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Construction Management
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1. 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
Change Order
Design Development Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Project Manual
2. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Preconstruction Phase
Letter of Intent
Preliminary Design Phase
Guarantee
3. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Escrow Account
Contingencies
Project Team
Preconstruction Phase
4. 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.
Lump Sum Fee
Approved Bidders List
Preliminary Design Phase
Commissioning
5. 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.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Direct Costs
Clerk-of-the-Work
Approved Changes
6. 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.
Direct Labor Costs
Progress Meeting
Letter of Intent
Budget Estimate
7. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Progress Meeting
Progress Payment
Fast-Track(ing)
Approved Changes
8. 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.
Critical Path(s)
Construction Documents
Completion Schedule
Warranty
9. A contract held by an owner.
Prime Contract
Field Construction Manager
Guarantee
RFP (Request For Proposal)
10. 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.
Construction Budget
Project Meeting
Change Order
Escrow Account
11. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Sub-subcontractor
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Bid Depository
Critical Path(s)
12. 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.
Claim
Long-Lead Items
Chart of Accounts
Labor and Material Bond
13. 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
Claim
Fast-Track(ing)
Prime Contract
14. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Project Budget
Record Drawings
Milestone Schedule
Drawings
15. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Superintendent
Owner's Representative
Contract Administration
Claim
16. 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.
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Record Drawings
Progress Meeting
Construction Manager
17. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Progress Payment
Contingencies
Performance Bond
Labor and Material Bond
18. 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.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Construction Schedule
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Professional Liability Insurance
19. 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.
Occupancy Phase
Preconstruction Phase
Pre-design Phase
Direct Costs
20. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Letter of Intent
apparent Low Bidder
Bid
Construction Budget
21. 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.
CM Services
Professional Liability Insurance
Special Conditions
Fast-Track(ing)
22. 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.
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Guarantee
Commissioning
23. 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.
Budget Estimate
Fast-Track(ing)
Lump Sum Fee
Contract Documents
24. 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
Warranty
Construction Schedule
Change Order
25. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.
Milestone
Conditions of the Contract
CM Services
Changed Conditions
26. 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.
Construction Documents
Notice of Award
Approved Changes
Bid Depository
27. The target cost figure covering the construction phase of a project. It includes the cost of contracts with trade contractors - construction support items other purchased labor - material and equipment - and the construction manager's cost but not th
Construction Budget
Bid Bond
Lump Sum Fee
Final Completion
28. 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
Claim
Construction Management
Progress Meeting
29. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Long-Lead Time
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Special Conditions
As-Built Drawings
30. 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.
Lump Sum Fee
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Project Budget
Letter of Intent
31. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Checks and Balances
Estimated Final Cost
Warranty
Field Construction Manager
32. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
Professional Liability Insurance
Life-Cycle Cost
Checks and Balances
Direct Material Costs
33. 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.
Value Engineering
Claim
Contingencies
Lump Sum Fee
34. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Value Engineering
Notice of Award
Claim
Milestone Schedule
35. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Schematic Design Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Progress Payment
Contract Administration
36. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Life-Cycle Cost
Progress Meeting
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
37. 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
Direct Material Costs
Notice to Proceed
Project Team
Construction Management
38. 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
Project Budget
Construction Schedule
Construction Budget
Bid Bond
39. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Approved Bidders List
Long-Lead Items
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Shop Drawings
40. 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.
Letter of Intent
Clerk-of-the-Work
Critical Path(s)
Schedule of Values
41. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Bid
Prime Contract
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Contract Administration
42. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
Direct Material Costs
Critical Path(s)
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Schematic Design Phase
43. 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.
Direct Labor Costs
Labor and Material Bond
Letter of Intent
Project Meeting
44. 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.
As-Built Drawings
Project Team
Life-Cycle Cost
Start-Up
45. 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.
Construction Manager
Changed Conditions
Milestone Schedule
Clerk-of-the-Work
46. 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.
Final Completion
Bid Depository
Lump Sum Fee
Substantial Completion
47. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Milestone
Clerk-of-the-Work
Drawings
Subcontractor
48. A contract held by an owner.
Direct Costs
Progress Meeting
Record Drawings
Prime Contract
49. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Contract Document Phase
Subcontractor
Contract Document Phase
Critical Path(s)
50. 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
Professional Liability Insurance
Contract Documents
Occupancy Phase
Critical Path(s)