Seventh Edition
By: Silas B. Birch, Erik Updyke
A complete operational and
technical guidebook for all professionals involved in inspecting
public works construction for city, state, and federal agencies.
- The most complete and authoritative
reference of its kind ever written.
Many of the forms used as examples are are actual copies or forms
used by the City of Los Angeles. These forms can be adopted by other
agencies by making a simple title change or slight modification.
75 charts, tables and drawings show how to set a inspection
policy, make records and reports, deal with waivers and disclaimers,
project delays, suspension of the work, project scheduling and risk
management.
Also covers construction performance guidelines, as well as
construction methods and inspection procedures for soil testing,
earthwork construction, street surface improvements, sewer
construction, storm drain construction, street light and traffic
signal construction, landscape and irrigation, concrete, paint,
structural steel, tunneling and much more.
Explains the inspection procedure in detail, and closing reports
-- including which unresolved items should delay and which should
not delay a final "sign off".
574 Pages -
8-1/2x 11 in.
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