Includes index.

Introduction to the Construction Industry --Developing Trends in This New Millennium -- Human Resources: The Workforce -- The Organization -- Technology -- Project Delivery Systems -- Quality Control -- Safety -- Productivity -- Dispute Resolution -- The Changing Marketplace -- The Changing Role of the General Contractor -- The Project Manager's Role -- The Start of the Construction Process -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Contract Updates -- The Letter of Intent -- Prevalent Types of Construction Contracts -- Construction Manager (CM) Contracts -- The Joint Venture Agreement -- Turnkey Contracts -- Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) -- Contracts with Government Agencies -- Looking For Those Onerous Provisions in the Contract -- Bonds -- General Conditions of the Construction Contract -- AIA A201--General Conditions of the Contract for Construction -- AIA Document A210CMa--General Conditions for the Construction Manager Contract -- Associated General Contractors Version of General Conditions between Owner and Contractor--AGC Document No. 200 -- Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee General Conditions -- Estimating -- Acquiring a Database -- Preparing the Cost Code System -- Combining Cost Codes and Daily Reports to Produce the Database -- Analyzing Unit Costs -- Craft Training and Its Effect on Unit Costs -- Displaying Unit Costs -- The Cost Code Orientation Process -- The Project Parameter Cost Model--The Basis for Conceptual Estimates -- Conceptual Estimating -- Cost Index Data -- Component Estimating.