For electricians who've been thinking about starting a contracting business - or established contractors who want to give their current business a boost - this book lays out a proven roadmap of practical details. All the bases for building and operating a successful electrical contracting business are covered - from forecasting your business potential in a given market to technical needs, hiring employees, managing finances, and achieving profit goals.

Electrical Contracting is the complete book with business forms and checklists for the entrepreneurial mind. It deals with the general contractor, the owner, the architect, and the engineer, also with the building department, vendors, and manufacturers. Most importantly, it deals with Electrical Contractor's staff and his field workforce. Electrical Contracting first captivated the industry under the title "Successful Electrical Contracting Methods" in1995. The inclusion of a simplified Quick Start Chapter and similar revisions, compelled the author to title this edition, simply, "Electrical Contracting."

Gives apprentice and journeymen electricians the knowledge they need to make it on their own without a degree in business. This guide describes the latest opportunities for construction, remodeling, and industrial electricians, including the technologies that make electrical contracting more productive and profitable than ever before. Illustrated.

* Updated version! Now with full color photos, graphs and charts throughout the book. Agile Construction(r) 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. This practical and accessible guide to improving operating systems and efficiencies is a must-have for construction company owners, CEOs, project managers, and supervisors with its clear set of practical tools, processes and tips for improving productivity.

Construction Project Management offers some of the best project management studies commissioned by ELECTRI International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction that were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors and performed by outstanding scholars from top U.S. universities. Topics include pre-construction planning, early warning signs of project distress, impact of change orders, project sequencing, ideal jobsite inventory levels, tool and material control systems, recommended safety practices, partnering, total quality management, quality assurance, performance evaluations, and contract risk management. All specialty and general contractors will find value in this practical book. The concepts presented will improve your understanding of the main issues affecting construction project management and will provide you with tools and strategies to enhance your company's productivity and profitability.