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1. 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.
Completion Schedule
Start-Up
Technical Specifications
Change Order
2. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Sub-subcontractor
General Contractor
Project Manual
General Contractor
3. 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.
Direct Labor Costs
Drawings
Notice of Award
Start-Up
4. 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
Long-Lead Time
Specifications
Estimated Final Cost
5. 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
Bid
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Lump Sum Fee
Occupancy Phase
6. 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.
Pre-design Phase
Approved Changes
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Fast-Track(ing)
7. 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.
apparent Low Bidder
Lump Sum Fee
Start-Up
Letter of Intent
8. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Estimated Final Cost
Sub-subcontractor
Lump Sum Fee
Milestone Schedule
9. A schedule of milestones spanning from the start of construction to occupancy - used as the main measure of progress to keep the project on schedule.
Budget Estimate
Drawings
Pre-design Phase
Milestone Schedule
10. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Technical Specifications
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Bid
Fast-Track(ing)
11. 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.
Long-Lead Time
Direct Costs
Sub-subcontractor
Schedule of Values
12. 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
Labor and Material Bond
Construction Management
Life-Cycle Cost
Contract Documents
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.
Performance Bond
Construction Schedule
Labor and Material Bond
Sub-subcontractor
14. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Shop Drawings
Bid Depository
Bid
Direct Material Costs
15. 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.
Shop Drawings
Technical Specifications
Professional Liability Insurance
Checks and Balances
16. An estimate of cost based on rough or incomplete information - with a stated degree of accuracy. The more information available - the more accurate the estimate. Loosely called a 'ballpark' estimate.
Project Manual
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Clerk-of-the-Work
Budget Estimate
17. 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.
Claim
Letter of Intent
Budget Estimate
Reimbursable Expense
18. 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
Project Budget
Contract Administration
Special Conditions
19. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Checks and Balances
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Claim
Design Development Phase
20. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Substantial Completion
Schedule of Values
Construction Documents
Construction Manager
21. 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.
Sub-subcontractor
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Subcontractor
Commissioning
22. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Sub-subcontractor
Completion Schedule
Preliminary Design Phase
Contract Document Phase
23. 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.
Changed Conditions
Lump Sum Fee
Occupancy Phase
Estimated Cost to Complete
24. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
apparent Low Bidder
Preliminary Design Phase
Bid Depository
Direct Material Costs
25. 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
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Escrow Account
Claim
Performance Bond
26. 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 Documents
Critical Path(s)
Construction Budget
Guarantee
27. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Notice of Award
Approved Bidders List
Schematic Design Phase
Estimated Cost to Complete
28. A contract held by an owner.
Prime Contract
CM Services
Change Order
Claim
29. 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.
Commissioning
Record Drawings
Letter of Intent
As-Built Drawings
30. 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
Construction Management
Final Design Phase
Direct Costs
Value Engineering
31. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Drawings
Checks and Balances
Commissioning
Approved Changes
32. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Superintendent
Critical Path(s)
Approved Bidders List
Preliminary Design Phase
33. 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.
CM Services
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Design Development Phase
Completion Schedule
34. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.
Technical Specifications
Final Completion
Contract Document Phase
Construction Schedule
35. 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.
Escrow Account
Notice to Proceed
Final Completion
Conditions of the Contract
36. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Preconstruction Phase
Construction Budget
Bid Depository
Final Completion
37. 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.
Critical Path(s)
Bid Bond
Schematic Design Phase
Start-Up
38. 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.
Bid Bond
Contract Documents
Performance Bond
As-Built Drawings
39. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Record Drawings
Conditions of the Contract
Warranty
Letter of Intent
40. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Owner's Representative
Sub-subcontractor
Project Meeting
Preliminary Design Phase
41. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Professional Liability Insurance
Project Team
Construction Manager
Contingencies
42. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Approved Changes
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Contract Documents
Guarantee
43. 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.
Checks and Balances
Specifications
Chart of Accounts
Substantial Completion
44. 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
Field Construction Manager
Occupancy Phase
Value Engineering
Preconstruction Phase
45. 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.
Construction Schedule
Chart of Accounts
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Letter of Intent
46. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Sub-subcontractor
apparent Low Bidder
General Contractor
Record Drawings
47. 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.
Prime Contract
Performance Bond
Specifications
Claim
48. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Design Development Phase
Final Design Phase
Contract Documents
Clerk-of-the-Work
49. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Contract Documents
Lump Sum Fee
Professional Liability Insurance
Specifications
50. 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.
Checks and Balances
Estimated Final Cost
Subcontractor
Project Meeting