Successful Construction Cost Control (Construction Management and Engineering Series)

By Hira N. Ahuja

A comprehensive treatment of the fundamental concepts, methods and applications of cost control for a variety of construction project sizes and contract types. Begins with the preconstruction phase and continues through the construction and commissioning phases. Provides a detailed explanation of a cost plan and principles relating to conventional and CPM-based computerized control of progress, manhours, materials, equipment, subcontract costs, indirect costs and change orders. Treats the latest advances with network-based methods and computers, claims, cash flow forecasts and trends. Includes flow charts, tables, reports, glossary, bibliography, and an appendix that illustrates estimating and cost breakdown structure.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471053783
• ISBN13: 9780471053781
• Release Date: September 1980
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.