Shows step-by-step how to build a quality management system for any size construction firm. To survive and grow in the construction business these days, you need to have a competitive weapon. And with this book you'll have a powerful weapon that enables you to consistently meet the highest expectations of your customers through effective and efficient project management, construction management, contract administration, change management, productivity enhancement and organizational effectiveness. Based on the latest ISO-9001 guidelines, this book shows step-by-step how to construct a quality plan that is based upon a specific project's contractual obligations, while taking into account your company's business plan and its workforce. You'll discover how the quality plan you develop will attract new business and achieve greater customer satisfaction. You'll see how to develop standardized procedures for such processes as training and continual improvement, and how they can lead to increased productivity and increased revenue. You'll be able to achieve new levels of waste and cost reduction, and ensure the proper materials are ordered and properly delivered. You'll also be able to achieve new and sustainable levels of productivity, and pass on the resulting savings to your customers, enabling you to lower your bids and win a greater number of contracts! In today's market, "business as usual" just won't fly. If you're looking to build a rock-solid platform for continuing growth, there's no need to look further than this book. It clearly spells out a step-by-step program that even the smallest construction firms can use to improve and streamline every aspect of their business, from design control, purchasing, and operations, to training, product handling and jobsite management.

Quality & Construction: How to Develop a Quality Management System for Your Construction Firm

Jack Patterson

Danny Morton

Katy Griffin

BNI Publications

When veteran NFL quarterback Noah Larson finally guides his team to the Super Bowl, his dreams -- and life -- are dashed when his six-year-old son is kidnapped for a unique ransom: lose the game or his son dies. Seattle sportswriter Cal Murphy and photographer Kelly Mendoza get pulled into an FBI sting to help rescue Noah's son in Mexico. But when everything falls apart, Cal and Kelly are left to save themselves, save Noah's son, and save the Super Bowl.

Cross the Line

Green E-Books

Cross Hairs

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

The United States’ top assassin Brady Hawk returns to attack a covert operation that’s funding the terrorist group Al Hasib. Deep in the jungles of Sierra Leone, Sefadu Holdings is making a mint by funneling diamonds to Al Hasib in order to fund its terrorist operation. However, when the secret black ops group Firestorm learns about it, Hawk is dispatched to squash the illegal dealings. While Hawk is battling nefarious forces abroad, his handler Alex Duncan is dealing with her own issues, including making sure that Firestorm director J.D. Blunt is safe from an attack on his life. As Hawk goes deep under cover, he must figure out a way to stop Al Hasib from getting the diamonds while Duncan fights for her life and the black ops program she believes in. But when everything starts to unravel, Hawk must find a way to keep it together on both continents or risk losing everything.

Deep Cover

Thrillers & Suspense

To those with the highest security clearance, it's a line item known only as Project X. But to the half dozen agents and personnel working for it, it's known as Firestorm, a black ops group so dark that the U.S. President doesn't even know about them yet. And no agent is as skilled as Brady Hawk. Amid the smoldering ashes of another terrorist attack on U.S. interests in Iraq, Hawk searches for Nasim Ghazi, the chief bomb maker for the terrorist group Al Hasib. However, Hawk's mission is almost cut short when he's nearly killed by an assassin. Haunted by his harrowing escape, Hawk must quietly navigate through Iraq and Afghanistan to hunt down Ghazi before he strikes again. As he and his Washington-based handler Alex Duncan try to solve the mystery of his assassin, Hawk struggles with the revelation that his father, the world's most renowned weapons manufacturer, may not be who he thinks he is. In a world where nothing is as it seems, Hawk must stay focused in order to put down another threat before it's too late ... both himself as his country. Fans of Vince Flynn, David Baldacci, and Brad Taylor are loving this new action thriller series! This pulse-pounding thriller from award-winning and bestselling author R.J. Patterson gives you a new hero and will leave you on the edge of your seat until the first last shot is fired!

First Strike

The United States’ top assassin Brady Hawk learns of a new way that one of the world’s most dangerous prominent terrorist organizations is infiltrating the U.S.—and only Hawk can stop them. When Brady Hawk learns about a sinister plot that Al Hasib has constructed to infiltrate the U.S., it’s only a matter of time before the sleeper cell they’ve planted springs to live and brings death and destruction to U.S. soil. But Hawk, who’s still reeling from the loss of a person important to him, must forge ahead and put the past behind him. However, Hawk’s plans to neutralize the threat goes awry amidst a turf struggle between the FBI and the CIA—and he must figure out a way to bring peace while apprehending the threat before millions of innocent lives are lost. Can he emerge victorious in keeping Americans save from the threat of ruthless terrorists who care nothing about the sanctity of life?

Point of Impact

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