| Description |
1 online resource (169 pages) |
| Contents |
Ch. 1 Preparation stage -- 1.1. Project statement -- 1.2. Appointment of a project manager and integration of project management in the process management of the owner's company -- 1.3. Needs and profitability analysis -- 1.4. Preparation of the financial scheme and loan contracts -- 1.5. Preparation for land purchase and corresponding contracts -- 1.6. Feasibility studies and corresponding investigations -- 1.7. Detailed area planning -- 1.8. Scheme design -- ch. 2 Procurement stage -- 2.1. Choice of procurement path -- 2.2. Methods for choosing the contractor -- 2.3. Process of tendering -- ch. 3 Design stage -- 3.1. Preparation phase -- 3.2. The choice of designer -- 3.3. Contracting between client and designer (consultant) -- 3.4. Management of design -- ch. 4 Construction preparation stage -- 4.1. Building permit application -- 4.2. Construction procurement programme preparation (preliminary conditions of contract) -- 4.3. Choice of contractor -- 4.4. Construction contracting -- ch. 5 Construction stage -- 5.1. Construction management -- 5.2. Owner's supervision and quality management -- 5.3. Cost control -- 5.4. Management of changes and additional works -- 5.5. Management of die client's direct contracts -- ch. 6 Take-over stage -- 6.1. Revisions of general construction work -- 6.2. Revisions of engineering systems -- 6.3. Building take-over -- 6.4. The building's taking for use -- 6.5. Project completion -- 6.6. Warranty period -- Appendices -- Appendix 1 -- List of the construction client's principal decisions -- Appendix 2 -- List of document folders that should be completed during project development |
| Summary |
This construction client's manual is written in the form of a list of activities. It supports owners in the role of client by helping them make choices during the project development process. This increases control over cost, quality and duration at each stage. Activities within each main stage of the project development (preparation stage; procurement; design; preparation for construction; construction itself; handover; implementation) are divided into phases, each requiring separate decision-making. The phase begins with a list of direct previous decisions and continues with a list of executo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Building -- Superintendence -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Project management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Contractors' operations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
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Building -- Superintendence
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Contractors' operations
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Project management
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119971689 |
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1119971683 |
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