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For over three decades, Construction Project Administration has been developed and improved to provide a single source of information to help address the responsibilities and risks that can be encountered on the job. It not only introduces students, design professionals, project managers, and owners to the special problems of construction, but also serves as a ready reference to experienced contract administrators and construction engineers.
Using simple, straightforward language, Construction Project Administration 9th Edition addresses how a successful construction project is managed and administered from design through construction to closeout. With the goal of uniting the key stakeholders (contractors, architects, engineers, etc) and providing them with a workable system for operating as an effective construction team, Construction Project Administration reflects the latest technology, laws and regulations. Topics pertinent to each stage of a project are introduced and discussed as they occur throughout the life of the project. Numerous real-world examples are included.
This edition includes coverage of BIM, the introduction of the 2004 version of CSI Masterformat and a complete chapter on electronic project administration. By tracing a construction project from start to finish, Construction Project Administration offers a single source of information for all in the construction industry.
Features:
Reflects the latest technology, laws and regulations—shaping construction project administration.
- Covers the latest techniques in the field (CMP scheduling, liquidation of assets, etc.); discusses the DOT and local standards specs; covers design-build laws for Federal and public projects, and more!
Traces a project from start to finish—from design through construction to closeout.
- Shows topics pertinent to each stage of a project and illustrates a project's lifecycle.
Uses simple, straightforward language—with many real-world examples.
- Offers practical application that is relevant to all in the construction industry—from students to design professionals to project managers to contract administrators and construction engineers.
Includes a complete chapter on electronic project administration—see Chapter 5.
- Discusses computer applications for procurement and project administration and keeps students abreast of the latest techniques in the field.
Incorporates case law examples, sample documentation forms, and completed examples.
- Gives students real-world examples and information on the laws impacting day-to-day job activities.
New! Coverage of Building Information Modeling–see Chapter 5.
- Introduces the concepts of BIM – an innovative new approach to building design, construction, and management.
New! Construction Specifications 2004 version of Masterformat–see Chapter 6.
- Familiarizes students with the latest information technology tools that are positively impacting project administration.
From the Preface
The principal objective of this book is to provide those of us who are active in the construction industry with a single source of information that will help address the responsibilities and risks that we are likely to encounter.
The book not only introduces students, design professionals, project managers, and owners to the special problems of construction, but also serves as a ready reference to experienced contract administrators and construction engineers.
The first edition was addressed to students of construction management, on-site representatives, engineers, and inspectors to provide them with a ready source of information in preparing for the responsibilities they could expect to confront on modern construction projects.
However, during the many seminars held by the authors throughout the United States, Venezuela, Guam, Canada, Jamaica, and Mexico, and in the courses they have taught for the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies; University of Washington, Seattle, Engineering Professional Programs; Eastern Kentucky University; and the American Society of Civil Engineers, it became evident that the project managers, contract administrators, and other management personnel who worked with or exercised control over the on-site project representatives had special problems that also needed to be addressed if the project team concept was to be realized. Thus, the concept for the second edition was born: to bring together the office and field personnel and present them with a workable system for operating as an effective construction team.
The third edition continued the concept of developing the project team approach, with the added consideration of claims-avoidance methods to reduce claims losses. Each member of the project team needed to become intimately familiar with the principles of construction project administration. It was toward this end that the author strove to meet the particular needs of the project team in today's changing construction environment. A considerable amount of new material was added, and some of the chapters were reorganized for a more logical flow of information.
Later editions provided the updating necessary to remain current with state-of-the-art techniques in construction and to add new material, including references to AIA, EJCDC, and FIDIC documents, so that the book can literally become a single source for most construction-phase activities.
As a part of the continuing effort to stay abreast of the state of the art of the construction industry, and in recognition of the federal declaration to make the metric system (SI) the basic system of measurement in the United States and that federal agencies be required to use it exclusively, the fifth edition was updated to emphasize its use and included supplementary information to assist civil and construction engineers in utilizing metric (SI) civil engineering units in construction. In addition, all of the original material was reviewed and updated; the subject of partnering was addressed; and the index was made more user-friendly.
For the seventh edition, author Ed Fisk added a new chapter, "Electronic Project Administration" (Chapter 5) and welcomed two new contributors who were experts in their own right on computer application as applied to procurement and project administration. They were Mr. Harold Good, CPPO, formerly Director of Procurement and Contracting for the City of Palm Springs and a leader in his field, and W. Gary Craig, PE, President of ProjectEDGE.
For the eighth edition, Mr. Wayne Reynolds joined author Ed Fisk in revising much of Chapters 13 and 14 on construction scheduling, and Chapter 16 on value engineering. Together, the authors made many updates regarding twenty-first-century technology.
Table of Contents
Preface. Chapter 1: The Project Delivery System. Chapter 2: Responsibility and Authority. Chapter 3: Resident Project Representative Office Responsibilities. Chapter 4: Documentation: Records and Reports. Chapter 5: Electronic Project Administration. Chapter 6: Specifications and Drawings. Chapter 7: Using the Specifications in Contract Administration. Chapter 8: Construction Laws and Labor Relations. Chapter 9: Construction Safety. Chapter 10: Meetings and Negotiations. Chapter 11: Risk Allocation and Liability Sharing. Chapter 12: Preconstruction Operations. Chapter 13: Planning for Construction. Chapter 14: CPM Scheduling for Construction. Chapter 15: Construction Operations. Chapter 16: Value Engineering. Chapter 17: Measurement and Payment. Chapter 18: Construction Materials and Workmanship. Chapter 19: Changes and Extra Work. Chapter 20: Claims and Disputes. Chapter 21: Project Closeout. Bibliography. Index. Forms Index. |
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