Potts, Keith F <br/><br/>
Construction cost management :  learning from case studies / 
Keith Potts and Nii Ankrah 
 - London :  Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group,  2013 
 - xix, 367 p. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> "First edition published 2008 by Taylor and Francis"--Title page verso  "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Part 1. Introduction -- Introduction and Overview -- Reports and Recommendations -- Part 2. Management of the Pre-contract Stage -- Selecting the Cosultants and Contractors -- Pre-contract Cost Management -- Cost Management on PFI Projects -- Contractor's Estimating and Tendering -- Part 3. Key Tools and Techniques -- Value Management -- Risk Management -- Whole-life Costing -- Part 4. Procurement Strategies -- Organizational Methods -- Organizational Methods -- Payment Systems and Contract Administration -- Part 5. Management of the Post-contract Stage -- Contractors' Cost Control and Monitoring Procedures -- Change Management : Valuing Variations -- Claims Management -- Part 6. Contracts and Case Studies -- The Engineering and Construction Contract -- FIDIC Standard Forms of International Construction Contract -- Case Study: Heathrow Terminal 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415629126 (hardback : alkaline paper) 0415629128 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9780415629133 (paperback : alkaline paper) 0415629136 (paperback : alkaline paper) 0203752945 (ebook) 9780203752944 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Construction industry--Costs<br/>Construction industry--Cost control<br/>Construction industry--Costs--Case studies<br/>Construction industry--Cost control--Case studies