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Construction Management
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1. 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.
Start-Up
Pre-design Phase
Performance Bond
Commissioning
2. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Substantial Completion
Final Design Phase
Sub-subcontractor
Milestone
3. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Direct Costs
Construction Manager
Owner's Representative
Lump Sum Fee
4. A contract held by an owner.
Preconstruction Phase
Prime Contract
Guarantee
Lien
5. 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
Approved Bidders List
General Contractor
Bid Bond
Project Team
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
Schematic Design Phase
Field Construction Manager
Owner's Representative
Checks and Balances
7. 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)
Construction Documents
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Shop Drawings
8. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Sub-subcontractor
CM Services
Lump Sum Fee
Special Conditions
9. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Design Development Phase
Preliminary Design Phase
Technical Specifications
10. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Chart of Accounts
apparent Low Bidder
Drawings
Project Budget
11. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Approved Changes
Bid Bond
Lump Sum Fee
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
12. 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.
Record Drawings
Occupancy Phase
Reimbursable Expense
Fast-Track(ing)
13. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Final Design Phase
Bid
Chart of Accounts
Start-Up
14. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Warranty
Final Completion
Direct Costs
15. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Fast-Track(ing)
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Warranty
Lump Sum Fee
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.
Technical Specifications
Construction Schedule
Final Design Phase
Subcontractor
17. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Approved Bidders List
Technical Specifications
Notice to Proceed
Project Budget
18. 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.
Completion Schedule
Claim
Labor and Material Bond
Checks and Balances
19. 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
Field Construction Manager
Bid
Construction Management
Professional Liability Insurance
20. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Approved Changes
Budget Estimate
Bid
Critical Path(s)
21. 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.
Chart of Accounts
Superintendent
Specifications
Drawings
22. 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.
Fast-Track(ing)
Approved Bidders List
Budget Estimate
Contract Documents
23. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Approved Changes
Milestone Schedule
Project Meeting
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.
Construction Documents
Fast-Track(ing)
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Construction Management
25. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Contingencies
Contract Administration
Project Team
26. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Drawings
Budget Estimate
Contract Document Phase
27. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
Project Manual
General Contractor
Estimated Final Cost
Record Drawings
28. 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.
Progress Meeting
Shop Drawings
Notice to Proceed
Budget Estimate
29. 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
Construction Budget
Contract Administration
Bid Depository
Sub-subcontractor
30. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Changed Conditions
Milestone Schedule
Design Development Phase
Chart of Accounts
31. 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.
Estimated Final Cost
Sub-subcontractor
Estimated Cost to Complete
CM Services
32. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
Construction Manager
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Performance Bond
Construction Schedule
33. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Preconstruction Phase
Final Design Phase
Bid Depository
Contract Administration
34. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Life-Cycle Cost
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Long-Lead Time
Superintendent
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.
Progress Payment
Change Order
Value Engineering
Direct Costs
36. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Shop Drawings
Progress Payment
Schedule of Values
Long-Lead Items
37. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Technical Specifications
Final Design Phase
Estimated Cost to Complete
Letter of Intent
38. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Bid Bond
General Contractor
Preliminary Design Phase
Change Order
39. 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.
Project Meeting
Long-Lead Items
Construction Manager
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
40. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Construction Documents
Record Drawings
Checks and Balances
Lump Sum Fee
41. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Budget Estimate
Design Development Phase
Value Engineering
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
42. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Start-Up
Construction Schedule
Fast-Track(ing)
Drawings
43. 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.
Notice of Award
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Long-Lead Time
Construction Manager
44. 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.
Notice of Award
Record Drawings
As-Built Drawings
Bid Bond
45. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Estimated Final Cost
Construction Manager
Lien
Clerk-of-the-Work
46. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Checks and Balances
Progress Payment
Schematic Design Phase
apparent Low Bidder
47. 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
Contract Document Phase
CM Services
Construction Management
apparent Low Bidder
48. 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.
Progress Payment
Final Design Phase
Project Budget
Reimbursable Expense
49. 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.
Estimated Final Cost
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Labor and Material Bond
Estimated Final Cost
50. 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.
Technical Specifications
Letter of Intent
Construction Manager
Notice of Award