Construction Project Administration - Hardcover

Fisk, Edward R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130984728 ISBN 13: 9780130984722

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

For courses in Construction Management, Construction Contract Administration, and Construction Inspection.

Drawing on the author's extensive experience in construction engineering, administration, and education, this text/reference addresses each of the principal contract administration duties in logical order―from the hands-on viewpoint of a resident engineer on a construction project. It specifically addresses the responsibility and authority of the Resident Project Representative, unlike other texts which focus on the project manager. The text takes a project team approach for improved job efficiency, outlining a construction team operation in which the administrator delegates to the greatest possible extent all those contract administration functions that can be more effectively done in the field.

About this title

About the Author

Edward R. Fisk, PE, LS, is a construction consultant in Orange, California. He is a licensed civil and structural engineer, land surveyor, and licensed general contractor and holds licenses in 13 states where he has been involved on projects. Before becoming an independent consultant, he was president of Gleason, Peacock, & Fisk, Inc., of Brea, CA, construction consultants, vice president of Lawrance, Fisk, & McFarland, Inc., engineers, of Santa Barbara, CA, and vice president of Construction Services, for Wilsey & Ham, engineers. Prior to that he served as Corporate Director of Construction Management for J.M. Montgomery Engineers (now Montgomery-Watson), and VTN Consolidated, Inc., and was an Engineer and a Field Engineer for Bechtel Corp., Power Division. He has had extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. He is a Life Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and former chairman of its Construction Division, and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. He currently teaches short courses statewide for the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies, and for the University of Washington, Engineering Professional Programs, Seattle. He also continues to lecture nationally and internationally for the American Society of Civil Engineers.

From the Back Cover

Covering all the important business and legal aspects of construction management, this new edition of Construction Project Administration will prove an invaluable resource to owners, engineers, constructors, architects, and students.

Some of the key features include:

• Coverage of computer application programs as a tool for project administration.
• Inclusion of a demonstration disk from Edgewater Industries to show computer applications.
• New charts, photos, and drawings to enhance the text discussion.
• Coverage of the new codes, regulations, and legal decisions to aid management decision-making.
• Added coverage of international business practice to reflect the globalization of the industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130984728
• ISBN 13: 9780130984722
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 637