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Construction Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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
Contract Documents
Project Team
Performance Bond
Project Manual
2. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Approved Changes
CM Services
Checks and Balances
Specifications
3. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Labor and Material Bond
Project Meeting
Change Order
4. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Lien
Final Completion
Record Drawings
Progress Payment
5. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Guarantee
Reimbursable Expense
Direct Material Costs
Critical Path(s)
6. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Occupancy Phase
Final Design Phase
Value Engineering
Checks and Balances
7. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
Change Order
General Contractor
Sub-subcontractor
Superintendent
8. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
CM Services
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Progress Payment
9. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Labor and Material Bond
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Drawings
Prime Contract
10. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Notice of Award
Contingencies
Record Drawings
RFP (Request For Proposal)
11. Also: Construction Team; Check: Program Team Consists of the architect/engineer - construction manager - and owner - represented by their Level 1 - 2 - and 3 Persons - plus the designated leaders of contracted constructors.
Design Development Phase
Budget Estimate
Project Team
Professional Liability Insurance
12. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Project Budget
Long-Lead Time
Final Design Phase
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
13. Also: Occupancy Schedule A schedule of the activities and events required to effect occupancy or the use of a facility for its intended purpose. It is used to determine if construction progress will meet the occupancy date.
Approved Bidders List
Shop Drawings
Notice to Proceed
Completion Schedule
14. 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
Contract Documents
Record Drawings
Schematic Design Phase
Critical Path(s)
15. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Change Order
Sub-subcontractor
Direct Labor Costs
Notice to Proceed
16. 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.
Sub-subcontractor
Commissioning
Changed Conditions
Construction Schedule
17. 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
Letter of Intent
Changed Conditions
Change Order
Construction Management
18. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Direct Costs
Field Construction Manager
Clerk-of-the-Work
19. A contract held by an owner.
CM Services
Prime Contract
Bid Bond
Project Meeting
20. 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.
Design Development Phase
Claim
Project Manual
Notice of Award
21. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
Progress Meeting
Performance Bond
General Contractor
Bid
22. 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.
Changed Conditions
Preconstruction Phase
Clerk-of-the-Work
Contract Document Phase
23. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Specifications
Contract Documents
Direct Material Costs
Bid
24. 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.
Direct Costs
Project Meeting
CM Services
Field Construction Manager
25. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
Project Budget
Checks and Balances
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Construction Budget
26. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Owner's Representative
Completion Schedule
Budget Estimate
27. 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.
Special Conditions
Schedule of Values
Change Order
Budget Estimate
28. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Notice of Award
Contract Document Phase
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
29. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
apparent Low Bidder
Approved Changes
Bid Bond
Notice to Proceed
30. 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.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Lump Sum Fee
Sub-subcontractor
Project Team
31. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Professional Liability Insurance
Project Budget
Special Conditions
Technical Specifications
32. 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
Contract Document Phase
Substantial Completion
Bid Bond
Estimated Cost to Complete
33. 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.
Claim
Construction Manager
Project Team
Long-Lead Items
34. 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
Specifications
Escrow Account
Construction Schedule
Project Manual
35. 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.
Record Drawings
Pre-design Phase
Commissioning
Professional Liability Insurance
36. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Technical Specifications
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Change Order
Lump Sum Fee
37. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Approved Changes
Warranty
Checks and Balances
Claim
38. 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.
Life-Cycle Cost
Schedule of Values
Letter of Intent
Professional Liability Insurance
39. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Letter of Intent
Value Engineering
Contract Administration
Shop Drawings
40. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Construction Documents
Commissioning
Start-Up
Guarantee
41. Also: Occupancy Schedule A schedule of the activities and events required to effect occupancy or the use of a facility for its intended purpose. It is used to determine if construction progress will meet the occupancy date.
Specifications
Completion Schedule
Escrow Account
Professional Liability Insurance
42. 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.
Construction Manager
Changed Conditions
Long-Lead Time
Chart of Accounts
43. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Preliminary Design Phase
Technical Specifications
Bid
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
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
Project Budget
Letter of Intent
Design Development Phase
Start-Up
45. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Field Construction Manager
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Final Design Phase
Shop Drawings
46. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Design Development Phase
Checks and Balances
Owner's Representative
Professional Liability Insurance
47. 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.
Lump Sum Fee
Project Team
Notice of Award
Lien
48. 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.
Bid Bond
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Substantial Completion
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
49. 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.
Guarantee
Lump Sum Fee
Changed Conditions
Budget Estimate
50. 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
As-Built Drawings
Start-Up
Contract Document Phase
Project Manual