Unit 1 Management System 1
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 1
Professional Knowledge Guidance 1
Text Introduction to Project Management 1
Passage A The Project Life Cycle 5
Passage B Selection of Professional Services 7
Part Ⅱ Speaking 11
Company Presentation 11
Unit 2 Project Management 12
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 12
Prtfessional Knowledge Guidance 12
Text Project Management for Construction 12
Passage A Project Management and Construction Project 17
Passage B The Changing Environment of the Construction Industry 21
Part Ⅱ Speaking 24
Discussion of a Project at a Preliminary Phase 24
Unit 3 Construction Project of Planning and Decision 26
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 26
Professional Knowledge Guidance 26
Text Strategic Planning and Project Programming 26
Passage A Project Life Cycle and Economic Feasibility 30
Passage B Basic Concepts of Economic Evaluation 31
Part Ⅱ Speaking 35
Talks Between the Owner and the Program Manager 35
Unit 4 Bidding and Tendering of Construction Projects 37
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 37
Professional Knowledge Guidance 37
Text Standard Bidding/Tendering Documents 37
Passage A The Bidding /Tendering Process 44
Passage B Bidding Procedure of Construction Projects 47
Part Ⅱ Speaking 52
Collecting Tender Document 52
Unit 5 Contract Management of Construction Projects 54
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 54
Professional Knowledge Guidance 54
Text Project Contract Management 54
Passage A Types of Contracts 61
Passage B Contract Provisions for Risk Allocation 64
Part Ⅱ Speaking 67
The Owner Hands Over the Site Late 67
Unit 6 Management of Engineering Cost 69
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 69
Professional Knowledge Guidance 69
Text Project Cost Estimate and Cost Control 69
Passage A Cost Estimate 75
Passage B The Construction Project Budget 78
Part Ⅱ Speaking 81
Project Estimating 81
Unit 7 Project Planning and Scheduling 83
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 83
Professional Knowledge Guidance 83
Text Construction Planing 83
Passage A Defining Work Tasks 86
Passage B Work Plan 90
Part Ⅱ Speaking 93
Project Programming 93
Unit 8 Construction Site Management 95
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 95
Professional Knowledge Guidance 95
Text Factors Affecting Job-Site Productivity 95
Passage A Choice of Equipment and Standard Production Rates 99
Passage B Material Procurement and Delivery 101
Part Ⅱ Speaking 104
Field Management 104
Unit 9 Quality Control and Safety During Construction 106
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 106
Professional Knowledge Guidance 106
Text Construction Quality Control and Management 106
Passage A Quality Control by Statistical Methods 112
Passage B Quality Control And Quality Assurance 113
Part Ⅱ Speaking 115
Site Inspection 115
Unit 10 Model Interoperability in Building Information （BIM） 117
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 117
Professional Knowledge Guidance 117
Text Engineering Innovation—Building Information Modeling 117
Passage A Introduction about BIM 124
Passage B BIM A Primer 126
Part Ⅱ Speaking 129
Subletting the Construction Camp 129
Unit 11 Risk Management of Construction Projects 131
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 131
Professional Knowledge Guidance 131
Text Construction Risk Management 131
Passage A Construction Risks and Insurance 137
Passage B Basics of Managing Risks 145
Part Ⅱ Speaking 147
Completion and Handing-Over 147
Unit 12 Construction Claims 149
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 149
Professional Knowledge Guidance 149
Text Construction Claims 149
Passage A Claims 156
Passage B Contractor’s Claims 161
Part Ⅱ Speaking 162
Claiming 162
Unit 13 Contract Disputes and Arbitration 164
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 164
Professional Knowledge Guidance 164
Text Contract Disputes and Arbitration 164
Passage A Resolution of Contract Disputes 168
Passage B Construction and Engineering Consultancy 170
Part Ⅱ Speaking 173
Claim in Request of Flood 173
Unit 14 Project Financing 175
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 175
Professional Knowledge Guidance 175
Text Facility Financing 175
Passage A Project versus Corporate Finance 180
Passage B Shifting Financial Burdens 182
Part Ⅱ Speaking 184
Pre-Qualification 184
Unit 15 International Business Negotiations 185
Part Ⅰ Reading and Translating 185
Professional Knowledge Guidance 185
Text Negotiation 186
Passage A Construction Negotiation Strategies and Skills 191
Passage B Negotiation Simulation：An Example 196
Part Ⅱ Speaking 199
Negotiation on a Joint Venture Agreement 199
参考文献 202