本书针对工程造价专业的学生及从事建筑、房地产行业的相关人员，内容由易到难，逐层展开，注重学习的实用性和趣味性。全书分为6个模块，每个模块由2～4个单元组成，每个单元有一篇课文、一篇会话、一篇阅读，内容涉及工程管理基本知识、招标投标、工程量清单、合同管理、项目管理、索赔、付款等方面。书后附有投标书、协议书、投标保函、履约保函等中英文常用格式以及工程造价专业词汇和参考译文。
本书适合作为工程造价专业的教材使用，也可以作为建筑管理等相关专业的教材参考书，还可以供建筑、房地产行业的相关人员学习参考。

Chapter One Construction Project and the Staff
Unit One
Text Construction Project
Conversation Settling Down
Reading The Project Manager
Unit Two
Text Field Staff
Conversation Prequalification(1)
Reading The Owner, Engineer and Contractor
Chapter Two Bidding
Unit Three
Text Prequalification of Contractors
Conversation Prequalification(2)
Reading Selective Tendering
Unit Four
Text The Preliminary Works of Bidding
Conversation Issuing Tender Document（1）
Reading The Sorts of Bidding
Unit Five
Text Preparation for Tendering
Conversation Issuing Tender Document（2）
Reading The Collection of Information
Chapter Three Construction Contracts
Unit Six
Text Contract Documents and Drawings
Conversation Contract Conditions（1）
Reading Contents of a Bill of Quantities
Unit Seven
Text Form of Contract
Conversation Contract Conditions（2）
Reading Specification
Unit Eight
Text Types of Construction Contracts
Conversation Price Negotiation（1）
Reading Management Contract
Unit Nine
Text Cost Control Procedure
Conversation Price Negotiation（2）
Reading Cost Control during the Design Phase
Chapter Four Management of Project
Unit Ten
Text Construction Management
Conversation Possessing the Site
Reading The Contractor
Unit Eleven
Text Project Management
Conversation Safety Patrol
Reading Project Management and the Computer
Chapter Five Quantity Surveyor
Unit Twelve
Text Description of Quantity Surveyor
Conversation Negotiating a Contract
Reading Qualification of Quantity Surveyor
Unit Thirteen
Text Quantity Surveyor of Contractor
Conversation Place Orders
Reading A Claim Letter to Client
Chapter Six Claims
Unit Fourteen
Text Claims
Conversation Claims
Reading Claims
Unit Fifteen
Text Variations and Adjustments to Contract
Conversation Discuss the Difference
Reading Claim Management and Basic Claim Tactics
Common Formats of Bidding and Contracts
Tender
Appendix to Tender
Agreement
Example Performance Guarantee
Example Surety Bond for Performance
Example Form of Parent Company Guarantee
Example Form of Tender Security
Example Form of Performance SecurityDemand Guarantee
Example Form of Advance Payment Guarantee
Example Form of Retention Money Guarantee
Example Form of Payment Guarantee by Employer
Dispute Adjudication Agreement
工程造价专业英语词汇表
参考译文
参考文献