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Construction Project Management

A Practical Guide for Building and Electrical Contractors

By: Eddy Rojas (Editor)

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Hardcover | 15 March 2009

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Construction Project Management offers some of the best project management studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include pre-construction planning, early warning signs of project distress, impact of change orders, project sequencing, ideal jobsite inventory levels, tool and material control systems, recommended safety practices, partnering, total quality management, quality assurance, performance evaluations, and contract risk management. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction project management and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance your company's productivity and profitability.

WAV offers downloadable files consisting of:

Checklists for each one of the 10 categories that make up the model pre-construction planning process, including standard procedures for change orders, RFIs, submittals, transmittals, billing, progress updates, a sample requirements and expectations letter and a sample letter of intent.
A Spanish translation of Chapter 7: Recommended Safety Practices.
A methodology for assessing contractors' TQM program progress based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Criteria.
Materials to assist contractors in preparing a quality assurance manual and implementing an effective quality assurance program.
A template for a partnering workshop that includes a sample partnering agenda, an introduction to the basic partnering concepts, sample mission statements, and a sample partnering charter.
Sample evaluation forms that contractors can customize to evaluate supervisors, journeymen, and apprentices.

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Preface	p. ix
About the Editor	p. xi
Web Added ValueÖ	p. xiii
Pre-Construction Planning	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Methodology	p. 2
Pre-Construction Planning Process	p. 3
Pre-Construction Planning Activities	p. 8
Planning Assessment Process	p. 60
Conclusions	p. 65
Early Warning Signs of Project Distress	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Project Distress Diary	p. 68
Case Study 1	p. 70
Case Study 2	p. 81
Conclusions	p. 87
Cumulative Impact of Change Orders	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
Fundamental Concepts	p. 92
Is Cumulative Impact Real?	p. 94
Determining Impact	p. 96
Quantifying Impact	p. 100
Recommendations	p. 103
Conclusions	p. 105
Sequencing Guidelines	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
Background	p. 108
Case Studies	p. 110
Sequencing Guidelines	p. 119
Rules to Support Sequencing Guidelines	p. 120
Conclusions	p. 126
Ideal Jobsite Inventory Levels	p. 129
Introduction	p. 129
Inventory Principles	p. 130
Developing the Loss Function	p. 136
Optimal Inventory Levels in Construction	p. 143
Optimal Material Management Models for Contractors	p. 146
Six Steps of the Process of Procurement	p. 147
Conclusions	p. 155
Tool and Material Control Systems	p. 157
Introduction	p. 157
Tool Control Systems	p. 158
Material Control Systems	p. 170
Conclusions	p. 179
Recommended Safety Practices	p. 181
Introduction	p. 181
Safety and the Bottom Line	p. 182
Causation Theories: Why Do Accidents Happen?	p. 183
Problem with Academic Accident Theory	p. 185
Magnitude of the Safety Issue in the Construction Industry	p. 187
Methodology	p. 190
Anecdotal Experiences: Recommended Practices	p. 191
Safety Program Analysis	p. 200
Conclusions	p. 206
Total Quality Management	p. 209
Introduction	p. 209
Fundamentals of Total Quality Management	p. 210
What Is Quality?	p. 215
Committing to Quality?	p. 217
Planning for Quality	p. 220
Organizing for Quality	p. 229
Managing for Quality	p. 235
Identifying Improvements Opportunities	p. 243
Implementing Total Quality Management in the Field	p. 253
Measuring Results	p. 266
Conclusions	p. 272
Quality Assurance	p. 275
Introduction	p. 275
Quality Assurance Fundamantals	p. 276
Quality Assurance Program Model	p. 280
Steps in Developing a Quality Assurance Program	p. 291
Installation, Inspection, and Testing Procedures	p. 295
Forms, Tags, Checklists, and Records	p. 298
Evaluating Your Quality Assurance Program	p. 298
Conclusions	p. 301
Partnering	p. 303
Introduction	p. 303
Partnering Fundamentals	p. 304
Benefits of Partnering	p. 308
Partnering Applications	p. 308
Recommended Steps for Implementation	p. 314
Conclusions	p. 317
Performance Evaluations	p. 319
Introduction	p. 319
Methodology	p. 320
Purpose of Performance Evaluations	p. 321
Survey of Supervisors' Duties and Attributes	p. 323
Survey of Craftsmen's Duties and Attributes	p. 330
Evaluation Process Details	p. 338
Conducting Evaluations	p. 341
Conclusions	p. 345
Contract Risk Management	p. 347
Introduction	p. 347
Preparing for Contract Risk Management	p. 348
Rights and Responsibilities Clauses	p. 351
Entitlement Clauses	p. 364
Procedural Clauses	p. 376
Conclusions	p. 385
Bibliography	p. 387
Index	p. 391
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