Author: Francis T. Hartma
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineer
Keywords: contracting, enterprise, effective, smart, value, adding, practical, guide, commandments
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2003-07-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0784406537
ISBN-13: 9780784406533

Ten Commandments of Better Contracting provides a fresh look at management of supply chains with a particular focus on contracting for construction and related goods and services. With the objective of getting more out of contracts, this book draws on recent research, extensive professional and practical experience, and even trial and error in testing contracting innovations. The book explores issues such as games played, proven solutions to common problems, the importance of business relationships, trust, and other issues not typically addressed in books on this topic. In readable style, ever

Author: Andrew W. Cox
Publisher: Telford
Keywords: success, business, contracting
Number of Pages: 332
Published: 1998-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0727726005
ISBN-13: 9780727726001

"Contracting for Business Success" is a highly informative insight into contracting practices. It offers essential guidance that is relevant to all contract managers.’ Martyn Osborn, Scottish Hydro-Electric plc. This book presents the results of a long-term industrial research programme that aimed to determine which contract management practices constitute ’best practice’. At the heart of this review was an in-depth analysis of each of the standard forms of contract (ICE, JCT, IChemE, FIDIC, etc.) and dispute resolution procedures.

Author: Samuel Blankson
Publisher: Blankson Enterprises Limited
Keywords: contracting, guide
Number of Pages: 504
Published: 2007-12-01
List price: $49.99
ISBN-10: 1905789041
ISBN-13: 9781905789047

The Guide to I.T. Contracting’ is a complete guide to contracting for all I.T. contractors and anyone planning on entering this exciting and lucrative market. The book covers how to form a Limited Company, using an umbrella company, job hunting, interviewing, improving the chances of contract renewal, rate negotiation and rate setting, training and certification, tax minimisation, tax efficient investing, contracting abroad, contractor’s etiquette, selecting a bank, selecting an accountant, buying insurance cover, buying a home as a contractor and much more. ’The Guide to I.T

Author: Rosenberg
Publisher: Natl Fire Protection Assoc
Keywords: contracting, electrical, successful
Number of Pages: 322
Published: 2002-01
List price: $81.95
ISBN-10: 087765459X
ISBN-13: 9780877654599

Author: Larry A. Dimatteo
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Keywords: second, contracting, international, law
Number of Pages: 656
Published: 2009-02-02
List price: $218.00
ISBN-10: 9041124411
ISBN-13: 9789041124418

The second edition of this well-known survey of the legal aspects of international business contracting has been needed for some time. Over the course of the last decade, a plethora of new concepts and procedures (many catalyzed by growth in the use of information technology) has wrought many changes in the searching, drafting, and execution of international contracts. This book redefines this field of legal practice to accommodate these changes. Material in the Second Edition includes new or updated coverage of the following and much more: outsourcing legal services; electronic transmissi

Author: Dave Roberts
Publisher: Craftsman Book Co
Keywords: contracting, excavation, pipe
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1987-10-09
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 0934041229
ISBN-13: 9780934041225

Shows how to read plans and compute quantities for both trench and surface excavation, figure crew and equipment productivity rates, estimate unit costs, bid the work, and get the bonds you need. Explains what equipment will deliver maximum productivity for a job, how to follow the surveyor’s stakes, check the grade and line with a level, transit and laser, clear the site, how to lay all types of water and sewer pipe, and how to switch your business to excavation work when you don’t have pipe contracts. Covers asphalt and rock removal, working on steep slopes or in high groundwater

Author: J. Rodney Turner
Publisher: Gower Publishing Company
Keywords: management, project, contracting
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2003-08
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0566085291
ISBN-13: 9780566085291

In all but the smallest of projects the project sponsor inevitably has to buy-in the services of other suppliers. Goods and services must be bought, and this requires people to make contracts so that they know the basis on which they are working with each other and to deal with any disagreements that subsequently arise. This means that a knowledge of contracting specifically for project management is necessary if a project is to avoid difficulties and reach a successful conclusion. This volume - which stems from the third edition of the "Gower Handbook of Project Management" - concentrates spe