Project Management in Construction or Making of A Leader

Project Management in Construction

Author: Sidney M Levy

Step-by-step advice on making every construction job profitable and successful

Covering every aspect of the job, from writing initial contracts to complying with OSHA regulations, this trusted resource outlines the essential tenets of project management including estimating, purchasing, and administration of the contract.

Sidney M. Levy is an independent construction industry consultant in Baltimore, Maryland with more than 40 years of experience in the profession. He is the author of numerous books on construction methods and operations, including Construction Databook, Design-Build Project Delivery, and Construction Superintendent's Operations Manual. Mr. Levy was awarded the British Chartered Institute of Building Silver Medal for Project Management in Construction, Third Edition, in the category of Managing Construction.

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A revised and updated practical guide for contractors, covering all aspects of managing a construction project. Tackling actual on-the-job situations, it goes through: estimating, including conceptual and order-of-magnitude estimates, and electronic data processing techniques; arbitration and mediation roles for claims and contract dispute resolution; safety on the jobsite, including setting up an effective safety program and the latest OSHA safety and health standards; and new trends such as partnering and design-build. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	An introduction to the construction industry	1
Ch. 2	The start of the construction process	11
Ch. 3	The general conditions to the construction contract	45
Ch. 4	Bonds and insurance	61
Ch. 5	Organizing the project team	77
Ch. 6	Successful project completion demands a successful start	109
Ch. 7	Estimating	127
Ch. 8	Buying out the job	149
Ch. 9	The change orders	183
Ch. 10	Quality control and quality assurance	211
Ch. 11	Project documentation	229
Ch. 12	Claims, disputes, arbitration, and mediation	261
Ch. 13	Safety in construction	295
Ch. 14	Design-build	325
Ch. 15	Sustainability and green buildings	355
Ch. 16	Interoperability and building information modeling (BIM)	375

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