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Construction Management
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1. A contract held by an owner.
Prime Contract
Construction Documents
Shop Drawings
Final Completion
2. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Lump Sum Fee
Technical Specifications
As-Built Drawings
Long-Lead Items
3. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Contract Document Phase
Record Drawings
apparent Low Bidder
Bid
4. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Lump Sum Fee
Long-Lead Items
General Contractor
Guarantee
5. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Lump Sum Fee
Contingencies
Substantial Completion
Approved Bidders List
6. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Reimbursable Expense
Labor and Material Bond
Specifications
7. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Labor and Material Bond
Pre-design Phase
Bid
Lien
8. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Completion Schedule
Letter of Intent
Construction Documents
9. A form of the CM system where the construction manager guarantees - in addition to providing ACM services - a ceiling price to the owner for the cost of construction.
Special Conditions
Contract Document Phase
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Estimated Cost to Complete
10. A contract held by an owner.
Lien
Prime Contract
Bid Depository
Warranty
11. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Specifications
Life-Cycle Cost
Final Design Phase
Final Completion
12. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Technical Specifications
Construction Management
Occupancy Phase
Occupancy Phase
13. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Labor and Material Bond
Claim
Bid
Changed Conditions
14. The target cost of the project established by the owner and agreed to be achievable by the team. The Project Budget usually includes the cost of construction and the CM fee - plus any other line-item costs (land - legal fees - interest - design fees
Technical Specifications
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Project Budget
Guarantee
15. The breakdown of a lump sum price into sub-items and sub-costs for identifiable construction elements - which can be evaluated by examination for contractor progress payment purposes.
Long-Lead Time
Construction Budget
Schedule of Values
Prime Contract
16. Also: Construction Team; Check: Program Team Consists of the architect/engineer - construction manager - and owner - represented by their Level 1 - 2 - and 3 Persons - plus the designated leaders of contracted constructors.
Record Drawings
Final Design Phase
Project Team
Chart of Accounts
17. The costs directly attributed to a work-scope - such as labor - material - equipment - and subcontracts but not he cost of operations overhead and the labor - material - equipment - and subcontracts expended in support of the undertaking.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Direct Costs
Schematic Design Phase
Life-Cycle Cost
18. The date on which a contractor reaches a point of completion - when subsequent interfacing contractors can productively begin work or the owner can occupy the project - in whole or in part - without undo interference.
CM Services
Completion Schedule
Substantial Completion
Sub-subcontractor
19. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.
Project Meeting
Subcontractor
Milestone
Lump Sum Fee
20. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Life-Cycle Cost
Budget Estimate
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
21. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
apparent Low Bidder
Lump Sum Fee
Project Meeting
Bid Bond
22. An individual employed by an owner to represent him on a project at the site of the work. The clerk-of- the-work's abilities - credentials - and responsibilities vary at the discretion of the owner.
Notice of Award
Escrow Account
Clerk-of-the-Work
Direct Costs
23. Check: Surety; Performance Bond A guarantee provided by a surety to pay claims against the owner from contractors and suppliers who have not been paid for labor - material - and equipment incorporated into the project.
Direct Material Costs
Labor and Material Bond
Performance Bond
Preconstruction Phase
24. Also: As Builts; Check: Record Drawings Drawings produced during or after construction and amended to show the exact location - geometry - and dimensions of the constructed project. As-Built Drawings are not the same as Record Drawings.
As-Built Drawings
Sub-subcontractor
Drawings
Occupancy Phase
25. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Approved Changes
Construction Documents
Schematic Design Phase
Final Design Phase
26. Also: Account Codes; Codes of Accounts An alpha/numeric identification system for budget line items that ensures that project expenditures are properly debited/credited in the project budget as payments are made in behalf of the project.
Approved Changes
Reimbursable Expense
Completion Schedule
Chart of Accounts
27. Check: Commissioning; Beneficial Occupancy The period prior to owner occupancy when mechanical - electrical - and other systems are activated and the owner's operating and maintenance staff are instructed in their use.
Approved Bidders List
Start-Up
Final Completion
Warranty
28. Also: Reimbursable Charges to the owner covering costs for services that could not or intentionally were not quantified at the time the fee arrangement was made.
Approved Changes
Reimbursable Expense
Schedule of Values
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
29. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
General Contractor
Professional Liability Insurance
Drawings
30. The scope of services provided by a construction manager and available to owners in whole or in part. CM services are not consistent in scope or performance from one CM firm to another.
Value Engineering
Notice of Award
Project Meeting
CM Services
31. See: Front-End Specifications The part of the contract that prescribes the rights - responsibilities - and relationships of the parties signing the agreement and outlines the administration of the contract for construction.
Owner's Representative
Value Engineering
Budget Estimate
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
32. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Construction Manager
Milestone
Warranty
Long-Lead Items
33. Also: Warranty/Guarantee Phase; Warranty Phase; Guarantee Phase A stipulated length of time following the construction phase - during which contractors are bonded to ensure that materials - equipment - and workmanship meet the requirements of their c
Occupancy Phase
Special Conditions
Approved Bidders List
Subcontractor
34. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Lump Sum Fee
Approved Changes
Life-Cycle Cost
Reimbursable Expense
35. A person assigned to a project to represent the owner on the project team at one to the three management levels.
36. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Contract Document Phase
Notice of Award
Construction Documents
Schedule of Values
37. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Technical Specifications
Schematic Design Phase
Preliminary Design Phase
Project Team
38. Check: Notice of Award; Letter of Intent A notice from an owner directing a contractor to begin work on a contract - subject to specific stated conditions.
Project Manual
Contract Document Phase
Project Meeting
Notice to Proceed
39. Money put into the custody of the third party by the first party for disbursement tot the second party. A brief temporary depository for progress payments until authorized for release according to the depositor's explicit instructions.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Special Conditions
Technical Specifications
Escrow Account
40. Also: Detailed Construction Schedule A graphic - tabular or narrative representation or depiction of the construction portion of the project- delivery process - showing activities and durations or activities in sequential order.
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Clerk-of-the-Work
Lump Sum Fee
Construction Schedule
41. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Drawings
Occupancy Phase
Substantial Completion
Field Construction Manager
42. Also: Warranty/Guarantee Phase; Warranty Phase; Guarantee Phase A stipulated length of time following the construction phase - during which contractors are bonded to ensure that materials - equipment - and workmanship meet the requirements of their c
Occupancy Phase
Preconstruction Phase
Life-Cycle Cost
Schedule of Values
43. Check: Notice of Award; Letter of Intent A notice from an owner directing a contractor to begin work on a contract - subject to specific stated conditions.
Direct Labor Costs
Commissioning
Letter of Intent
Notice to Proceed
44. The process of designing portions of a project while portions already designed are under construction. A series of controlled design-build sequences that collectively constitute a complete project.
Warranty
Fast-Track(ing)
Notice of Award
Special Conditions
45. A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor performance and progress payments - involving supervisors from contractor home offices and the team's Level 2 and 3 Managers.
Claim
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Project Meeting
Final Design Phase
46. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Construction Documents
Schematic Design Phase
Project Meeting
Shop Drawings
47. The documents which collectively form the contract between the contractor and the owner. They consist of the bidding documents less bidding information plus pre-award addenda and post-award Change Orders.
Contract Documents
Subcontractor
Life-Cycle Cost
Field Construction Manager
48. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Approved Bidders List
Contract Administration
Record Drawings
Performance Bond
49. A form of the CM system where the construction manager guarantees - in addition to providing ACM services - a ceiling price to the owner for the cost of construction.
Schematic Design Phase
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Progress Meeting
Construction Budget
50. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Subcontractor
Approved Bidders List
Bid Bond
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor