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Construction Management
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1. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
CM Services
Critical Path(s)
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Bid Bond
2. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Long-Lead Time
Construction Management
Conditions of the Contract
Budget Estimate
3. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Schematic Design Phase
Direct Labor Costs
Lump Sum Fee
Approved Bidders List
4. 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.
Completion Schedule
Prime Contract
Construction Schedule
Reimbursable Expense
5. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Drawings
Escrow Account
Notice of Award
Lump Sum Fee
6. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Contingencies
Conditions of the Contract
Sub-subcontractor
Notice to Proceed
7. An estimate of the final cost of a work item based on its Cost to Date and the estimated cost to complete it. The sum of the Cost to Date and the Estimated Cost to Complete.
Completion Schedule
Construction Documents
Estimated Final Cost
Critical Path(s)
8. 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.
Change Order
Direct Material Costs
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Bid Depository
9. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.
Contingencies
Pre-design Phase
Long-Lead Items
Schematic Design Phase
10. 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.
Reimbursable Expense
Lien
Shop Drawings
Change Order
11. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Conditions of the Contract
Project Team
Special Conditions
Estimated Cost to Complete
12. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Project Team
Owner's Representative
Construction Documents
Technical Specifications
13. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Lien
Lump Sum Fee
Shop Drawings
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
14. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Life-Cycle Cost
General Contractor
Professional Liability Insurance
Labor and Material Bond
15. 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.
Final Completion
Estimated Final Cost
Drawings
Project Team
16. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Sub-subcontractor
Progress Meeting
Escrow Account
Notice of Award
17. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Long-Lead Items
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Preliminary Design Phase
Milestone
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.
Direct Costs
CM Services
Project Meeting
Long-Lead Time
19. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Project Meeting
Critical Path(s)
Lump Sum Fee
Guarantee
20. 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.
Value Engineering
Long-Lead Items
Superintendent
Subcontractor
21. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.
Design Development Phase
Chart of Accounts
Chart of Accounts
Final Completion
22. 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.
Long-Lead Items
Fast-Track(ing)
Schedule of Values
Lump Sum Fee
23. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Specifications
Contingencies
Change Order
General Contractor
24. 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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25. 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.
Labor and Material Bond
Estimated Cost to Complete
Critical Path(s)
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
26. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.
Progress Meeting
Final Completion
Substantial Completion
Project Manual
27. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Contingencies
Final Completion
Life-Cycle Cost
Value Engineering
28. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Milestone Schedule
Direct Costs
Approved Changes
Lump Sum Fee
29. 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.
Construction Manager
Completion Schedule
Contingencies
Construction Schedule
30. 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.
Contingencies
As-Built Drawings
Sub-subcontractor
Clerk-of-the-Work
31. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.
Subcontractor
Contract Documents
Performance Bond
Pre-design Phase
32. 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.
Budget Estimate
Direct Labor Costs
Record Drawings
Contingencies
33. 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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Project Manual
Construction Management
34. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Construction Manager
Progress Meeting
Subcontractor
Superintendent
35. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Bid
Labor and Material Bond
Record Drawings
Substantial Completion
36. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.
Project Manual
Pre-design Phase
Progress Meeting
Checks and Balances
37. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Superintendent
Conditions of the Contract
Prime Contract
Project Manual
38. 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.
Record Drawings
apparent Low Bidder
Chart of Accounts
Commissioning
39. 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.
Schedule of Values
Performance Bond
Life-Cycle Cost
Prime Contract
40. 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.
Preconstruction Phase
Final Completion
Budget Estimate
Life-Cycle Cost
41. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Bid Depository
Labor and Material Bond
Value Engineering
Contract Administration
42. 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
Schematic Design Phase
Occupancy Phase
Changed Conditions
43. 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
Technical Specifications
Construction Budget
Chart of Accounts
Design Development Phase
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.
Occupancy Phase
Special Conditions
Construction Manager
Approved Changes
45. 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.
Changed Conditions
Subcontractor
Lien
Specifications
46. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Completion Schedule
Pre-design Phase
Warranty
Special Conditions
47. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Guarantee
apparent Low Bidder
Technical Specifications
Notice to Proceed
48. 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.
Clerk-of-the-Work
Notice of Award
Final Completion
Direct Labor Costs
49. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Progress Payment
Estimated Cost to Complete
Project Meeting
Project Meeting
50. 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.
Lump Sum Fee
Professional Liability Insurance
Direct Labor Costs
As-Built Drawings