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Construction Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
Schedule of Values
Milestone Schedule
Shop Drawings
Bid Depository
2. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Shop Drawings
Sub-subcontractor
Prime Contract
Milestone
3. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
Schematic Design Phase
Long-Lead Time
Contract Document Phase
Direct Material Costs
4. 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
Special Conditions
Checks and Balances
Project Budget
As-Built Drawings
5. 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.
Performance Bond
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Changed Conditions
Chart of Accounts
6. Also: Concealed Conditions; Latent Conditions Conditions or circumstances - physical or otherwise - which surface after a contract has been signed and which alter the circumstances or conditions on which the contract is based.
Sub-subcontractor
Changed Conditions
Superintendent
Change Order
7. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Project Meeting
Construction Management
Long-Lead Time
Lien
8. 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.
Long-Lead Time
Project Meeting
Change Order
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
9. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
General Contractor
Performance Bond
Contract Administration
Guarantee
10. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Bid Bond
Direct Costs
Record Drawings
Technical Specifications
11. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Project Meeting
Reimbursable Expense
Technical Specifications
Lump Sum Fee
12. 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
Field Construction Manager
Schedule of Values
Construction Management
Drawings
13. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Sub-subcontractor
Notice of Award
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Chart of Accounts
14. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Changed Conditions
Contract Administration
Bid
Preconstruction Phase
15. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Design Development Phase
Construction Budget
Long-Lead Items
Lien
16. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.
Lien
Progress Payment
Final Completion
Value Engineering
17. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Estimated Cost to Complete
Direct Costs
Pre-design Phase
18. 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.
Value Engineering
Construction Schedule
Critical Path(s)
apparent Low Bidder
19. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Approved Bidders List
Field Construction Manager
Lien
CM Services
20. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Construction Schedule
Letter of Intent
Conditions of the Contract
Long-Lead Time
21. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Warranty
Long-Lead Time
Field Construction Manager
Value Engineering
22. 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.
Notice to Proceed
Estimated Cost to Complete
Direct Costs
Schedule of Values
23. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Notice to Proceed
Preliminary Design Phase
Estimated Cost to Complete
Changed Conditions
24. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Milestone Schedule
Lien
Completion Schedule
Claim
25. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.
Direct Costs
Final Design Phase
Contract Document Phase
Progress Meeting
26. 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.
Direct Material Costs
Technical Specifications
Change Order
Construction Manager
27. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Contract Documents
Warranty
Checks and Balances
Bid
28. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Chart of Accounts
Direct Labor Costs
Technical Specifications
As-Built Drawings
29. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).
Contract Administration
Guarantee
Bid
Direct Costs
30. 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.
Progress Meeting
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Approved Changes
Project Meeting
31. 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.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Owner's Representative
Schedule of Values
Sub-subcontractor
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.
Project Meeting
Schedule of Values
Warranty
Specifications
33. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Final Design Phase
Lien
Conditions of the Contract
Record Drawings
34. 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.
Labor and Material Bond
Notice to Proceed
CM Services
Claim
35. 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.
Schedule of Values
Shop Drawings
apparent Low Bidder
Commissioning
36. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
As-Built Drawings
Clerk-of-the-Work
Approved Bidders List
Claim
37. 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.
Notice of Award
Chart of Accounts
Specifications
Fast-Track(ing)
38. 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.
Guarantee
Milestone Schedule
General Contractor
Contingencies
39. 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.
Substantial Completion
Superintendent
Shop Drawings
Labor and Material Bond
40. 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 Manager
Occupancy Phase
Life-Cycle Cost
Specifications
41. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Notice to Proceed
Design Development Phase
Construction Manager
Direct Costs
42. 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.
Start-Up
Final Design Phase
Fast-Track(ing)
Contingencies
43. 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.
Changed Conditions
Record Drawings
Drawings
Performance Bond
44. Also: Contract Modification The document that alters the contract amount - contract time - or contract requirements of the original contract entered into by the owner and a contractor.
Change Order
Project Meeting
Life-Cycle Cost
Checks and Balances
45. A person assigned to a project to represent the owner on the project team at one to the three management levels.
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46. 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.
Bid Depository
Technical Specifications
Notice to Proceed
Completion Schedule
47. Also: Errors and Omissions Insurance Insurance provided by design professionals and construction managers that protects the owner against the financial results of negligent acts by the insured.
Professional Liability Insurance
Lump Sum Fee
Contract Administration
Direct Material Costs
48. 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.
Drawings
Performance Bond
Schematic Design Phase
Start-Up
49. 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.
Notice to Proceed
Direct Costs
Project Manual
Special Conditions
50. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Final Design Phase
Bid Bond
Clerk-of-the-Work
As-Built Drawings