TY - BOOK AU - Gould,Frederick E. TI - Managing the construction process: estimating, scheduling, and project control SN - 9780138135966 (alk. paper) AV - TH438 .G68 2012 U1 - 690 22 PY - 2012/// CY - Boston PB - Prentice Hall KW - Building KW - Superintendence N1 - engineering bookfair2015; Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: SECTION ONE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- ch. 1 Industry and The Project -- Introduction -- The Construction Industry -- The Players -- Future Outlook -- The Construction Project -- Categories of Construction Projects -- The Project Team -- Conclusion -- ch. 2 The Project Management Process -- Introduction -- Project Chronology -- Preconstruction -- Procurement -- Construction -- Project Closeout -- Conclusion -- ch. 3 Construction Contracts and Delivery Methods -- Introduction -- Project Risk and Liability -- Delivery Methods -- Design-Bid-Build -- Design-Build -- Construction Project Management -- Student Union Example -- Contract Types -- Single Fixed Price -- Unit Price Contract -- Cost Plus a Fee -- Contract Changes -- Student Union Example Continued -- Conclusion -- Section Two Estimating -- ch. 4 Estimating Fundamentals -- Introduction -- Why Estimate? -- Types of Estimates -- Conceptual Phase Schematic Phase -- Design Development Phase -- Procurement Phase -- Estimate Considerations -- Project Size -- Project Quality -- Location -- Time -- Other Market Conditions -- The Estimating Process -- Conclusion -- ch. 5 Conceptual and Square Foot Estimating -- Introduction -- Conceptual Estimate -- Approach -- Data -- Adjustments -- Presentation -- Square Foot Estimating -- Approach -- Data -- Adjustments -- Presentation -- Residential Estimating -- Approach -- Example Residential Estimate -- Conclusion -- ch. 6 Assemblies Estimating -- Introduction -- What is an Assembly? -- Approach -- Compilation and Adjustment -- Presentation -- Conclusion -- ch. 7 Detailed Estimating -- Introduction -- Quantity Takeoff -- Organization -- Labor, Material, and Equipment -- Measuring Quantities -- Unit Pricing -- Pricing Sources -- Material Costs -- Labor Costs -- Equipment Costs -- Estimate Setup -- Format -- Overhead -- Profit -- Conclusion -- SECTION THREE SCHEDULING Ch. 8 Scheduling Fundamentals -- Introduction -- Schedule Definition -- History of Scheduling -- When to Schedule -- Preconstruction Stage -- Construction Stage -- Postconstruction Stage -- Scheduling Methods -- Bar (Gantt) Chart Schedules -- Linear Balance, Network-Based Bar Chart, and Matrix Schedules -- Network Schedules -- Conclusion -- ch. 9 Network Construction -- Introduction -- Network Definition -- Why Network Schedules? -- The Project Planning Process -- Project Investigation -- Activity Definition -- The Network Diagram -- Network Notation -- Network Presentation -- Conclusion -- ch. 10 Activity Duration and Network Calculations -- Introduction -- Durations -- Scheduling Calculations -- Node Notation -- Forward Pass Calculations -- Backward Pass Calculations -- Float Calculations -- Critical Path -- Conclusion -- SECTION FOUR PROJECT CONTROL -- ch. 11 Fundamentals of Project Control -- Introduction -- Basic Control Theory -- Project Control Objectives Project Control Cycle -- Project Team Responsibilities -- Owner -- Designer -- Construction Manager -- Contractor -- Cost Engineering -- Cost and Schedule Performance -- Variance Example -- Conclusion -- ch. 12 Cost, Schedule, and Resource Control -- Introduction -- What Are Resources? -- Labor -- Equipment -- Space -- Cash -- Why Manage Resources? -- Optimum Project Duration -- Crashing -- Optimum Project Duration Example -- Optimization Conclusion -- Labor and Equipment Studies -- Cash Flow Analysis -- Income Projection -- Payment Projection -- Cash Flow Analysis Conclusion -- Conclusion -- ch. 13 Updating the Project: Control in Practice -- Introduction -- Control Baselines -- Cost Baseline -- Time Baseline -- Baseline Summary -- Measuring Project Completion Status -- Units Completed -- Incremental Milestone -- Cost Ratio -- Other Methods -- Material Cost and Schedule Control -- Labor and Equipment Control -- Project Documentation Process -- Documentation -- Project Coordination -- Trending, Forecasting, and Reporting -- Conclusion N2 - Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control, Fourth Edition, covers all areas of the Construction Management industry―with a balanced focus on both theory and practicality. Helping students gain a working knowledge of the whole Building Industry, this text provides the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy. Emphasizing current industry practices, it makes a useful reference for the construction professional ER -