Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management, 7th Edition: S. Keoki Sears, Glenn A. Sears, Richard H. Clough: 9780471449881


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Publication Date: March 21,2005 | ISBN-10: 0,471,449,881 ISBN-13 :978-0471449881 Edition: 7
Professional Reference – four decades of industry-leading fully revised and updated

Engineering contracting in the construction industry for the first time in 40 years after the publication of the best-selling book. The cornerstone of the construction professional library, this text is difficult to find the information essential for the successful management of construction business, and applies to building, heavy civil, high-tech and industrial construction efforts praise.

The new seventh edition also provides important change, engineering insurance, tax law, labor law, bonding and guarantee. Which comprises:
* Contemporary contracting methods such as design / build and best value / competitive negotiation
* Computer-aided estimation, project accounting, scheduling, document control
* Emerging technologies, such as geographic information systems (GIS)
Key the updated standard construction contracts, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Construction Management Association (CMAA), the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), American Design Institute of Building (DBIA)

Basic engineering contracting business ownership and company organization, cost estimating, bidding procedures and strategies, project time and cost management, labor relations, and project safety, also has coverage.

This version incorporates a number of special features, including new and updated contracting forms, the latest Construction Industry Arbitration Rules, a companion Web site, as well as a CD-ROM that contains a complete library of forms of AIA, AGC and engineers joint contract documents committee .

Project contracting, the seventh edition, is a professional in the field or in the office, an indispensable tool for students building a complete working resource.
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