{"product_id":"field-guide-for-construction-management-management-by-walking-around-9781462067121","title":"Field Guide for Construction Management: Management by Walking Around","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom any perspective, the ideal construction project is one in which the contractor shows up on your doorstep with the right price and all of his tools, people, and equipment ready to start, and builds exactly what you want for the price you want and finish on schedule. Everyone then goes away, happy as clams. This is the ideal, but it never occurs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe world is a competitive place; to survive, contractors must think competitively in order to win work. They must find a way to complete a quality project for the lowest price. Circumstances can easily derail even the best plans and contractors, but with planning, delays and cost overruns can be minimized. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis handbook helps guide the construction manager through the trials and tribulations of selecting, expecting, rejecting, prompting, requiring, and documenting what the contractor produces on the project. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContracts can be written that foresee common problems and provide the construction manager with their resolution. The concepts in \u003ci\u003eField Guide for Construction Management\u003c\/i\u003e can help you do just that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Sanders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462067121\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45063395213427,"sku":"9.78146E+12","price":16.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_17ed57b1-aa03-4f09-8b4c-b8869f62903f.jpg?v=1780430366","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/field-guide-for-construction-management-management-by-walking-around-9781462067121","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}