| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780982703434 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
338.47624068 DY CO |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Dykstra, Alison |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Construction project management : |
| Subtitle |
a complete introduction |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Alison Dykstra |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
San Francisco : |
| Publisher |
Kirshner Pub., |
| Date |
2018. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxi, 457 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill. ; |
| Size |
26 cm. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
The construction industry: overview and trends -- Green construction: a builder's opportunity -- Construction projects and players -- Project stages: an overview -- The owner's feasibility: does this project make sense? -- Project delivery -- Programming and design -- Bidding and awarding the job -- Contractors: finding and qualifying for the right jobs -- Fundamentals of estimating -- Creating estimates -- Introduction to contracts -- Construction contracts -- Contract documents: the agreement -- Contract documents: general and supplementary conditions -- Contract documents: the specifications -- Pre-construction and mobilization -- Construction -- Fundamentals of scheduling -- Creating and using the schedule -- Buying out the job: subcontracting -- Changes in the work -- Getting paid -- Claims, disputes, and mechanic's liens -- Close-out and occupancy. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
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. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Construction industry |
| General |
Management |
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| Topical Heading |
Project management |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/mrl84zwc1gzc0g6ukj9t39mfl39i2fyz |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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18260 |
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15096 |
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198 |