Construction Business Related Books, Logs, Legal Guides, Business Forms and Software

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- a must-have for construction company owners, CEOs, project managers, and supervisors

Agile Construction for the Electrical Contractor provides the tools and guidance needed to transform a traditional, reactive project management style to a new, proactive, profitable, and productive business management model - one that can quickly respond to changing industry needs and remain a profitable enterprise, even during the toughest of times.

In this groundbreaking new book, Dr. Daneshgari applies proven managerial techniques from other industries to electrical construction through the introduction of Agile construction - a new scientifically-based tracking system based on jobsite dynamics and the bottom-line impact of the three sources of cost drivers: money, materials, and manpower. - more

122 Essential Forms at your Fingertips!

• Accounting Forms
• Business Forms
• Contract Forms
• Estimating Forms
• Field Forms

The Atlas Construction Business Forms Book consists of 122 essential forms (2 copies each) to keep your business transactions looking professional and organized. These forms are perfect for Architects, Engineers, Construction Professionals, Contractors, HVAC Professionals, Plumbers, Electricians, Designers, and more!

395 undated log pages give you the flexibility to keep track of events without preprinted dates!

Building Trades Dictionary is a comprehensive reference for trades workers. Building trades, basic engineering, and architectural terms are presented in a highly illustrated, concise format.

Emphasis is placed on construction tools and equipment, materials, and processes. Similar to a standard dictionary, terms are defined, synonyms are identified, and illustrations are provided.

Over 1500 terms have been added to this edition and existing terms have been revised to reflect changes in the industry.

Includes a CD-ROM with the Building Terms in a searchable format. - more

No more struggling to find the right words

This book presents a practical and invaluable arsenal of professionally-written model letters tailored specifically to the construction industry. Use this book to make your business stand out from the crowd and get your message across more effectively than ever before!

Here you find over 100 professionally written model letters for virtually every difficult situation. Nothing puts your business in the best possible light better than a well-written letter -- especially when you can use that letter to help a bad situation become better. You'll use these letters over and over again to resolve disputes, win new clients, clarify proposals, coordinate with architects, subcontractors and owners, and insurers, schedule meetings and inspections, respond to complaints and situations that may be difficult to deal with. Includes CD-ROM - more

If you're a California contractor, you need to be good at drafting California construction contracts. You need contracts that:

• Fit your jobs. Boilerplate contracts are an embarrassment and reflect a lack of professionalism on your part.
• Comply with California law. Contractors who don't comply are subject to discipline by the C.S.L.B.
• Anticipate the most likely disputes. Protect yourself. Anything else is an accident waiting to happen.
• Resolve key issues in your favor. Adjust contract bias your way. No "standard" contract can do that.
• 16 sample forms ready to install to your computer - more

Are you puzzled by what's required by California Construction Contract Law?

Here you'll find the paperwork the State of California requires contractors and subcontractors to give homeowners. If you don't comply, you could lose your license.

Explains in simple terms what the mechanic's Lien Law is, and how to comply with its legal requirements, what forms you'll need to use, and how to fill them out properly.

Shows the four essential phrases to include in a contract to make it more easily enforceable. Without these phrases, you may never get paid.

Gives instructions for using the standard forms included on the CD-ROM enclosed to help you stay organized and keep your license. - more

Construction Estimating is a comprehensive introduction to estimating practices used in the construction industry.

This textbook contains 15 chapters covering estimating practices and methods and features content applicable to ledger sheet, electronic spreadsheet, and estimating software use.

The Sage Timberline Office Estimating Products CD-ROM provided with the textbook includes a demonstration release of the Sage Timberline Office estimating Extended Edition. - more

These forms were designed, tested and used by contractors, and will help keep your business organized, profitable and out of legal, accounting and collection troubles. Includes a CD-ROM for Windows™ and Mac

125 forms you can copy and use – or load into your computer

You can customize the forms to fit your company, fill them out, and print. Loads into Word for Windows, Lotus 1-2-3, WordPerfect, Works, or Excel programs.

You'll find forms covering accounting, estimating, fieldwork, contracts, and general office. Each form comes with complete instructions on when to use it and how to fill it out.

Nearly every contract and form you're going to need is here ready for reproduction on your copy machine. The authors are construction contractors and have used these forms for many years. They're good. They're complete. They're going to save you time and money day after day. - more

Construction Master Pro Workbook and Study Guide

The easy-to-use course that will help you learn common construction-math principles, building techniques and acquire the skills to utilize the Construction Master Pro advanced Feet-Inch-Fraction calculator – accelerating your productivity on the job and in the classroom. You will quickly solve routine construction problems or undertake complex design and estimating challenges.

The Workbook topics are modular for on-going reference and are developed with flexibility to work in conjunction with the construction jobsite from entry level to advanced studies. - more

Construction Nightmares: Jobs From Hell and How To Avoid Them narrates actual jobs gone bad from the world of construction dealing with busts in plans, extras, delays, interference, scheduling, extra work, change orders, defective construction, inadequate supervision, and incompetent contractors. In other words - just about every problem in the construction industry.

After Arthur F. O'Leary tells you what happened on the job, what went wrong and how it went wrong, James Acret provides an in-depth legal analysis and the probable outcome of the potential arbitration or lawsuit.

The analysis provided deals with contracts, cancellation of contracts, walking off the job, removing a contractor from the job, responsibility of the bonding company, mechanics liens, insurance covers, arbitration, mediation, lawsuits, important provisions in construction contracts, responsibilities of the architect and the owner, liability for construction defects and much more.

STOP PROFIT-ROBBING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DISPUTES BEFORE THEY START

With this expanded new edition of Contractor's Guide to Change Orders in hand, contractors working on projects of any size - from remodeling jobs to skyscrapers - will have all the ammunition needed to:

Keep hidden construction delays and expenses from draining profit. (Only a fraction of chargeable amounts are ever identified by the owner or architects involved.)

Identify trouble spots in the contract, plans, specifications and site that are likely to result in added costs or delays.

Find, document and negotiate payment for every added delay and expense that slips past your "early warning system."

Negotiate and resolve change order disputes at every level so you are always a step ahead. - more

Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2009 can save hours of time in setting up and putting to use all the new features that this 2009 edition offers. QuickBooks Pro isn't just for taxes. You can use it for payroll, keeping track of your vendors and subs -- even job costing (comparing your estimated costs to your actual costs and finding out where you're making and losing money.)

If you'd rather be building homes than burning the midnight oil trying to balance your books, you should have this new book.

It includes a CD-ROM with a template for a construction company to help speed your set up, an estimating program with a 5000-item database, a program that converts your estimates into QuickBooks forms so you can compare with your actual costs, and blank construction forms for your use. - more

Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2008 can save hours of time in setting up and putting to use all the new features that this 2008 edition offers. QuickBooks Pro isn't just for taxes. You can use it for payroll, keeping track of your vendors and subs -- even job costing (comparing your estimated costs to your actual costs and finding out where you're making and losing money.)

It includes a CD-ROM with a template for a construction company to help speed your set up, an estimating program with a 5000-item database, a program that converts your estimates into QuickBooks forms so you can compare with your actual costs, and blank construction forms for your use. - more

Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2007 will walk you step-by-step through QuickBooks Pro's detailed setup procedure and then explain item-by-item how you should be using QuickBooks Pro every day. In days, rather than weeks, you'll create a first-rate accounting system that's an asset to your company.

Here you'll find simple, well-illustrated instructions for customizing the setup for QuickBooks Pro 2007, including what each screen on your monitor should look like. This manual explains every choice you need to make and every button you need to click on.

This book was written for contractors by contractors. That's why it's low on "accounting speak" and high on practical examples. It will help you set up a good, effective, highly-professional bookkeeping system as quickly and painlessly as possible. - more

This gigantic book is filled with everything you need to pass the California Contractor Law & Business exam:

• Lien law
• Workers' comp
• CAL-OSHA requirements
• California unemployment insurance act
• State sales and use tax
• Business management
• Basic bookkeeping and accounting practices

There are even 1,000 questions and answers included -- just like the actual state tests, to make sure you pass with high marks.

The Complete, User-Friendly Legal Guide for Home Builders and Remodelers

It includes a FREE CD-ROM with contracts and forms you can customize for your own use. - more

Whether you’re an experienced contractor who’s paid too much to too many lawyers, or a newcomer without the experience or financial backing to risk a legal battle, this book will guide you away from danger spots and along a safer path.

Also includes an audio CD study guide... more

The most comprehensive contractor’s forms and letters reference available comes with a CD-ROM that allows users to easily and effectively manage every area of their contracting business!

This extraordinary CD resource contains a user-friendly interface in which all of the forms and letters are easy to find and utilize in both Microsoft Word and Excel formats.

Together, the book and CD provide over 150 of the most useful forms and letters available on topics such as general company and staff communications, customer correspondence, accounting notices, and more

Written in clear, simple language understandable to the general reader, yet in-depth enough for scientists, educators, and advanced students

Carefully reviewed for clarity, completeness, and accuracy, the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Engineering, Second Edition, offers a standard of excellence unmatched by any similar publication. - more

40+ Essential Forms at your Fingertips!

• Accounting Forms
• Business Forms
• Contract Forms
• Estimating Forms
• Field Forms

With 2 copies of each form, you'll have all you need to efficiently run your Electrical business. - more

The Electrical Contractors' Business Forms CD-ROM is loaded with essential forms created just for the electrical industry.

These forms will help ensure that your business transactions always look professional and organized.

Available in both Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word format, you can fully customize each of the over 40 forms for quick and polished documents every time. - more info

ELEVATE CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY!

Nowhere is construction site safety more at a premium than on elevated work platforms and scaffoldings. Elevated Work Platforms: Job Site Safety Manual, demonstrates how to keep these areas as accident-free as possible.

Written with authority by a trio of construction site safety experts, this heavily illustrated reference promotes safety through knowledge, correct equipment usage, and the careful application of construction regulations and standards. With a special emphasis on fall protection and collapse

Perfect for architects, engineers, contractors, and attorneys, Elevated Work Platforms: Job Site Safety Manual is the one volume you need to stay on top of this essential construction site safety issue! - more

Create your own Customized Estimating Program!

Most builders estimate with Excel because it's easy to learn, quick to use, and can be customized to your style of estimating. Here you'll find step-by-step how to create your own customized automated spreadsheet estimating program for use with Excel.

You'll learn how to use the magic of Excel in creating detail sheets, cost breakdown summaries, and linking. You'll put this all to use in estimating concrete, rebar, permit fees, and roofing. You can even create your own macros.

Includes a CD-ROM that illustrates examples in the book and provides you with templates you can use to set up your own estimating system. - more

Review your knowledge of Business Law with this practice exam

Complete Do-It-Yourself Kit to form your LLC
Includes CD-ROM with Sample Documents and Forms

Professional legal advice from an experienced attorney and the experts at Entrepreneur magazine guides you through setting up a limited liability corporation.

Recent developments in LLC laws are covered in detail. Reference tables for all 50 states and Washington, D.C., give entrepreneurs the information they need to select the most beneficial state—including state-specific laws, formation requirements, and costs.

Attorney Michael Spadaccini details how to choose the most appropriate business entity and walks you through the process of planning, formation, and operation.

The CD-ROM (included) provides invaluable forms to organize an LLC, including documents that would cost thousands of dollars if drafted by an attorney, and customizable financial templates. - more

The Greenbook consists of six parts: General Provisions, Construction Materials, Construction Methods, Alternate Aggregate Materials, Pipeline System Rehabilitation, and Modified Asphalt Products. - more

A Complete Do-It-Yourself Kit for Self-Incorporation
Includes CD-ROM with Sample Documents and Forms

Details on recent developments in corporation laws ensure entrepreneurs are up-to-date in their protection, and updated reference tables for each state provide customized state-specific information. Provides summaries of the most recent laws, requirements and costs for filing in all 50 states.

With this expert legal advice from business attorney Michael Spadaccini, you can avoid the common missteps that plague corporation owners. Spadaccini walks you through the process of planning, forming, organizing, operating, and maintaining a basic for-profit corporation in any of the 50 states. - more

Unique software that brings picture measurements to your PC computer. Perfect for estimating projects or appraising building values.

Simply place the DigiTarget (included) in the area to be measured and take a picture with any camera. Open the image in iphotomeasure and make one reference measurement. All other vertical and horizontal measurements are instantly scaled. Each measurement is saved, so you can print out or e-mail your image with the scaled measurements right on them.

Can't take the picture yourself? Email the DigiTarget PDF file to your potential Customer and have them print it out, place it in the area and photograph it. They can email (or snailmail) you the resulting picture, saving time (and money) by not having to visit the site yourself. - more

By: Thomas Westerkamp

This book has everything you need to set up and run a building maintenance department.

It shows you how to set up a maintenance management policy, how to train personnel, how to prepare a workable maintenance budget how to control and calculate labor costs, how to plan and schedule work, material, and space, how to conduct preventive maintenance, and how to maintain tools, building structures, machines, instruments, lighting, and more...

At last, a book on how to figure the right markup for a construction company!

This book gives you the key to operating a profitable, contracting business - figuring and using the correct markup on every job. It gives the simple mathematical principles and formulas that you can use, regardless of the type of work you do.

This book gives you tried and tested formulas, with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow examples, so you can easily figure the markup that’s right for your business. Includes a CD-ROM with forms and checklists for your use.

Learn from the book yourself, and then use it to train your sales staff, in marketing techniques and calculating markup on their sales. Use the sample problems in the back of the book to test your own understanding, and to check your employees' grasp of how to figure markup. - more

Learning to master the the UL Directories of Fire Resistance has never been easier!

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Learn how to effectively use the UL Directory of Fire Resistance 2004 with this brand new set! This 3-Volume DVD Series and workbook will provide you with a complete understanding of how to use and interpret the UL Fire Directories. Being able to visually see how and when the UL Directory is applied will save you time, money, and frustration. Regardless of where in the construction process you participate -design, plan review, installation or code enforcement- all viewers will learn vital skills in applying fire resistive building requirements. Additional workbooks also available. - more info

Includes sample contracts, forms, and agreements - more

Originally designed for the California exam, this CD-ROM can help anyone in any state pass the Law and Business Examination in their state.

• How to Evaluate, Research, Plan, File, and Execute a Successful Case
• Instruction and Advice for all 50 States

This book is designed for you, the business owner.

You are more likely than most to either become a defendant in a small claims case or need to bring a small claims case to court. The goal of this book is, quite simply, to help you win.

Whether you're going to court to pursue or defend an action or making a demand for payment, there are many steps you can take to achieve the end result you want and this book will review them in detail. - more

Filled with case studies and illustrations, this state-of-the-art design tool covers new solar technologies…design implementation techniques…energy conservation…the economics of solar power systems…passive solar heating power…and more

Hundreds of detailed drawings, cross sections, design criteria, and dimensions graphically depict all aspects of public works construction. Every dimension is listed in both feet/inches and metric equivalents. - more

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