Construction Cost Management Learning from case studies

• Main Authors: Potts, Keith F. (Author), Ankrah, Nii (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: London Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group 2013
• Subjects: Construction industry > Case studies > Costs; Construction industry > Cost control > Case studies; Construction industry > Costs > Case studies
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As a construction project manager, achieving this while maintaining quality is the most valuable package you can offer your clients. Of course, its value derives largely from it's difficulty - if it were easy to complete jobs entirely to plan then it would happen rather more often. Using a comb...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1. Introduction
• Introduction and Overview
• Reports and Recommendations
• Part 2. Management of the Pre-contract Stage
• Selecting the Cosultants and Contractors
• Pre-contract Cost Management
• Cost Management on PFI Projects
• Contractor's Estimating and Tendering
• Part 3. Key Tools and Techniques
• Value Management
• Risk Management
• Whole-life Costing
• Part 4. Procurement Strategies
• Organizational Methods
• Organizational Methods
• Payment Systems and Contract Administration
• Part 5. Management of the Post-contract Stage
• Contractors' Cost Control and Monitoring Procedures
• Change Management : Valuing Variations
• Claims Management
• Part 6. Contracts and Case Studies
• The Engineering and Construction Contract
• FIDIC Standard Forms of International Construction Contract
• Case Study: Heathrow Terminal.