Construction Project Management: A Complete Introduction

Dykstra, Alison

ISBN 10: 0982703430 / ISBN 13: 9780982703434

Published by Kirshner Publishing Company, 2023

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Synopsis:

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

About the Author: Alison Dykstra, AIA, CSI has been a registered architect for over 30 years and began teaching construction management in the early 1990s. This textbook draws on her extensive professional and classroom experience to explain the complex systems of construction management in a highly accessible way that meets the needs of both beginners and seasoned contractors. She is also author of a text on Green Construction.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Construction Project Management: A Complete ...
Publisher: Kirshner Publishing Company
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: very_good
Edition: 2nd Edition