TY - BOOK AU - Potts,Keith F. AU - Ankrah,Nii TI - Construction cost management: learning from case studies SN - 0415629128 AV - TA682.26 .P68 2013 U1 - 624.0681 23 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group KW - Construction industry KW - Costs KW - Cost control KW - Case studies N1 - "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 ER -