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Construction Management

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. Also: Account Codes; Codes of Accounts An alpha/numeric identification system for budget line items that ensures that project expenditures are properly debited/credited in the project budget as payments are made in behalf of the project.






5. 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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.






9. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.






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






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






12. All required phases prior to the start of construction.






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






17. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.






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






19. A contract held by an owner.






20. 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.






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






22. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.






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






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






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






30. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.






35. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.






36. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.






50. 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.