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1. 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.
Critical Path(s)
Design Development Phase
Notice to Proceed
Prime Contract
2. 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.
Preconstruction Phase
CM Services
Schedule of Values
Superintendent
3. A pledge from a third party (usually a surety company) to pay liquidated damages to the owner to the extent of the difference between the bonded contractor bid and the next highest bidder but not to exceed the face value of the bond; if the bonded co
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Milestone
Long-Lead Items
Bid Bond
4. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Bid Bond
Guarantee
Technical Specifications
Substantial Completion
5. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Contract Document Phase
apparent Low Bidder
Technical Specifications
Field Construction Manager
6. 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
Pre-design Phase
Construction Management
Lump Sum Fee
Milestone
7. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Approved Bidders List
Preconstruction Phase
Direct Material Costs
Special Conditions
8. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Professional Liability Insurance
Approved Bidders List
Construction Documents
Superintendent
9. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Warranty
Final Design Phase
Approved Changes
Lump Sum Fee
10. 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
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Clerk-of-the-Work
Project Budget
Prime Contract
11. 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.
Critical Path(s)
Reimbursable Expense
Occupancy Phase
Approved Bidders List
12. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
apparent Low Bidder
Project Team
Special Conditions
Sub-subcontractor
13. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Checks and Balances
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Start-Up
Superintendent
14. 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.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
apparent Low Bidder
Schedule of Values
Construction Documents
15. Check: Letter of Intent; Notice to Proceed A letter from an owner to a contractor stating that a contract has been awarded to the contractor and a contract will be forthcoming.
Bid
Notice of Award
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Special Conditions
16. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Lump Sum Fee
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Superintendent
Substantial Completion
17. A formal notice sent by a contractor to an owner asserting the fact that the terms of the contract have been breached and compensation is being sought by the contractor from the owner.
Claim
General Contractor
Long-Lead Time
Approved Bidders List
18. 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.
Pre-design Phase
Project Budget
Long-Lead Items
Direct Costs
19. 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.
Project Team
Commissioning
Direct Material Costs
Project Meeting
20. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Project Meeting
Escrow Account
Chart of Accounts
Contingencies
21. An estimate of the cost still to be expended on a work-scope in order to complete it. The difference between the Cost to Date and the Estimated Final Cost.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Estimated Cost to Complete
Lump Sum Fee
Special Conditions
22. 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.
Notice of Award
Value Engineering
Milestone Schedule
Schedule of Values
23. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Guarantee
Lump Sum Fee
Contract Document Phase
Design Development Phase
24. 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.
Record Drawings
Budget Estimate
Start-Up
Lump Sum Fee
25. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Long-Lead Items
Checks and Balances
Project Meeting
Approved Changes
26. Check: Notice of Award; Notice to Proceed A notice from an owner to a contractor stating that a contract will be awarded to the contractor providing certain events occur or specific conditions are met by the contractor.
Letter of Intent
Field Construction Manager
General Contractor
Clerk-of-the-Work
27. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Changed Conditions
Technical Specifications
Final Completion
Conditions of the Contract
28. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Construction Budget
Project Meeting
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Subcontractor
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.
Estimated Final Cost
Notice to Proceed
Escrow Account
Construction Documents
30. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.
Bid
Performance Bond
Final Completion
Pre-design Phase
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.
Construction Manager
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Approved Bidders List
Long-Lead Time
32. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Preliminary Design Phase
Special Conditions
Direct Labor Costs
Project Meeting
33. 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.
Estimated Final Cost
Chart of Accounts
Lien
Conditions of the Contract
34. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).
Notice of Award
Lump Sum Fee
Contract Administration
Superintendent
35. 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
Construction Schedule
Occupancy Phase
As-Built Drawings
Construction Management
36. Check: As-Built Drawings A set of contract document drawings - marked up as construction proceeds - which show the exact location - geometry - and dimensions of all elements of the constructed project as installed.
Project Manual
Shop Drawings
Record Drawings
Contingencies
37. 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
Contract Administration
Project Manual
Claim
Labor and Material Bond
38. 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.
Milestone
Approved Bidders List
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Value Engineering
39. Check: Letter of Intent; Notice to Proceed A letter from an owner to a contractor stating that a contract has been awarded to the contractor and a contract will be forthcoming.
Notice of Award
Construction Schedule
Commissioning
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
40. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
CM Services
Notice of Award
Direct Material Costs
Preliminary Design Phase
41. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Contract Administration
Direct Labor Costs
Project Meeting
Progress Payment
42. A formal notice sent by a contractor to an owner asserting the fact that the terms of the contract have been breached and compensation is being sought by the contractor from the owner.
CM Services
As-Built Drawings
Claim
Bid
43. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Progress Payment
Commissioning
Direct Labor Costs
Warranty
44. Also: Occupancy Schedule A schedule of the activities and events required to effect occupancy or the use of a facility for its intended purpose. It is used to determine if construction progress will meet the occupancy date.
Completion Schedule
Field Construction Manager
Project Team
Schedule of Values
45. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Letter of Intent
Completion Schedule
Specifications
46. 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.
Letter of Intent
Superintendent
Final Completion
Labor and Material Bond
47. 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
Lien
Milestone
Direct Costs
48. 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.
Construction Schedule
Preliminary Design Phase
Contract Administration
Shop Drawings
49. 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.
Contract Document Phase
Contract Document Phase
Bid Bond
Project Meeting
50. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Specifications
Notice of Award
Owner's Representative
Conditions of the Contract
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