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Construction Management

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1. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.






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






3. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.






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






5. A contract held by an owner.






6. 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






7. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.






8. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.






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






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.






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.






31. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.






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






33. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .






34. The documents which collectively form the contract between the contractor and the owner. They consist of the bidding documents less bidding information plus pre-award addenda and post-award Change Orders.






35. 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.






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






37. 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






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.






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






43. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.






44. 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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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