Construction Project Management

<p><strong>What it takes to develop plan and manage a successful construction project</strong></p><p>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 <em>Construction Project Management</em> provides the reader with crucial background information often overlooked in other texts: </p><ul><li>The roles of the major players owners and designers general and specialty contractors; </li><li>Why contractors should avoid some jobs and how to get the right ones; </li><li>What bidding is and why the low bid is not always the best bid; </li><li>Why different types of construction contracts carry different levels of risk; </li><li>Why cost estimates and schedules are keys to project success; </li><li>How a contractor brings in a job on time and on budget; </li></ul><p>And much more: </p><ul><li>Alternative project delivery and BIM; </li><li>Change orders and getting paid; </li><li>MasterFormat; </li><li>ConsensusDocs and AIA Documents; </li><li>An expanded and updated introduction to Green Construction</li></ul>