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Abstract
This final version of the Quality in the Constructed Project (ASCE Manual No. 73) provides suggestions and recommendations to owners, design professionals, constructors and others on principles and procedures which have been effective in providing quality in the constructed project. It also provides guidance for establishing roles, responsibilities, relationships and limits of authority for project participants; and stresses the importance of concepts and practices that enhance the quality in the constructed project. Throughout the manual, various themes considered to be of particular importance are discussed. They include such concepts as: 1) the definition and assignment of responsibility; 2) the importance of teamwork; 3) the importance of concise contractual provisions; 4) the principles of good communication; 5) the owner's selection process for project team members; and 6) the procedures for design and construction.
This final version of the Quality in the Constructed Project (ASCE Manual No. 73) provides suggestions and recommendations to owners, design professionals, constructors and others on principles and procedures which have been effective in providing quality in the constructed project. It also provides guidance for establishing roles, responsibilities, relationships and limits of authority for project participants; and stresses the importance of concepts and practices that enhance the quality in the constructed project. Throughout the manual, various themes considered to be of particular importance are discussed. They include such concepts as: 1) the definition and assignment of responsibility; 2) the importance of teamwork; 3) the importance of concise contractual provisions; 4) the principles of good communication; 5) the owner's selection process for project team members; and 6) the procedures for design and construction.
Date
1/1990
1/1990
Author(s)
Page(s)
1-180
1-180
Keyword(s)
constructed; project; owner; designer
constructed; project; owner; designer