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Construction Management

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1. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.






2. 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.






3. A physical location where trade contractor proposals are fled the day before general contractor bids are to be received by an owner for pickup - opening - acceptance - or rejection by general contractors bidding the owner's project.






4. 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.






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






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






7. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.






8. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.






9. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.






19. 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.






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






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.






22. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.






31. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .






32. 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






33. 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.






34. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.






35. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.






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






37. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.






38. 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.






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






40. A contract held by an owner.






41. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.






42. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.






43. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .






44. 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.






45. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).






46. 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.






47. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.






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






49. 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.






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