Project Management in Construction (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) [Hardcover]

Sidney Levy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071464174 | ISBN-13: 978-0071464178 | Publication Date: August 10, 2006 | Edition: 5

Step-by-step advice on making every construction job profitable and successful

Covering every aspect of the job, from writing initial contracts to complying with OSHA regulations, this trusted resource outlines the essential tenets of project management including estimating, purchasing, and administration of the contract.

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From the Back Cover

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 Fifth 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 leads readers step by step through the basics of project management (PM), including estimating, purchasing, contract administration, and other topics critical to supervising a profitable project delivered on time and with a minimum of change orders.

Fast Track Your Construction PM Skills
* Introduction to the Construction Industry * Start of the Construction Process * Successful Project Completion Depends Upon Successful Commencement * General Conditions of a Construction Contract * Estimating * Project Organization * Buying Out the Job * Quality Control and Quality Assurance * Project Cost Control Procedures * Change Orders and Liquidated Damages Clauses * Project Documentation * Claims, Disputes, Arbitration, and Mediation * Design-Build * Safety in Construction * Bonds and Insurance * Green Buildings * Interoperability and Building Information Modeling

The Fifth Edition of this must-have PM resource features:

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

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, including Construction Databook, Design-Build Project Delivery, and Construction Superintendent's Operations Manual. Mr. Levy was awarded the British Chartered Institute of Building Silver Medal for Project Management in Construction, Third Edition, in the category of Managing Construction.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 402 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 5 edition (August 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071464174
• ISBN-13: 978-0071464178
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A useful guide for competatively bid projects that use AIA forms for administration and contract, April 29, 2008

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J. F. Mccarthy "Pareto - Building Improvement" (WESTCHESTER, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Management in Construction (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) (Hardcover)

This is a carefully written book focusing on competitively bid commercial construction projects using the "design then bid" method of project delivery. The book assumes that the AIA (American Institute of Architects) set of forms will be used - a reasonable assumption since these forms are apropriate and have long been the standard of this delivery system. If lump sum competative bid is the only project delivery method you will use, this book should be helpful.

However, the very different approaches of construction management, and project management involving contractor input through out the project delivery process, are not addressed. So, the concept of continuous quality improvement can not be used. Simlarly the very common AGC forms more apropriate to these delivery systems are not discussed. Although rehab of old buildings (for change management), and design build are covered in chapters 11 and 12, this is an after-thought not central to the book's approach.

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19 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast Track to acquire best skills, July 23, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Project Management In Construction (Hardcover)

I have worked for 3 years in project management company about construction, but I cannot establish transparent concepts about Project Management. At the moment, this book was messiah to me almost drowning in deep mud pool of construction field. Most of all not only beginners to PM but also skillful PM can gain lots of useful informations from this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Project Management in Construction, August 24, 2008

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Luis A. Acevedo - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Management in Construction (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) (Hardcover)

This is a great book and very informative. I found it to be accurate when comparing and applying to real life work experience. It is also easy to carry. Good read! I recommend.