Successful Contract Administration: For Constructors and Design Professionals

ISBN-13: 9781138414297 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Charles W. Cook

Opis

Learn how contract administration is key to the overall succes of construction projects, and discover the best practice to ensure the best cost, schedule, and quality throughout.

Spis treści

1. Getting started  2. An introduction to contracts, torts, statutes and regulations  3. Owners, Designers, and Constructors  4. The basics of construction contracts  5. Different construction contract delivery methods  6. Interpreting the contract  7. Killer clauses  8. Insurance  9. Bonds  10. Warranties  11. Change orders  12. Differing site conditions  13. Schedule  14. Liens  15. Tort law  16. Statutes and regulations  17. Project closeout  18. Dispute resolution  19. Ethics

O autorze

Charles W. Cook has over 40 years' experience in the construction industry, from laborer to President of R. S. Cook and Associates, Inc. He is now an online professor of Construction Management, College of Engineering, at Drexel University in Philadelphia, while presenting programs throughout the United States to construction companies and associations. He has been elected to the Consulting Contractors Council of America, the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia, the Board of Directors of the General Building Contractors Association, and serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.