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1. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Schedule of Values
Value Engineering
Warranty
Bid Bond
2. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Contingencies
Construction Management
Direct Costs
Schedule of Values
3. 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
Reimbursable Expense
Occupancy Phase
Owner's Representative
Final Design Phase
4. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Long-Lead Items
Reimbursable Expense
Specifications
Chart of Accounts
5. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Construction Manager
apparent Low Bidder
Final Design Phase
Bid
6. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Subcontractor
Fast-Track(ing)
Special Conditions
apparent Low Bidder
7. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Letter of Intent
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
8. 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.
Progress Meeting
Direct Costs
Final Design Phase
Specifications
9. 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
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Approved Changes
Project Manual
Claim
10. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Final Completion
Construction Schedule
Professional Liability Insurance
Subcontractor
11. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Design Development Phase
Project Meeting
Labor and Material Bond
Construction Schedule
12. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Critical Path(s)
Fast-Track(ing)
Specifications
13. 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.
Life-Cycle Cost
Direct Labor Costs
Reimbursable Expense
Escrow Account
14. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Completion Schedule
Project Meeting
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Estimated Cost to Complete
15. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Lump Sum Fee
General Contractor
Construction Schedule
Lien
16. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Substantial Completion
Specifications
Notice of Award
17. 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.
Construction Documents
Escrow Account
Guarantee
Long-Lead Items
18. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Schematic Design Phase
Final Completion
Preliminary Design Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
19. 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.
Contract Documents
Long-Lead Items
apparent Low Bidder
Bid Depository
20. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Superintendent
Long-Lead Time
Critical Path(s)
Design Development Phase
21. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Budget Estimate
Approved Bidders List
Lump Sum Fee
Life-Cycle Cost
22. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Schedule of Values
Final Design Phase
Construction Documents
23. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Preconstruction Phase
Value Engineering
Checks and Balances
Changed Conditions
24. 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
Field Construction Manager
Preconstruction Phase
Estimated Final Cost
25. 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.
Sub-subcontractor
Claim
Field Construction Manager
Project Team
26. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Contract Document Phase
Drawings
Special Conditions
Field Construction Manager
27. 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.
Changed Conditions
Design Development Phase
Commissioning
Checks and Balances
28. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
apparent Low Bidder
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Lump Sum Fee
Commissioning
29. A contract held by an owner.
Direct Costs
Direct Labor Costs
Prime Contract
Construction Schedule
30. 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.
As-Built Drawings
Chart of Accounts
Owner's Representative
Lump Sum Fee
31. 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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Contract Document Phase
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Bid Bond
32. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Approved Changes
Preliminary Design Phase
Schedule of Values
Contract Document Phase
33. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Contract Document Phase
Claim
Bid
Long-Lead Items
34. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Drawings
Change Order
Preliminary Design Phase
Contract Document Phase
35. 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.
Change Order
Owner's Representative
Preliminary Design Phase
Warranty
36. Check: Commissioning; Beneficial Occupancy The period prior to owner occupancy when mechanical - electrical - and other systems are activated and the owner's operating and maintenance staff are instructed in their use.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Notice of Award
Preconstruction Phase
Start-Up
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
Project Budget
Construction Management
Labor and Material Bond
Bid
38. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Letter of Intent
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Construction Management
Design Development Phase
39. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Project Team
Technical Specifications
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Conditions of the Contract
40. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Schematic Design Phase
Record Drawings
Commissioning
Approved Changes
41. 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.
Professional Liability Insurance
Pre-design Phase
As-Built Drawings
Bid Depository
42. 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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43. 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.
Reimbursable Expense
Conditions of the Contract
General Contractor
Record Drawings
44. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Contingencies
Project Manual
Estimated Final Cost
Life-Cycle Cost
45. 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.
Start-Up
Pre-design Phase
Fast-Track(ing)
Technical Specifications
46. Money put into the custody of the third party by the first party for disbursement tot the second party. A brief temporary depository for progress payments until authorized for release according to the depositor's explicit instructions.
Escrow Account
Bid
General Contractor
Warranty
47. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
General Contractor
Contract Documents
Final Design Phase
Field Construction Manager
48. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
Shop Drawings
Start-Up
Progress Meeting
RFP (Request For Proposal)
49. 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.
Contract Document Phase
Notice of Award
Lien
Occupancy Phase
50. 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.
Progress Payment
Guarantee
CM Services
As-Built Drawings