ConstructionContracting:APracticalGuidetoCompanyManagement,7thEdition

Theindustry′sleadingprofessionalreferenceforfourdecades––fullyrevisedandupdatedConstructionContractingremainsabestsellerintheconstructionindustryfortyyearsafteritsfirstpublication.Acornerstoneoftheconstructionprofessional′slibrary,thistextpresentsthehard–to–findinformationessentialtosuccessfullymanagingaconstructionbusiness,andappliestobuilding,heavycivil,high–tech,andindustrialconstructionendeavorsalike.ThisnewSeventhEditionfeaturesimportantchangesinconstructioninsurance,taxlaw,laborlaw,andbondingandsurety.Itincludes:?Contemporarycontractingmethodssuchasdesign/buildandbestvalue/competitivenegotiation?Computerassistedestimating,projectaccounting,scheduling,anddocumentcontrol?EmergingtechnologiessuchasGeographicInformationSystems(GIS)?Criticalupdatestostandardconstructioncontracts,includingtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects(AIA),theConstructionManagementAssociationofAmerica(CMAA),theAssociatedGeneralContractorsofAmerica(AGC),andtheDesignBuildInstituteofAmerica(DBIA)ConstructionContractingalsofeaturesexpandedcoverageofsuchbasicsasbusinessownershipandcompanyorganization,costestimating,biddingproceduresandstrategies,projecttimeandcostmanagement,laborrelations,andprojectsafety.Thiseditionincorporatesmanyspecialfeatures,includingnewandupdatedcontractingforms,thelatestConstructionIndustryArbitrationRules,acompanionWebsite,andaCD–ROMcontainingacompletelibraryofformsfromtheAIA,AGC,andEngineersJointContractDocumentsCommittee.ConstructionContracting,SeventhEditionisacompleteworkingresourcefortheconstructionprofessionalinthefieldorofficeandanindispensablepreparatorytoolforstudents.