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Urban Construction Project Management

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Author: Richard Lambeck PE, John Eschemuller PE
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 472

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Get proven solutions to the unique problems of construction management in urban environments.

Filled with hands-on advice from two seasoned project management experts, Urban Construction Project Management provides a wealth of proven solutions to the common problems of construction management in urban environments. The book includes cutting-edge information about working on small sites, public safety, the permit process, coordinating with utility companies, dealing with adjacent properties, and many other topics.

This indispensable construction management tool uses numerous illustrations, photographs, charts, tables, and diagrams to clarify the critical issues involved in urban construction projects. The authors present timely guidance on testing . . . safety . . . logistics . . . building code compliance . . . scheduling and procurement . . . subcontractors and the bidding process . . . insurance and bonds . . . renovation and demolition . . . costs . . . claims . . . design-build . . . green construction . . . and more. Urban Construction Project Management features:

Practical, step-by-step methods for meeting the unique challenges of today's complex urban construction projects.
Checklists and forms - such as Request for Information (RFI) logs, meeting minutes, and contact lists - that enable you to put information into practice quickly and easily.
A wide range of visual materials, including illustrations, photographs, schedules, charts, tables, and diagrams.

Urban Construction Project Management offers a wealth of solutions to the common problems of construction management in urban environments, including working on small sites, public safety, the permit process, coordinating with utility companies, and dealing with adjacent properties. It uses numerous illustrations, photos, charts, tables, and diagrams to clarify the critical issues involved in urban construction projects. Includes handy checklists and forms.

A solutions-oriented guide to the unique problems of construction management in an urban environment.

Filled with hands-on advice from two seasoned professionals, Urban Construction Project Management presents timely guidance on logistics, building code compliance, scheduling and procurement, insurance and bonds, renovation and demolition, costs, claims, and more. In addition, there are handy checklists and forms - such as RFI (Request for Information) logs, meeting minutes, and contact lists - that enable you to put information into practice quickly and easily.

Excerpt from the Introduction
Overview
Urban Construction Project Management is designed to help construction management companies, general contractors, owners and their representatives, architects, engineers, developers, large corporations, and students studying construction management in universities throughout the United States and the world better understand and manage construction of complex projects built in large urban environments. The book is organized into 23 chapters. The chapters include exhibits, checklists, and photographs to which the user can refer when dealing with the subject matter on a real life project in an urban environment. The chapters address such issues as project organization; problem solving and risk analysis; testing; permits and building codes; safety; logistics; contracts; insurance and bonds; meetings and communications; budgets; schedules; requisitions; and green (LEED) construction.

The book is designed to explain the major aspects of a construction project within an urban environment, and includes several checklists of items to consider while planning and constructing a project in the urban environment. Copies of these checklists are also available online.

Most of the construction contracts in the urban environment are as a construction manager (CM) providing preconstruction, construction, and project close-out professional services, or as a general contractor (GC) with a lump sum bid. If the owner retains a CM, then the CM has the opportunity to provide preconstruction planning services for the project. The proper planning of a construction project is the key to its success. Building in an urban environment presents many unique challenges, especially in cities such as New York, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., as wel1 as large urban cities around the world. In these large metropolitan areas, there is a concentration of people, high-rise buildings, narrow sidewalks and streets, mass transportation systems, underground utilities, local building ordinances and restrictions, adjoining public and residential areas, and union issues, which provide for unique opportunities and challenges. These are addressed in this book to assist CM/GCs with building in the urban environment.

About the Authors
Richard Lambeck PE (New York, New York) is the principal of RL Project Management Inc, a project management consulting firm, and is also a Clinical Assistant Professor of Construction Management at NYU's Real Estate Institute. Mr Lambeck has over 40 years of experience in the construction industry and is a professional engineer in New York.
John Eschemuller PE (New York, New York) is president of John Eschemuller Consulting Services Ltd, as well as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Construction Management at NYU's Real Estate Institute. Mr Eschemuller has over 38 years of experience in the construction industry and is a professional engineer in New York.

Table of Contents
Acknowlegements. Introduction. Chapter 1: Project Organization. Chapter 2: Risk Assessment and Problem Solving. Chapter 3: Testing and Quality Control. Chapter 4: Building Codes and Permits. Chapter 5: Safety. Chapter 6: Logistics. Chapter 7: Layouts and Surveying. Chapter 8: Drawings and Specifications. Chapter 9: Contracts. Chapter 10: Insurance and Bonds. Chapter 11: Security. Chapter 12: Renovation and Demolition. Chapter 13: Meetings and Communications. Chapter 14: Project Documentation, Logs, and Reports. Chapter 15: Schedules. Chapter 16: Subcontractors and Bidding. Chapter 17: Costs. Chapter 18: Claims and Dispute Resolutions. Chapter 19: Design-Build. Chapter 20: Requisitions. Chapter 21: Project Punch List and Close-Out. Chapter 22: Technology. Chapter 23: Green Construction. Epilogue. References. Index.

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