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1. 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.
Subcontractor
Changed Conditions
Superintendent
Bid Depository
2. 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.
Value Engineering
Schematic Design Phase
Contract Documents
Field Construction Manager
3. 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
Checks and Balances
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Performance Bond
4. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Field Construction Manager
Technical Specifications
Preliminary Design Phase
Warranty
5. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Owner's Representative
Special Conditions
Drawings
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
6. 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.
Schematic Design Phase
Lien
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Project Team
7. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Construction Schedule
Conditions of the Contract
Progress Payment
Performance Bond
8. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Lump Sum Fee
Changed Conditions
As-Built Drawings
9. 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
Lien
Estimated Final Cost
Construction Management
10. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.
Direct Costs
Warranty
Progress Meeting
Construction Manager
11. 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.
Progress Payment
Preconstruction Phase
Professional Liability Insurance
Commissioning
12. 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.
Schedule of Values
Sub-subcontractor
Performance Bond
CM Services
13. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Value Engineering
Shop Drawings
Final Design Phase
Clerk-of-the-Work
14. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Construction Management
Special Conditions
Construction Budget
Long-Lead Time
15. 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.
Project Meeting
Milestone
Preliminary Design Phase
Professional Liability Insurance
16. 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
Substantial Completion
Record Drawings
Field Construction Manager
Long-Lead Time
17. 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.
Record Drawings
Letter of Intent
Technical Specifications
Contract Document Phase
18. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Professional Liability Insurance
CM Services
Checks and Balances
Lump Sum Fee
19. 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.
Contingencies
Escrow Account
Milestone Schedule
Bid
20. 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.
Conditions of the Contract
Sub-subcontractor
Approved Bidders List
Schedule of Values
21. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Construction Documents
Sub-subcontractor
Pre-design Phase
CM Services
22. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Clerk-of-the-Work
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Direct Costs
Checks and Balances
23. 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
Value Engineering
Contract Documents
As-Built Drawings
24. 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
Critical Path(s)
Lien
RFP (Request For Proposal)
As-Built Drawings
25. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Fast-Track(ing)
Superintendent
Guarantee
Drawings
26. 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.
Milestone Schedule
Drawings
Direct Material Costs
Critical Path(s)
27. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Checks and Balances
Lump Sum Fee
Shop Drawings
Technical Specifications
28. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Sub-subcontractor
Approved Changes
Lump Sum Fee
Checks and Balances
29. 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.
Direct Material Costs
Lump Sum Fee
Letter of Intent
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
30. 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
Design Development Phase
Owner's Representative
Checks and Balances
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.
Start-Up
apparent Low Bidder
Estimated Final Cost
Fast-Track(ing)
32. 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.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Sub-subcontractor
Long-Lead Items
Completion Schedule
33. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Preconstruction Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Final Design Phase
Approved Changes
34. 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.
Lien
Direct Material Costs
Final Completion
Long-Lead Items
35. 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.
Bid Depository
General Contractor
Field Construction Manager
Schedule of Values
36. 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.
As-Built Drawings
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Specifications
Clerk-of-the-Work
37. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Project Team
Preconstruction Phase
Final Design Phase
Sub-subcontractor
38. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
apparent Low Bidder
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
As-Built Drawings
Preliminary Design Phase
39. 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
Milestone Schedule
Specifications
Approved Bidders List
40. 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.
Direct Costs
Estimated Cost to Complete
Long-Lead Items
Bid Depository
41. 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.
Direct Material Costs
Change Order
Contract Administration
Long-Lead Time
42. 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.
Special Conditions
Construction Manager
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
CM Services
43. 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
Chart of Accounts
Project Meeting
Notice to Proceed
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
Start-Up
Lump Sum Fee
Construction Management
Performance Bond
45. 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.
Budget Estimate
Drawings
Clerk-of-the-Work
Preconstruction Phase
46. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Approved Bidders List
Preconstruction Phase
As-Built Drawings
Warranty
47. 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.
Design Development Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Subcontractor
Professional Liability Insurance
48. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
Direct Material Costs
Long-Lead Time
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
General Contractor
49. A contract held by an owner.
Construction Budget
Performance Bond
Project Budget
Prime Contract
50. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.
Life-Cycle Cost
As-Built Drawings
Completion Schedule
Milestone
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