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Construction Management
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1. 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.
Contract Documents
As-Built Drawings
Clerk-of-the-Work
Labor and Material Bond
2. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Technical Specifications
Special Conditions
Contract Document Phase
Performance Bond
3. A contract held by an owner.
Construction Schedule
Prime Contract
Long-Lead Time
Construction Management
4. 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
Contingencies
Occupancy Phase
Notice of Award
Approved Changes
5. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Life-Cycle Cost
Notice to Proceed
Final Design Phase
Progress Payment
6. A person assigned to a project to represent the owner on the project team at one to the three management levels.
7. 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
Clerk-of-the-Work
Critical Path(s)
Construction Schedule
Progress Payment
8. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
As-Built Drawings
Reimbursable Expense
Superintendent
apparent Low Bidder
9. 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.
Approved Bidders List
Claim
Sub-subcontractor
CM Services
10. 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.
Contract Document Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Notice to Proceed
Long-Lead Time
11. 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
Performance Bond
Technical Specifications
Conditions of the Contract
Preconstruction Phase
12. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Labor and Material Bond
Direct Material Costs
Direct Material Costs
Sub-subcontractor
13. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Reimbursable Expense
Lump Sum Fee
Contingencies
Value Engineering
14. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Drawings
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
apparent Low Bidder
Project Budget
15. 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
Project Manual
Performance Bond
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Milestone
16. 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
Change Order
Schedule of Values
Construction Schedule
17. 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.
Superintendent
Occupancy Phase
Conditions of the Contract
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
18. 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.
Superintendent
Substantial Completion
Contract Documents
Commissioning
19. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Approved Changes
Checks and Balances
Progress Payment
Contract Administration
20. 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
Owner's Representative
Commissioning
Letter of Intent
21. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Final Design Phase
Direct Labor Costs
Construction Documents
Prime Contract
22. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
General Contractor
Construction Management
Lump Sum Fee
Completion Schedule
23. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Specifications
Special Conditions
Subcontractor
CM Services
24. 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.
Bid
Bid Depository
Special Conditions
Record Drawings
25. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Letter of Intent
Commissioning
Pre-design Phase
Progress Payment
26. 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
Shop Drawings
Construction Budget
Reimbursable Expense
Construction Manager
27. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Construction Budget
Project Budget
Lien
28. 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.
Commissioning
Schematic Design Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Critical Path(s)
29. 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
Escrow Account
Budget Estimate
Bid Bond
apparent Low Bidder
30. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Labor and Material Bond
Direct Labor Costs
Guarantee
Bid
31. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Estimated Final Cost
Design Development Phase
Claim
Budget Estimate
32. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Contingencies
Specifications
Direct Material Costs
33. 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.
Chart of Accounts
Professional Liability Insurance
Completion Schedule
Project Meeting
34. 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.
Construction Schedule
CM Services
Specifications
Commissioning
35. 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
Construction Manager
Field Construction Manager
Final Design Phase
Lump Sum Fee
36. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Direct Costs
Construction Management
Schematic Design Phase
Approved Changes
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.
Project Manual
Bid Depository
Fast-Track(ing)
Superintendent
38. Also: As Builts; Check: Record Drawings Drawings produced during or after construction and amended to show the exact location - geometry - and dimensions of the constructed project. As-Built Drawings are not the same as Record Drawings.
Value Engineering
As-Built Drawings
Chart of Accounts
Notice to Proceed
39. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
Drawings
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Shop Drawings
Direct Material Costs
40. 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
Escrow Account
Approved Changes
Contract Documents
41. 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
Completion Schedule
Bid Depository
Occupancy Phase
Claim
42. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Completion Schedule
Substantial Completion
Schedule of Values
Approved Bidders List
43. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.
Progress Meeting
Final Design Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Owner's Representative
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.
Bid
Budget Estimate
Owner's Representative
Direct Costs
45. 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.
Contract Documents
Construction Manager
Prime Contract
Contract Administration
46. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
CM Services
Field Construction Manager
Claim
Subcontractor
47. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Superintendent
Preliminary Design Phase
Fast-Track(ing)
48. 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.
Budget Estimate
Escrow Account
Field Construction Manager
Bid Depository
49. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
General Contractor
Life-Cycle Cost
Start-Up
Pre-design Phase
50. 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
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Construction Budget
Technical Specifications
Bid Depository