 |
 |
 |
|
Complete any Construction Job on Time, within Budget, and According to Specifications.
Turn to the updated Second Edition of Construction Superintendent's Operations Manual for step-by-step guidance on managing every aspect of complex construction jobs. From handling construction contracts to managing construction components and technology, this hands-on resource will help you ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and according to specifications.
Packed with over 100 forms, sample letters, and checklists, this easy-to-use reference shows you how to organize a project, work with subcontractors, rehabilitate old buildings, establish safety procedures at the jobsite, achieve quality control and quality assurance, write effective business letters, and much more. The Second Edition of Construction Superintendent's Operations Manual now features:
- A wealth of construction methods, strategies, and tactics.
- Dealing with difficult issues at the site, coordination, subsurface conditions.
- Time and material pitfalls to avoid.
- Tips on working with subcontractors and completing jobs successfully.
- Over 100 forms, letters, and checklists, both in the book and on the CD-ROM.
- SI units where applicable.
- NEW to this edition: more details on construction contract documents, including design-build; new information on bonds and insurance; updated coverage of site safety, with OSHA citations
Inside this Cutting-Edge Construction Management Guide.
• Introduction to the Construction Industry • Construction Contracts • General Conditions • Organizing the Project • Organizing in the Field • Working with Subcontractors • Rehabilitation of Old Buildings • Safety at the Jobsite • Quality Control and Quality Assurance • The Legal World We Live In • Effective Letter Writing
From the Preface
The boss brings in the work, the project manager assembles the team - but it is the project superintendent who is going to get the project built.
The project superintendent's role in the construction process is a critical one. He or she is the field general, directing tens or hundreds of skilled tradespeople to ensure the timely completion of the project, provide assurance that the contract requirements will be met, and, hopefully, allow the company to turn a profit. The project superintendent needs people skills, technical know-how, and mastery of the carrot-and-stick management approach. These frontline supervisors are always willing to lend a helpful hand or a sympathetic ear, but they are also tough when required, always mindful of the C's required for a successful project: control over time, control over costs, control over quality.
The Construction Superintendent's Operations Manual, 2nd Edition, contains the basic information every project superintendent needs, from interpreting and administering the complex construction contracts of today, to methods of improving organization in the field, to dealing with the intricacies of urban rehabilitation projects. This book is jam-packed with helpful tips and reporting forms required for today's fast-paced projects. The CD inside the back cover includes a whole host of handy forms along with a series of form letters directed to owners, architects, and subcontractors covering most of the documentation concerns arising in the field today - just type in the recipient's name, address, and the project-specific data and send the form on its way.
Today more than ever, a project superintendent's management and technical skills are put to the test. He or she must deal with shortages of trained, experienced workers and learn about new materials and new construction techniques and concepts. As desktop, laptop, and, now, handheld computers become every day management tools, and as construction companies become more sophisticated in their collection and processing of field information, an entirely new set of skills is required. The successful superintendent must be a master of time management and resist the tugs and pulls of the many attempts by subcontractors and miscellaneous visitors to the construction site to distract him or her from the primary goals of being everywhere on the site and being aware of everything that is taking place within the construction cycle. At day's end when most of the trades have left the site and quiet prevails, the superintendent's work is not quite done. He or she is responsible for processing documents of all kinds - daily logs, drawing reviews, RFIs, updates to the schedule - planning activities for the next day, and making phone calls to track down tradespeople, materials, and equipment. The Construction Superintendent's Operations Manual, 2nd Edition, may be of some help in the completion of these tasks.
This book has been assembled to provide insight into many of the facets of the construction process, offer some helpful tips for new entrants into the position of project superintendent, and, possibly, provide the experienced superintendent with a few more tools to add to his or her toolbox.
The superintendent's work day is long, and there are periods that test one's physical, mental, and emotional limits, but there is great satisfaction in knowing that one's efforts have not been wasted, and a project is one day closer to completion. And, when you are riding in a car on a sunny Sunday afternoon and you pass one of those bright, gleaming buildings you've recently completed, you can point with pride and tell the family, "I built that building."
Sidney M. Levy
About the Author
Sidney Levy is an independent construction industry consultant and author of Project Management in Construction.
Table of Contents
Preface. List of Form Letters. Contents of the CD. Chapter 1: A Construction Industry Snapshot. Chapter 2: Construction Contracts and How they Are Administered. Chapter 3: General Conditions of the Construction Contract. Chapter 4: Organizing the Project - Before and During Construction. Chapter 5: Organizing in the Field. Chapter 6: Working with Subcontractors. Chapter 7: Dealing with Difficult Issues at the Construction Site. Chapter 8: Rehabilitation and Renovation of Older Buildings. Chapter 9: Safety at the Job Site. Chapter 10: Quality Control and Quality Assurance. Chapter 11: The Legal World We Live In: Claims and Disputes. Chapter 12: Effective Letter Writing for Project Superintendents. Appendix A: Earthwork and Compaction. Appendix B: Concrete Facts. Appendix C: Hot-Weather and Cold-Weather Concreting, Nondestructive Methods for Testing Strength of Hardened Concrete, and Control of Cracking. Appendix D: Western Wood Products Quality, Measurement Standards, and Lumber Definitions. Appendix E: Useful Tables and Formulas. Index. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
