Construction Contracting - Hardcover

Sears, S. Keoki

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471840394 ISBN 13: 9780471840398

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1986

Synopsis

This revised fifth edition features new material on the accelerated cost recovery system, employee stock ownership plans, group insurance plans, new OSHA regulations, the tremendous growth in open-shop work, current labor-bargaining patterns, and much more.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The industry′s leading professional reference for four decades fully revised and updated

Construction Contracting remains a bestseller in the construction industry forty years after its first publication. A cornerstone of the construction professional′s library, this text presents the hard–to–find information essential to successfully managing a construction business, and applies to building, heavy civil, high–tech, and industrial construction endeavors alike.

This new Seventh Edition features important changes in construction insurance, tax law, labor law, and bonding and surety. It includes:

• Contemporary contracting methods such as design/build and best value/competitive negotiation
• Computer assisted estimating, project accounting, scheduling, and document control
• Emerging technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Critical updates to standard construction contracts, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), and the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)

Construction Contracting also features expanded coverage of such basics as business ownership and company organization, cost estimating, bidding procedures and strategies, project time and cost management, labor relations, and project safety.

This edition incorporates many special features, including new and updated contracting forms, the latest Construction Industry Arbitration Rules, a companion Web site, and a CD–ROM containing a complete library of forms from the AIA, AGC, and Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee.

Construction Contracting, Seventh Edition is a complete working resource for the construction professional in the field or office and an indispensable preparatory tool for students.

About the Author

RICHARD H. CLOUGH, deceased, was the Dean of the College of Engineering, University of New Mexico. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and has long been considered one of the leading American educators in construction engineering and management.

GLENN A. SEARS is an active consultant in construction technology and management. He is Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico.

S. KEOKI SEARS is a Project Manager and owner of Project Catalyst Corporation, based in Durango, Colorado. He has extensive experience managing large heavy civil and high–tech construction projects worldwide.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471840394
• ISBN 13: 9780471840398
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 578