New York : Marcel Dekker, c1997.
xiii, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
1. Introduction to Cost Engineering -- 2. Estimate Accuracy -- 3. Estimating Approaches/Classes -- 4. Estimating Methods -- 5. Computerized Estimating -- 6. Labor Productivity -- 7. Indirect Costs -- 8. Data Collection and Management -- 9. Estimate Coding and Documentation -- 10. Predicting Future Escalation -- 11. Contingency - A Provision for Uncertainties -- 12. Estimating a Revamp Project -- 13. Introduction to Cost Control -- 14. The Cost Engineer as Part of Project Management -- 15. Cost Control During Conceptual Engineering -- 16. Cost Control During Detailed Engineering: Introduction to the Problem -- 17. Cost Control During Detailed Engineering: Engineering Costs -- 18. Cost Control During Detailed Engineering: Equipment Purchases -- 19. Cost Control During Detailed Engineering: Bulk Materials -- 20. Project Changes -- 21. Subcontract Development, Administration, and Control -- 22. Cost Control During Construction: The First Three Steps.23. Cost Control During Construction: Forecasting Direct Field Labor -- 24. Cost Control During Construction: Items Other Than Direct Field Labor -- 25. The Monthly Cost Report and Cost Control Meetings -- 26. Systems and Computer Applications / Michael Jimenez -- 27. The Cost of Cost Control -- 28. Selecting a Contractor for a Reimbursable-Type Contract -- 29. Control of Bulk Materials.Includes index.