Construction Contract Administration [Paperback]

Charles S. Phillips (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0873351916 | ISBN-13: 978-0873351911

A successful construction project is completed safely, on time, and within budget; meets designed performance; and produces no claims. This book was written to help those working with privately-awarded construction projects meet these goals.

Students, contractors, foremen, superintendents and managers, project managers and engineers, site and contract administrators and managers, owner's representatives, and others associated with the industry will find the book to be current and useful. It is designed to serve as a guide and general reference for the many subjects that must be considered in the production and site management of a construction contract.

The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 deals with the selection, production, and assembly of the elements required for a construction contract. Part 2 reviews the basics for a reasonable, fair, practical, logical, and orderly contract administration system, using the sample bid package included in appendix B to illustrate the various elements and considerations. Part 3 presents four case studies from construction projects to help those who manage contracts recognize potential problem areas. Some of the latest advances in information technology for construction contract administration are discussed in chapter 9.

The author has represented owners and contractors for the past 50 years in operations, maintenance, design, construction, estimating, engineering, management, and claims resolution in domestic and offshore mining, process, mineral, refinery, smelter, petrochemical, and environmental remediation facilities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 195 pages
• Publisher: Society for Mining Metallurgy & Exploration (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873351916
• ISBN-13: 978-0873351911
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Construction Contract Administration Review, January 27, 2000

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Stephen Spohrer (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Construction Contract Administration (Paperback)

This book will function as an excellent cookbook on industrial construction contract administration. Contract language, field notices, change orders, scheduling, etc. are all covered in great detail with easy to follow fill in the blanks forms. This book is a "must have" for plant managers, plant purchasing agents, plant engineers, and construction company managers and supervisors. It is focused on the latest non-computer based communication systems and will work well in most industrial construction settings.

While not directly geared to commercial, and highway and heavy construction, it has lessons presented that will clearly apply to these other construction situations. This book is well-worth the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Thin, outdated and overpriced, September 30, 2008

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Will Travel "GPL" (Montana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Construction Contract Administration (Paperback)

As a former contractor and consultant to the construction industry for over 35 years I must say that this book is of no value to anyone looking for more than a superficial survey of the subject of construction contract administration. Not only is the book thin on subject treatement, it is absurdly out of date. A checklist it offers was apparently written in the 1960's. Save your money.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guide to administering construction contracts, January 26, 2000

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Charles S. Phillips (Louisiana, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Construction Contract Administration (Paperback)

This book was written as a useful guide and reference to help Owner and Contractor personnel, students, and others associated with privately awarded construction contracts to achieve the often elusive goal of completing their contracts successfully (safely, on time, within the budget, meeting design limits, and with no unresolved claims).

The author has worked with Owners and Contractors over the past 50 years in offshore and domestic mining, process, refinery, smelter, petro-chemical, and environmental improvement, reclamation, and remediation facilities in the fields of engineering, operations, maintenance, design, estimating, construction, startup and shakedown, and claims resolution.

Contents are presented in three parts. Part one addresses the identification, selection, production, and assembly of the many elements required to produce bid packages, qualify and select bidders, and award construction contracts. Part two reviews the requirements for a reasonable, fair, practical, logical, and orderly contract administration system based on the sample bid package included in appendix B. Part three presents four case studies of construction project contracts that have difficulties; hopefully readers may use them to recognize and correct potential problem areas in their own contracts before they become claims. Some of the latest advances in information technology that can be used for construction contract management applications are also identified and discussed in part three.

Appendix A, Checklist for Processing from Start to Start-up, by Lester F. Engle, and first published in Mining Engineering magazine in May of 1966, presents an excellent checklist of items that must be considered or accomplished when preparing, writing, and awarding, contracts right through the construction, acceptance, and start-up phases.

Charles S. Phillips, P.E.