Page 13 - Urban Construction Project Management
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14 Project Documentation, Logs, 17 Costs 331
and Reports 263
Cost Estimating 331
Project Documentation and Record Keeping 263 What Are Cost Estimates Used For? 331
Types of Project Records and Reports 265 Types of Cost Estimates 332
Electronic Record Keeping and Project Websites 279 Cost Per Square Foot 332
Take Off 333
Summary 285
Prices from Subcontractors 333
Labor and Material Take Off 334
15 Schedules 287 Component 334
What Is a Schedule? 287 Hard and Soft Costs 334
The Importance of Schedules 288 Obtaining Cost Data 337
Types of Schedules 289 Timing 337
Development of the CPM Schedule 293 Minimizing Unknown Factors 339
Scheduling Programs 294 Getting the Proper Information 340
A Concrete Pour 300 Contingency 340
Preparation of a Schedule 301 Qualifications 341
Factors Affecting Schedules 301 Preparation of the Cost Estimate 341
Fast Tracking 302 Spreadsheet Using Microsoft Excel 341
Long Lead Items 304 Special Programs for Estimating 342
CAD (Computer Aided Design)
Two-Week Look Ahead 307
Programs 342
Summary 308
CSI (Construction Specification Institute)
Format 342
16 Subcontractors and General 342
Bidding 309 Budget Process 347
Value Engineering 349
What Is a Subcontractor? 309
Change Orders 355
The Selection Process 311
Processing Change Orders 355
The Bidding Process 315
Rejection of Change Order Costs 357
Leveling Process 316
Change Order Work and the Schedule 358
Negotiations 319
Tracking Costs During Construction 358
Subcontractor Contract 319
Summary 362
Subcontractors and the Urban Environment 321
Starting the Work 322
18 Claims and Dispute
Subcontractor Site Meetings 323
Resolutions 363
Productivity 323
Subcontractor Process for Change Order Work 324
What Is a Claim? 363
Subcontractor Labor Costs 325
Why Do We Have Claims? 363
Dealing with Problem Subcontractors 327
Potential Major Claim Areas 364
Subcontractor Concerns 329 Construction Documents 364
Sarbanes-Oxley Act 329 Subsurface Conditions 365
Summary 330 Change Orders 365
