Potts, Keith F.,

Construction cost management : learning from case studies / Keith Potts and Nii Ankrah. - Second edition - xix, 367 pages ; 25 cm

"First edition published 2008 by Taylor and Francis"--Title page verso. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 (Part 1) -- Organizational Methods (Part 2) -- 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 NEC Engineering and Construction Contract -- FIDIC Standard Forms of International Construction Contract -- Case Study: Heathrow Terminal.

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Construction industry--Costs
Construction industry--Cost control
Construction industry--Costs--Case studies
Construction industry--Cost control--Case studies

TA682.26 / .P68 2013

624.0681