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Power plant construction management : a survival guide / Peter G. Hessler.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hessler, Peter G., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Power-plants--Design and construction--Management.
- Power-plants.
- Electric power-plants--Design and construction--Management.
- Electric power-plants.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (419 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tulsa, Oklahoma : PennWell, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This timely second edition of Power Plant Construction Management: A Survival Guide is revised and updated to include new technologies, evolving regulations, and the changing power generation mix between gas and coal plants. Hessler expands upon the first edition and provides a thorough plan for managing the financials of building a power plant. He covers the entire process from preplanning to contingency planning to the business of on-site construction management. The book includes checklists, guidelines, photos, and examples that serve as useful tools in the decision-making process. With a focus on finances, management skills, regulations, technology, and much more, this book is a must-read for anyone with a stake in the power plant construction process.
- Contents:
- ""Front Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - Preplanning to Planning""; ""Chapter 2 - Bidding""; ""Chapter 3 - Preparing the Numbers""; ""Chapter 4 - More on the Planning Process""; ""Chapter 5 - Terms and Conditions""; ""Chapter 6 - Risk Management""; ""Chapter 7 - Setting Up the Job Site""; ""Chapter 8 - Ensuring Quality""; ""Chapter 9 - Safety""; ""Chapter 10 - Managing the Financials""; ""Chapter 11 - Managing the Site Activities and Cost Control""; ""Chapter 12 - Information for Decision Making""
- ""Chapter 13 - Technology and the Field""""Appendix A - Owner�s Construction Estimate Checklist""; ""Appendix B - Contractor�s Construction Estimate Checklist""; ""Appendix C - Contract Responsibilities Matrix""; ""Appendix D - Job-Site Visit Information Sheet""; ""Appendix E - Business Controls Checklist""; ""Index""; ""Back Cover""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-68015-863-5
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