Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management, 8th Edition

The definitive contracting reference for the construction industry, updated and expanded

Construction Contracting, the industry’s leading professional reference for five decades, has been updated to reflect current practices, business methods, management techniques, codes, and regulations. A cornerstone of the construction library, this text presents the hard-to-find information essential to successfully managing a construction company, applicable to building, heavy civil, high-tech, and industrial construction endeavors alike. A wealth of coverage on the basics of owning a construction business provides readers with a useful “checkup” on the state of their company, and in-depth exploration of the logistics, scheduling, administration, and legal aspects relevant to construction provide valuable guidance on important facets of the business operations. This updated edition contains new coverage of modern delivery methods, technology, project management, plus sample contracts and documentation.

The field of construction contracting comprises the entire set of skills, knowledge, and conceptual tools needed to successfully own or manage a construction company, as well as to undertake any actual project. This book gives readers complete, up-to-date information in all of these areas, with expert guidance toward best practices. * Learn techniques for accurate cost estimating and effective bidding * Understand construction contracts, surety bonds, and insurance * Explore project time and cost management, with safety considerations * Examine relevant labor law and labor relations techniques

Between codes, standards, laws, and regulations, the construction industry presents many different areas with which the manager needs to be up to date, on top of actually doing the day-to-day running of the business. This book provides it all under one cover for the project side and the business side, Construction Contracting is a complete working resource in the field or office.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Construction Industry
Chapter 2 Business Ownership
Chapter 3 Company Organization
Chapter 4 Project Design and Contract and Bid Documents for a Project
Chapter 5 Cost Estimating and Bidding
Chapter 6 Construction Contract Provisions
Chapter 7 Contract Surety Bonds
Chapter 8 Construction Insurance
Chapter 9 Business Methods
Chapter 10 Project Management and Administration
Chapter 11 Project Time Management
Chapter 12 Project Cost Management
Chapter 13 Labor Law
Chapter 14 Labor Relations
Chapter 15 Project Safety
Appendix A Instructions to Bidders
Appendix B AIA Document B101-2007 Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Architect
Appendix C Construction Specification Institute MasterFormat 2014
Appendix D AIA Document A201-2007 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
Appendix E Supplementary Conditions
Appendix F Sample Lump-Sum Proposal Form, with Reference to Addenda, and Alternates
Appendix G AIA Document A101-2007 Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor Where the Basis of Payment is a Stipulated Sum
Appendix H AIA Document A102-2007, Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor Where the Basis of Payment is the Cost of theWork Plus a Fee with a Guaranteed Maximum Price
Appendix I AIA Document A310-2010 Bid Bond
Appendix J AIA Document A312-2010 Performance Bond
Appendix K AIA Document A312-2010 Payment Bond
Appendix L AGC Document 655 Standard Form of Agreement between Contractor and Subcontractor
Appendix M AIA A401-2007 Standard Form of Agreement between Contractor and Subcontractor
Appendix N Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association
Appendix O Typical Construction Company General Ledger Accounts