd
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 480
Release Date: 10-08-2023
Details: What it takes to develop, plan, and manage a successful construction project 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
EAN: 9780982703434
Package Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
Languages: English