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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Project Organization | |
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| Home Office and Project-Specific Personnel Assigned to the Project | |
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| Preconstruction Organization | |
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| Cost of Preconstruction Services | |
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| Bid and Award Phase | |
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| Construction Phase Organization | |
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| Determining the Cost of Personnel Assigned to the Project-General Conditions | |
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| Project Close-out Phase | |
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| Duties and Responsibilities of the CM/GC's Personnel Assigned to the Project | |
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| Project Executive (PE) | |
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| Project Manager (PM) | |
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| Account Executive (AE) | |
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| Estimator | |
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| Scheduler | |
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| Accountant | |
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| General Superintendent (GS) | |
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| Superintendent | |
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| Assistant Superintendent (AS) | |
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| Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Sprinkler (MEPS) Engineer | |
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| Project Engineer | |
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| Labor Foreman | |
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| Timekeeper | |
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| Plan Clerk | |
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| Site Safety Manager | |
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| Project Stakeholders | |
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| Role of the Owner's Representative | |
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| Summary | |
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| Risk Assessment and Problem Solving | |
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| Risk Management | |
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| Risk Assessment | |
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| Tools of Risk Management | |
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| Categories of Risk | |
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| Risks Encountered During the Project Life Cycle | |
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| Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks | |
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| Construction Defects as Potential Risks | |
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| Why CM/GCs Fail | |
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| CM/GC Company's Wellness | |
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| Summary | |
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| Testing and Quality Control | |
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| What Is Testing? | |
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| Testing Groups | |
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| Mixtures | |
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| Connections | |
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| Assemblies | |
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| Material | |
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| Load Capacity | |
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| Pressures | |
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| Flow | |
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| Systems | |
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| Performance | |
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| Mock-Ups and Wind Model Tests | |
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| Field Fabrication of Structural Components (Mixture and Components) | |
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| Testing Procedure Organizations | |
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| Project Tests | |
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| Quality Control | |
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| Summary | |
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| Building Codes and Permits | |
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| Building Codes | |
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| International Building Code (IBC) | |
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| Means and Methods for the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) | |
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| Permits | |
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| Permit Process | |
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| Inspections | |
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| Testing | |
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| Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) | |
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| Landmarks | |
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| Summary | |
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| Safety | |
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| History of Safety Issues | |
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| Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) | |
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| New York City Safety Programs | |
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| Tragic Accidents | |
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| Safety Record | |
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| Injury and Death Impact on the Construction Process | |
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| Safety and Cost Implications | |
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| Stanford Accident Cost Accounting System | |
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| Workers' Compensation | |
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| Liability Insurance | |
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| Reducing Accidents on the Urban Job Site | |
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| When an Accident Occurs on the Job Site | |
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| The Safety Poem | |
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| Summary | |
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| Logistics | |
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| Logistics | |
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| Cranes | |
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| Crane Safety | |
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| Hoists | |
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| Temporary Services and Facilities | |
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| Temporary Electrical Power | |
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| Standpipe | |
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| Field Offices and Shanties | |
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| Storage | |
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| Off-Site Storage | |
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| On-Site General Storage | |
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| Dumpsters | |
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| Storage of Gas Cylinders and Other Hazardous Materials | |
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| Required Permits | |
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| Moratoriums | |
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| Signage | |
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| Sidewalk Bridges, Sheds, and Fencing | |
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| Security | |
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| Underpinning and Shoring | |
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| Underpinning | |
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| Shoring and Sheeting | |
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| Excavation | |
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| Initial Layout | |
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| The Equipment | |
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| Excavation Stability | |
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| Rock Excavation | |
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| Dewatering | |
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| Methods for Dewatering | |
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| Summary | |
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| Layouts and Surveying | |
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| Surveying | |
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| Basic Information | |
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| Steel Structures | |
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| Factors Affecting the Surveyor | |
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| Summary | |
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| Drawings and Specifications | |
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| Drawings and Specifications | |
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| Review Meeting | |
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| Construction Documents Checklist | |
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| Coordination of Drawings by the Design Team | |
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| Coordination of Drawings by the CM/GC | |
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| Access for Critical Elements | |
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| Summary | |
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| Contracts | |
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| What Is a Contract? | |
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| Types of Contracts | |
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| Contract Summary | |
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| Contract Provisions That Must Be Reviewed for Clarification | |
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| Potential Onerous Contract Clauses | |
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| Summary | |
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| Insurance and Bonds | |
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| Construction Insurance | |
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| Waiver of Subrogation and Indemnification | |
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| Types of Insurance | |
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| Commercial General Liability Insurance | |
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| Builders Risk Insurance | |
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| Errors and Omissions Insurance | |
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| Environmental Liability Insurance | |
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| Workers' Compensation Insurance | |
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| Automobile Coverage | |
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| Proof of Insurance | |
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| Owner or Contractor Controlled Insurance Programs | |
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| Surety Bonds | |
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| Principal | |
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| Obligee | |
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| Surety Company | |
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| Types of Bonds | |
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| Bid Bonds | |
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| Performance Bonds | |
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| Payment Bonds | |
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| Maintenance Bonds | |
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| Completion Bonds | |
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| Surety Companies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Security | |
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| Security of the Construction Site | |
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| Site Access by Construction Personnel | |
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| Site Access by the Owner | |
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| Security of Construction Materials | |
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| Security Systems | |
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| Construction Shanties and Field Offices | |
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| Security of Pre-Ordered Materials | |
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| Construction Site Security Plan | |
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| Summary | |
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| Renovation and Demolition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Preparation of Costs | |
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| Renovation Project-Post-Demolition | |
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| Schedule | |
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| Safety | |
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| Demolition | |
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| Hazardous Material | |
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| Asbestos | |
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| Summary | |
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| Meetings and Communications | |
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| Communications in an Ever-Changing Environment | |
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| Verbal and Non-Verbal Communications | |
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| Project Stakeholders and Their Special Interests | |
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| Communications Plan | |
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| Meetings | |
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| Types of Meetings | |
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| Definition and Purpose of the Most Common Meetings | |
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| Project Meeting | |
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| Budget Meeting | |
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| Schedule Meeting | |
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| Bid and Award Meeting | |
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| Coordination Meeting | |
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| Safety Meeting | |
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| Pre-Construction Meeting | |
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| Contract Review Meeting | |
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| Summary | |
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| Project Documentation, Logs, and Reports | |
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| Project Documentation and Record Keeping | |
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| Types of Project Records and Reports | |
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| Electronic Record Keeping and Project Websites | |
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| Summary | |
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| Schedules | |
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| What Is a Schedule? | |
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| The Importance of Schedules | |
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| Types of Schedules | |
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| Development of the CPM Schedule | |
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| Scheduling Programs | |
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| A Concrete Pour | |
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| Preparation of a Schedule | |
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| Factors Affecting Schedules | |
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| Fast Tracking | |
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| Long Lead Items | |
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| Two-Week Look Ahead | |
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| Summary | |
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| Subcontractors and Bidding | |
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| What Is a Subcontractor? | |
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| The Selection Process | |
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| The Bidding Process | |
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| Leveling Process | |
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| Negotiations | |
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| Subcontractor Contract | |
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| Subcontractors and the Urban Environment | |
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| Starting the Work | |
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| Subcontractor Site Meetings | |
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| Productivity | |
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| Subcontractor Process for Change Order Work | |
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| Subcontractor Labor Costs | |
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| Dealing with Problem Subcontractors | |
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| Subcontractor Concerns | |
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| Sarbanes-Oxley Act | |
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| Summary | |
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| Costs | |
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| Cost Estimating | |
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| What Are Cost Estimates Used For? | |
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| Types of Cost Estimates | |
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| Cost Per Square Foot | |
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| Take Off | |
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| Prices from Subcontractors | |
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| Labor and Material Take Off | |
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| Component | |
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| Hard and Soft Costs | |
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| Obtaining Cost Data | |
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| Timing | |
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| Minimizing Unknown Factors | |
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| Getting the Proper Information | |
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| Contingency | |
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| Qualifications | |
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| Preparation of the Cost Estimate | |
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| Spreadsheet Using Microsoft Excel | |
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| Special Programs for Estimating | |
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| CAD (Computer Aided Design) Programs | |
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| CSI (Construction Specification Institute) Format | |
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| General | |
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| Budget Process | |
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| Value Engineering | |
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| Change Orders | |
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| Processing Change Orders | |
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| Rejection of Change Order Costs | |
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| Change Order Work and the Schedule | |
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| Tracking Costs During Construction | |
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| Summary | |
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| Claims and Dispute Resolutions | |
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| What Is a Claim? | |
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| Why Do We Have Claims? | |
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| Potential Major Claim Areas | |
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| Construction Documents | |
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| Subsurface Conditions | |
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| Change Orders | |
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| Delays | |
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| Accelerated Schedules | |
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| How to Minimize Claims | |
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| Claim and Dispute Resolution | |
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| Partnering | |
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| Dispute Review Board | |
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| Mediation | |
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| Arbitration | |
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| Mini Trails | |
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| Litigation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Design-Build | |
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| Design-Build-A Project Delivery System | |
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| History | |
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| The Project Performance Specification | |
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| The Procurement Process for the Design-Build Entity | |
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| Response to the RFQ by the CM/GC | |
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| Response to the RFP by the CM/GC | |
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| The Design-Build Team | |
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| Advantages of the Design-Build Process | |
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| Disadvantages of the Design-Build Process | |
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| Why CMs/GCs Choose the Design-Build Process | |
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| Successful Design-Build Strategies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Requisitions | |
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| Financial Control | |
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| Requisitions | |
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| Small Subcontractors | |
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| Timing of Requisition Payments | |
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| Deposits | |
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| Impressed Bank Account | |
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| Special Documentation | |
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| Certificate of Capital Improvement | |
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| Waivers of Lien | |
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| Project Trade Cost Breakdown | |
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| Retainer | |
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| Final Payment | |
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| Cash Flow Projections | |
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| S Curve | |
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| Filing a Lien | |
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| Project Monthly Cost Report | |
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| Summary | |
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| Project Punch List and Close-out | |
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| Project Close-out | |
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| Punch List | |
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| Project Close-out Meeting | |
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| Preparation of As-Built Drawings | |
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| Obtaining and Coordinating Final Approvals | |
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| Waivers of Lien-Partial and Final | |
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| Administrative Close-out Procedures | |
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| Turnover and Acceptance of Equipment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Technology | |
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| Technology | |
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| History | |
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| Building Information Modeling (BIM) | |
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| New Materials | |
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| Communications | |
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| Global Positioning System (GPS) | |
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| Cameras | |
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| Computers | |
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| Internet | |
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| Testing | |
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| Codes | |
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| Other Resources | |
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| Summary | |
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| Green Construction | |
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| Green Building | |
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| History | |
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| Benefits of Building Green | |
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| The LEED Rating System and Standards | |
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| Sustainable Construction in the Urban Environment | |
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| Environmentally Responsible Construction | |
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| Summary | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |