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Quality in the Constructed Project: A Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructors

Abstract

  • Sponsored by the Construction Quality Management and Inspection Committee of the Owners Directorate of the Construction Institute of ASCE.

    Quality in the Constructed Project: A Guide for Owners, Designers, and Constructors, third edition, provides information and recommendations on principles and procedures that are effective in enhancing the quality of constructed projects. The guide—a complete update of the previous edition—discusses the roles, responsibilities, requirements, and limits of authority of participants in the design and construction process, highlighting concepts and practices that are valuable to each in achieving project goals and objectives. This Manual of Practice presents several key themes, including the value of clearly defining and assigning responsibilities, the importance of teamwork, the need for clear contractual provisions, strategies for good communication, the owner's selection process for other team members, the potential benefits associated with various project delivery systems, and procedures for managing design and construction. Although this guide is written primarily with traditional design-bid-build (DBB) projects in mind, it also highlights areas in which alternative forms of project delivery, such as design-build, may shift project responsibilities and risk to different participants.

    Chapters include: owner's role and requirements; project delivery systems; project team; coordination and communication; selecting the design professional; agreement for professional services; alternative studies and project impacts; planning and managing design; design discipline coordination; guidelines for design activities; precontract planning for construction; construction team; procedures for selecting the constructor; construction contract; planning and managing construction; construction contract documentation and submittals; construction contract administration; operation and maintenance; quality assurance and quality control; computer technology and project delivery; peer review; risk, liability, and avoiding conflict; partnering; and value engineering.

    MOP 73 will be useful to owners, design professionals, and constructors interested in enhancing the quality of constructed projects.

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Front Matter
i–xxii
    Chapter 1:
    Introduction
    1–8
      Chapter 2:
      The Owner's Role and Requirements
      9–14
        Chapter 3:
        Project Delivery Systems
        15–23
          Chapter 4:
          The Project Team
          25–32
            Chapter 5:
            Coordination and Communication
            33–43
              Chapter 6:
              Selecting the Design Professional
              45–53
                Chapter 7:
                Agreement for Professional Services
                55–67
                  Chapter 8:
                  Alternative Studies and Project Impacts
                  69–81
                    Chapter 9:
                    Planning and Managing Design
                    83–89
                      Chapter 10:
                      Design Discipline Coordination
                      91–98
                        Chapter 11:
                        Guidelines for Design Activities
                        99–110
                          Chapter 12:
                          Pre-Contract Planning for Construction
                          111–118
                            Chapter 13:
                            The Construction Team
                            119–126
                              Chapter 14:
                              Procedures for Selecting the Constructor
                              127–134
                                Chapter 15:
                                The Construction Contract
                                135–140
                                  Chapter 16:
                                  Planning and Managing Construction
                                  141–152
                                    Chapter 17:
                                    Construction Contract Documentation and Submittals
                                    153–167
                                      Chapter 18:
                                      Construction Contract Administration
                                      169–182
                                        Chapter 19:
                                        Operation and Maintenance
                                        183–189
                                          Chapter 20:
                                          Quality Assurance and Quality Control
                                          191–199
                                            Chapter 21:
                                            Computer Technology and Project Quality
                                            201–211
                                              Chapter 22:
                                              Peer Review
                                              213–222
                                                Chapter 23:
                                                Risk, Liability, and Handling Conflict
                                                223–235
                                                  Chapter 24:
                                                  Partnering
                                                  237–248
                                                    Chapter 25:
                                                    Value Engineering
                                                    249–261
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                                                      Back Matter
                                                      263–274
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                                                        Index
                                                        275–280