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1. 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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2. A contract held by an owner.
Warranty
Prime Contract
Milestone
Life-Cycle Cost
3. 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.
As-Built Drawings
Budget Estimate
Shop Drawings
Direct Labor Costs
4. 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
Clerk-of-the-Work
Critical Path(s)
Construction Schedule
5. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Direct Labor Costs
Claim
Technical Specifications
Conditions of the Contract
6. 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.
Clerk-of-the-Work
Change Order
Fast-Track(ing)
Escrow Account
7. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Construction Documents
Commissioning
Contract Documents
Construction Schedule
8. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Contract Document Phase
Direct Costs
Preconstruction Phase
Changed Conditions
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.
As-Built Drawings
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
CM Services
Approved Bidders List
10. A contract held by an owner.
Prime Contract
Long-Lead Time
Start-Up
Construction Documents
11. 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.
General Contractor
Conditions of the Contract
Reimbursable Expense
Construction Manager
12. 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.
As-Built Drawings
Bid Depository
Field Construction Manager
Schedule of Values
13. 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.
Warranty
Claim
Bid Bond
Labor and Material Bond
14. 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.
Project Budget
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Commissioning
Critical Path(s)
15. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
Notice to Proceed
Notice of Award
Direct Material Costs
Preconstruction Phase
16. 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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Contract Document Phase
Schematic Design Phase
Chart of Accounts
17. 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
apparent Low Bidder
Project Budget
Field Construction Manager
Contract Administration
18. 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.
Reimbursable Expense
Fast-Track(ing)
Sub-subcontractor
Project Team
19. 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
Lien
Owner's Representative
Critical Path(s)
Construction Budget
20. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Subcontractor
Value Engineering
Construction Documents
21. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Final Completion
Superintendent
Warranty
Contract Documents
22. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Superintendent
Completion Schedule
Sub-subcontractor
Bid
23. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Lump Sum Fee
Long-Lead Items
Subcontractor
Specifications
24. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Checks and Balances
Warranty
Claim
Change Order
25. 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
Prime Contract
Construction Manager
Change Order
26. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
CM Services
Preliminary Design Phase
Subcontractor
Approved Changes
27. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Conditions of the Contract
Preliminary Design Phase
Warranty
Start-Up
28. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Direct Material Costs
Shop Drawings
Guarantee
Owner's Representative
29. 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
Start-Up
Notice of Award
Field Construction Manager
General Contractor
30. 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.
Long-Lead Time
Clerk-of-the-Work
Lump Sum Fee
Estimated Final Cost
31. 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.
Bid Depository
Notice of Award
Pre-design Phase
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
32. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Start-Up
Sub-subcontractor
Construction Manager
Lien
33. 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
Conditions of the Contract
Subcontractor
Fast-Track(ing)
34. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Superintendent
Owner's Representative
Project Meeting
Direct Costs
35. 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.
Final Design Phase
Clerk-of-the-Work
Contract Document Phase
apparent Low Bidder
36. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Labor and Material Bond
Technical Specifications
Direct Costs
Subcontractor
37. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).
Project Budget
Contract Administration
Project Manual
Project Team
38. 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
Shop Drawings
Completion Schedule
Construction Management
Checks and Balances
39. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.
Letter of Intent
Pre-design Phase
Contract Documents
Construction Management
40. 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
Drawings
Claim
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Performance Bond
41. 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.
Chart of Accounts
Labor and Material Bond
Reimbursable Expense
Bid Bond
42. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Bid Depository
Special Conditions
Changed Conditions
Technical Specifications
43. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Start-Up
Schematic Design Phase
Special Conditions
Sub-subcontractor
44. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).
Record Drawings
Contract Document Phase
Labor and Material Bond
Contract Administration
45. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
General Contractor
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Bid Bond
Bid
46. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Lump Sum Fee
Life-Cycle Cost
Changed Conditions
Substantial Completion
47. 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.
Final Completion
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Sub-subcontractor
48. 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.
Specifications
As-Built Drawings
Clerk-of-the-Work
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
49. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Design Development Phase
Contract Document Phase
Lien
Conditions of the Contract
50. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Contract Documents
Checks and Balances
Shop Drawings
Special Conditions
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