Construction Contracting

Construction Contracting
ISBN-10
0471086576
ISBN-13
9780471086574
Series
Construction Contracting
Category
Technology & Engineering / Civil / General
Pages
502
Language
English
Published
1981
Publisher
Wiley
Author
Richard Hudson Clough

Description

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.

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