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Project Management in Construction, 5th Edition

Project Management in Construction, 5th Edition, emphasizes organization, documentation and legal aspects of the construction process, quality control, safety practices and other topics required to create a profitable project delivered on time and with a minimum of change orders

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Author: Sidney M. Levy
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2007
Pages: 448

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Harness today's most powerful project management methods to successfully run any construction job from start to finish.

From drafting the initial contract to complying with safety regulations, the revised 5th edition of Project Management in Construction equips contractors and project managers with the tools they need to run every phase of a construction job. This updated classic will lead you step by step through the basics of project management, including estimating, purchasing, contract administration, and other topics critical to supervising a profitable project delivered on time and with a minimum of change orders.

Step-by-step guidance on making construction projects consistently profitable and successful.

Project Management in Construction, 5th Edition, features

Updated safety data from OSHA.
The latest legal opinions and court decisions on key construction topics
New material on ethics in the industry.
New guidance on estimating a project during design.
Four new chapters: Successful Project Completion Demands a Successful Start, Quality Control and Quality Assurance, Sustainability and Green Buildings, and Interoperability and Building Information Modeling.
Pitfalls to avoid when dealing with the unknowns associated with renovation and rehab work.
Greatly expanded coverage of design-build.

From the Preface
The importance of the project manager's role in the construction process cannot be overstated. From the two-dimensional plans and specifications that mark the first step of the building process to the ribbon cutting ceremony at project completion, the project manager is a key player.

The path from Point A to Point B is rarely without its detours and roadblocks and the project manager is charged with the responsibility of traversing those detours and tearing down the impasses.

A project manager must be technically competent and possess the management skills necessary to effectively control the teams of subcontractors, vendors, and field personnel required to provide the smooth flow of tradespeople and materials needed to get the job done. A little knowledge of accounting procedures, legal matters, and state and federal regulations is also best in order to effectively deal with the many forces that bear on the construction process.

Part-time instructor, father, confessor, disciplinarian, and mediator, one thing is for sure, a project manager's daily routine is never the same. Only change is constant.

In the end, project management is an exercise in control: control over quality, schedule and costs - each one a full-time job, yet all falling under the aegis of the project manager. Project Management in Construction, now in its fifth edition, examines some of the basic tenets of managing a construction project and explores new technologies that will impact how we do business in the future.

I have been associated with the construction industry for more than 40 years, progressing from summer jobs in high school to time clerk, labor foreman, assistant superintendent, project manager, senior vice-president of a major New England builder/developer, and now owner of my own consulting business in Baltimore, Maryland. These experiences have given me a broader view of the construction process, and this book is an attempt to share some of my experiences with you, the reader. To quote an anonymous by savvy old-timer, "Smart men learn from experience. Wise men learn from the experience of others."

It is my hope that Project Management in Construction, 5th Edition, will provide some new insights, keeping that old adage in mind. - Sidney M Levy.

Contents:
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Construction Industry. Chapter 2: The Start of the Construction Process. Chapter 3: The General Conditions to the Construction Contract. Chapter 4: Bonds and Insurance. Chapter 5: Organizing the Project Team. Chapter 6: Successful Project Completion Demands a Successful Start. Chapter 7: Estimating. Chapter 8: Buying Out the Job. Chapter 9: The Change Orders. Chapter 10: Quality Control and Quality Assurance. Chapter 11: Project Documentation. Chapter 12: Claims, Disputes, Arbitration and Mediation. Chapter 13: Safety in Construction. Chapter 14: Design-Build. Chapter 15: Sustainability and Green Buildings. Chapter 16: Interoperability and Building Information Modeling (BIM).

About the Author
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. He received the British Chartered Institute of Building Silver Metal for the 3rd edition of Project Management in Construction in the category of Managing Construction.