Construction Project Management: A Complete Introduction

By Alison Dykstra

Book Overview

What it takes to develop, plan, and manage a successful construction project

The new, updated and expanded edition of this bestselling text addresses the basics of how we design, develop, and construct our buildings and our communities. Written in a straightforward and highly readable style, Construction Project Management provides the reader with crucial background information often overlooked in other texts:

The roles of the major players owners and designers, general and specialty contractors; Why contractors should avoid some jobs, and how to get the right ones; What bidding is, and why the low bid is not always the best bid; Why different types of construction contracts carry different levels of risk; Why cost estimates and schedules are keys to project success; How a contractor brings in a job on time and on budget;

And much more:

Alternative project delivery and BIM; Change orders and getting paid; MasterFormat; ConsensusDocs and AIA Documents; An expanded and updated introduction to Green Construction

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982703430
• ISBN13: 9780982703434
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Kirshner Books
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 10.0"