Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2005
by Karen Mitchell, Craig Savage, and Jim Erwin
Most medium to large construction contracts include a claim for extra payment for variations or disruption to the programme. Whilst the causes of the claim are often well documented, what can and cannot be included in the payment is often misunderstood and the calculation of quantum consequently becomes vague and poorly substantiated. Thoroughly updated over the previous edition, reflecting pertinent Court decisions on damages and the duty to mitigate, the new edition covers new provisions of t...
Associate Contract Specialist (C-4113)
by National Learning Corporation
Start Your Own Construction and Contracting Business (Startup)
by The Staff of Entrepreneur Media and Rich Mintzer
Focusing on budgeting and estimating -- the least understood but most important factors of a contracting business -- this guide shows contractors how to price their services to recover expenses and still have money for capital expenses and profits. It goes into detail on accounting issues and provides checklists for required government accounts. Plus, it covers concerns such as dealing with problem employees and clients and establishing lines of communication within the company.
Construction Hazardous Materials Compliance Guide Series
by R Dodge Woodson
For a combined course in Estimating, Scheduling and/or Control; a course in Construction Process; or an Introduction to Construction Management. Comprehensive and unique in its perspective, this text covers all areas of the Construction Management industry-with a balanced focus on both theory and practicality. It helps students gain a working knowledge of the whole Building Industry, as well as the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy. It...
Bni Mechanical/Electrical 2010 Costbook (Building News Mechanical/Electrical Costbook)
Performance Measurement for Construction Profitability
by Clive Thomas Cain
Performance measurement is the mechanism by which firms inform themselves of their true performance and locate unnecessary costs through the supply chain. These can then be converted into substantially higher profits in a carefully targeted improvement programme. If the construction industry is to meet the performance improvements demanded by end users, and to replicate the efficiency and profitability gains of other sectors, it urgently needs to address formal performance measurement. Aimed a...
Entrepreneur Emploi Journal de bord (Journal/Carnet de Bord)
by Livres Jobiorr
Insulating Concrete Forms Construction
by Ivan S Panushev and Pieter A VanderWerf
Estimator's Piping Man-Hours Tool (Process Piping, #1) (Piping, #1)
by Gustavo Miguel Cinca
This publication is an indispensable tool for Company owners, Piping Contractors and all members of an organization who perform tasks related to cost estimating, bidding, cost control, budget planning and contract review. The Book provides solid Technical Support to make a reliable estimate of man-hours consumption in Piping. The content of the book is the result of the Author's work experience and details a calculation procedure that will help you to accurately estimate the direct labor requir...
Construction Planning Programming and Control (Building & Surveying)
by B. Cooke and Dr Peter Williams
This text adopts a methodical approach to the process of planning and control exercised by the contractor during the pre-tender, pre-contract and construction phases of projects through the application of various planning techniques to a number of case studies in both building and civil engineering. To develop a fundamental understanding of the factors which influence the successful management of time on projects, the book explores the implications of new forces that are changing the way the con...
Contractor's Guide to the Building Code (Contractor's Guide to the Building Code)
by Jack M Hageman
