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Synopsis The book adopts a practising professional's approach in discussing details of construction management. Dissection of a project into planning and scheduling vis-a-vis activity-orientation and events-orientation has been brought out with clarity. Considerable emphasis has been given to organisational set-up and manpower planning and administration and accounts, right down to the planning and functioning, liaison with banks, purchase and procurement, administration, even library, printing and reproduction, travel and ticketing business that form a part of the overall comprehensive exercise. A whole chapter has been devoted to possible contractual problems covering development of disputes, creation of claims, seeking- settlements, and so on. The item on engineering has been broken down into great detail, covering the various aspects, even of the duties of the technical personnel down the lines. The book would be indispensable to practising engineers, contractors and clients. Students of civil engineering would also find the book extremely useful.