Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control: Gould, Frederick: 9780131134065: Book: Technology: eCampus.com

SECTION ONE Construction Project Management

(74)

Industry and the Project

(26)

Introduction

(3)

The Construction Industry

(9)

The Players

(3)

Future Outlook

(2)

The Construction Project

(8)

Categories of Construction Projects

(5)

The Project Manager

(2)

Conclusion

(3)

The Project Management Process

(26)

Introduction

(3)

Project Chronology

(19)

Preconstruction

(10)

Procurement Phase

(4)

Construction Phase

(4)

Project Closeout

(1)

Conclusion

(3)

Construction Contracts and Delivery Methods

(20)

Introduction

(1)

Project Risk and Liability

(2)

Delivery Methods

(9)

Design-Bid-Build

(3)

Design-Build

(2)

Construction Project Management

(3)

Student Union Example

(1)

Contract Types

(3)

Single Fixed Price

(1)

Unit Price Contract

(2)

Cost Plus a Fee

(1)

Contract Changes

(2)

Student Union Example Continued

(1)

Conclusion

(3)

SECTION TWO Estimating

(128)

Estimating Fundamentals

(26)

Introduction

(1)

Why Estimate?

(1)

Types of Estimates

(4)

Conceptual Phase

(1)

Schematic Phase

(1)

Design Development Phase

(1)

Procurement Phase

(2)

Estimate Considerations

(9)

Project Size

(3)

Project Quality

(2)

Location

(1)

Time

(2)

Other Market Conditions

(2)

The Estimating Process

(8)

Conclusion

100

(3)

Conceptual and Square Foot Estimating

103

(30)

Introduction

104

(1)

Conceptual Estimate

104

(10)

Approach

104

(1)

Data

105

(1)

Adjustments

105

(6)

Presentation

111

(3)

Square Foot Estimating

114

(7)

Approach

114

(1)

Data

114

(4)

Adjustments

118

(2)

Presentation

120

(1)

Residential Estimating

121

(8)

Approach

121

(5)

Example Residential Estimate

126

(3)

Conclusion

129

(4)

Assemblies Estimating

133

(40)

Introduction

134

(1)

What Is an Assembly?

134

(35)

Approach

136

(31)

Compilation and Adjustment

167

(2)

Presentation

169

(1)

Conclusion

169

(4)

Detailed Estimating

173

(30)

Introduction

174

(1)

Quantity Takeoff

175

(13)

Organization

175

(5)

Labor, Material, and Equipment

180

(3)

Measuring Quantities

183

(5)

Unit Pricing

188

(3)

Pricing Sources

188

(1)

Material Costs

189

(1)

Labor Costs

189

(2)

Equipment Costs

191

(1)

Estimate Setup

191

(8)

Format

191

(5)

Overhead

196

(1)

Profit

196

(3)

Conclusion

199

(4)

SECTION THREE Scheduling

203

(64)

Scheduling Fundamentals

205

(22)

Introduction

206

(1)

Schedule Definition

206

(1)

History of Scheduling

206

(1)

When to Schedule

207

(8)

Preconstruction Stage

207

(5)

Construction Stage

212

(1)

Postconstruction Stage

213

(2)

Scheduling Methods

215

(8)

Bar (Gantt) Chart Schedules

216

(1)

Linear Balance, Network-Based Bar Chart, and Matrix Schedules

217

(2)

Network Schedules

219

(4)

Conclusion

223

(4)

Network Construction

227

(20)

Introduction

228

(1)

Network Definition

228

(1)

Why Network Schedules?

228

(1)

The Project Planning Process

229

(7)

Project Investigation

229

(3)

Activity Definition

232

(4)

The Network Diagram

236

(2)

Network Notation

236

(2)

Network Presentation

238

(4)

Conclusion

242

(5)

Activity Duration and Network Calculations

247

(20)

Introduction

248

(1)

Durations

249

(5)

Scheduling Calculations

254

(8)

Node Notation

254

(1)

Forward Pass Calculations

255

(2)

Backward Pass Calculations

257

(2)

Float Calculations

259

(3)

Critical Path

262

(1)

Conclusion

262

(5)

SECTION FOUR Project Control

267

(82)

Fundamentals of Project Control

269

(26)

Introduction

270

(1)

Basic Control Theory

271

(5)

Project Control Objectives

271

(3)

Project Control Cycle

274

(2)

Optimum Project Duration

276

(16)

Crashing

276

(4)

Optimum Project Duration Example

280

(5)

Optimization Conclusion

285

(7)

Conclusion

292

(3)

Cost, Schedule, and Resource Control

295

(24)

Introduction

296

(1)

What Are Resources?

296

(1)

Labor

296

(1)

Equipment

297

(1)

Space

297

(1)

Cash

297

(1)

Why Manage Resources?

297

(3)

Labor and Equipment Studies

300

(4)

Cash Flow Analysis

304

(7)

Income Projection

306

(2)

Payment Projection

308

(3)

Cash Flow Analysis Conclusion

311

(1)

Conclusion

311

(8)

Updating the Project: Control in Practice

319

(30)

Introduction

320

(1)

Project Member Viewpoints

320

(2)

Owner

320

(1)

Designer

321

(1)

Construction Manager

321

(1)

Contractor

321

(1)

Control Baselines

322

(8)

Cost Baseline

322

(3)

Time Baseline

325

(2)

Baseline Summary

327

(3)

Cost Engineering

330

(1)

Progress Evaluation and Control

331

(1)

Methods for Measuring Work Progress

331

(1)

Cost and Schedule Performance

332

(3)

Variance Example

334

(1)

Project Documentation

335

(11)

Documentation

336

(1)

Project Coordination

336

(1)

Trending, Forecasting, and Reporting

336

(10)

Conclusion

346

(3)

Appendix A

349

(8)

Appendix B

357

(20)

Index

377


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