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Construction Management

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1. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.






2. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.






3. 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.






4. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.






5. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.






6. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.






7. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.






8. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.






9. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.






10. 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.






11. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.






12. Material and equipment required for construction which have delivery dates too far in the future to be included in a contractor's contract at bid time. They are pre-purchased directly by the owner.






13. Check: Labor and Material Bond; Surety A guarantee provided by a surety to complete a project according to the terms of the contract documents in the event that the bonded contractor defaults on the contract or to pay the owner the face value of the






14. Also: Field CM; Level 3 Manager; Level 3 Person; Superintendent - Site Manager A person designated by the CM firm to interface with the owner's and A/E's representatives on the project team at the third management level. A person located at the site






15. 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.






16. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .






17. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.






18. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.






19. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.






20. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.






21. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.






22. See: Start-up; Beneficial Occupancy The process at or near construction completion when a facility is tried out (put into use) to see if it functions as designed. Usually applied to manufacturing type projects.






23. A professional service that applies effective management techniques to the planning - design - and construction of a project form inception to completion for the purpose of controlling time - cost and quality. (As approved by CMAA) OR A project deliv






24. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.






25. A schedule of milestones spanning from the start of construction to occupancy - used as the main measure of progress to keep the project on schedule.






26. The continuous chain(s) of activities from project-start to project-finish - whose durations cannot be exceeded if the project is to be completed on the project-finish date. A sequence of activities that collectively require the longest duration to c






27. An estimate of cost based on rough or incomplete information - with a stated degree of accuracy. The more information available - the more accurate the estimate. Loosely called a 'ballpark' estimate.






28. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.






29. 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.






30. All required phases prior to the start of construction.






31. A firm or business organization with the expertise and resources to manage the design - contracting - and construction aspects of project delivery. Individuals who work for a CM Firm are also referred to as Construction Managers.






32. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.






33. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.






34. 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.






35. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.






36. A person assigned to a project to represent the owner on the project team at one to the three management levels.


37. 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.






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.






41. 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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. A firm or business organization with the expertise and resources to manage the design - contracting - and construction aspects of project delivery. Individuals who work for a CM Firm are also referred to as Construction Managers.






45. Check: CM Project Manual Written information that augments the drawings. The Project Manual contains the General Conditions - Supplementary and Special Conditions - the Form of Contract - Addenda - Change Orders - Bidding Information and Proposal For






46. 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.






47. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.






48. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.






49. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.






50. Material and equipment required for construction which have delivery dates too far in the future to be included in a contractor's contract at bid time. They are pre-purchased directly by the owner.