Construction Contractors' Survival Guide

THOMAS C. SCHLEIFER, Ph.D. has 45 years of industry experience and was founder and President of the largest international consultancy firm serving the contract surety industry. He was an Eminent Scholar and Research Professor at the Del E. Webb School of Construction at Arizona State University. Dr. Schleifer, is known as "a turnaround" expert because of the number of companies that he has rescued from financial distress.

• Managing with Confidence. Elements of Contractor Failure. Increase in Project Size. Change in Geographic Location. Change in Type of Construction. Replacing Key Personnel. Managerial Maturity. Accounting Systems. Evaluating Contract Profitability. Equipment Cost Control. Billing Procedures. The Use and Misuse of Computers. Other Industry Concerns. Glossary. About the Author. Index.