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Construction Management
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1. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Preliminary Design Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Commissioning
Superintendent
2. 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
Bid Bond
Clerk-of-the-Work
Long-Lead Time
Direct Costs
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.
Final Design Phase
Bid
Project Meeting
Direct Costs
4. 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.
Prime Contract
Contract Administration
Long-Lead Items
Project Meeting
5. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Long-Lead Items
Preliminary Design Phase
Schematic Design Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
6. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Final Design Phase
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Progress Payment
7. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Milestone Schedule
Clerk-of-the-Work
Direct Labor Costs
8. 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
Occupancy Phase
Final Design Phase
Project Budget
Preconstruction Phase
9. 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
Performance Bond
Project Budget
Milestone Schedule
Occupancy Phase
10. 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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11. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Construction Documents
Direct Labor Costs
Bid
12. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Preconstruction Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Project Meeting
Letter of Intent
13. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Direct Labor Costs
Approved Bidders List
Milestone
Reimbursable Expense
14. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Estimated Final Cost
CM Services
Life-Cycle Cost
Prime Contract
15. 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.
Field Construction Manager
Record Drawings
Chart of Accounts
Contract Administration
16. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Critical Path(s)
Drawings
Final Completion
Lien
17. 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.
Milestone Schedule
Notice to Proceed
Notice of Award
Subcontractor
18. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Approved Changes
Labor and Material Bond
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Final Completion
19. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Field Construction Manager
Long-Lead Time
Technical Specifications
RFP (Request For Proposal)
20. 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.
Warranty
Occupancy Phase
Notice to Proceed
Owner's Representative
21. 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
Fast-Track(ing)
Project Manual
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Clerk-of-the-Work
22. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
Chart of Accounts
Claim
Fast-Track(ing)
General Contractor
23. 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.
Letter of Intent
Final Completion
Contract Administration
Chart of Accounts
24. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Preliminary Design Phase
Approved Bidders List
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Milestone
25. 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.
Fast-Track(ing)
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Notice of Award
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
26. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.
As-Built Drawings
Milestone
Schematic Design Phase
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
27. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Direct Labor Costs
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Direct Costs
Pre-design Phase
28. 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.
Change Order
Start-Up
Budget Estimate
Specifications
29. 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 Labor Costs
Estimated Final Cost
Schematic Design Phase
Performance Bond
30. 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.
Prime Contract
Prime Contract
Commissioning
Start-Up
31. 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.
Claim
Reimbursable Expense
Milestone
Technical Specifications
32. 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.
Budget Estimate
Budget Estimate
Construction Manager
Schedule of Values
33. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Start-Up
Construction Documents
Schedule of Values
Schematic Design Phase
34. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Drawings
Completion Schedule
Checks and Balances
Construction Manager
35. A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor performance and progress payments - involving supervisors from contractor home offices and the team's Level 2 and 3 Managers.
Professional Liability Insurance
Construction Management
Start-Up
Project Meeting
36. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Shop Drawings
Milestone Schedule
Contract Administration
Specifications
37. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Guarantee
Professional Liability Insurance
Contract Document Phase
Estimated Cost to Complete
38. 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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Project Meeting
Performance Bond
Occupancy Phase
39. 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.
Start-Up
Direct Labor Costs
Estimated Final Cost
Completion Schedule
40. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Letter of Intent
Bid
Change Order
Commissioning
41. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Field Construction Manager
Shop Drawings
Preliminary Design Phase
Construction Budget
42. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.
Progress Payment
Pre-design Phase
Approved Bidders List
Lump Sum Fee
43. 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
Preconstruction Phase
Project Budget
Design Development Phase
44. 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
Performance Bond
Changed Conditions
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Lump Sum Fee
45. 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.
General Contractor
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Professional Liability Insurance
Direct Labor Costs
46. 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.
Warranty
Change Order
Direct Costs
As-Built Drawings
47. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Letter of Intent
Progress Payment
Value Engineering
48. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Progress Meeting
Fast-Track(ing)
Contingencies
Lump Sum Fee
49. A contract held by an owner.
Prime Contract
Record Drawings
Budget Estimate
Clerk-of-the-Work
50. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Special Conditions
Drawings
Chart of Accounts
Escrow Account