Construction Contracting

By Richard H. Clough, Glenn A. Sears, Glenn Sears, et al.

Book Overview

The bestselling text and standard reference -- revised. Fifth edition features new material on the accelerated cost recovery system, employee stock ownership plans, group insurance plans, new OSHA regulations, the tremendous growth in open-shop work, current labor-bargaining patterns, and much more. About 60 percent of the book is new material.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471840394
• ISBN13: 9780471840398
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 578 Pages
• Weight: 2.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

contracting

this book came quickly and it was in the condition i expected. pleasure doing business with you.

Good reference.

Although not an easy read, this book makes an excellent reference. It covers just about anything you would want to know and in detail. I would recommend it to anyone just starting out in the construction industry.

Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management , 7th Edition

Valueable & Worst for gaining Contractual Knowledge

Construction Classic !

This book is a legendary classic in the field of general construction and is a must for personnel involved in construction management, general contracting and professional consulting. It covers all aspects of construction from company organization, estimating, field procedures, cost control, changes, punchlist, claims, labor relations and safety. The appendix contains reference standard documents and contract boilerplate from the AIA, AGC and others. It would take 20 years of work in the construction field to obtain the knowledge that this book can help to provide. This text is a must for all construction professionals.