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Construction Management

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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






2. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.






3. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .






4. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.






5. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.






6. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.






7. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.






8. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .






9. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.






10. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.






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.






12. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.






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.






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






15. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.






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.






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






18. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.






19. A contract held by an owner.






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.






21. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.






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.






23. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.






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.






25. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.






26. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.






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.






28. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.






29. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.






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.






31. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.






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






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.






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






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.






36. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.






37. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.






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.






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.






40. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.






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.






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.






43. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.






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






45. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.






46. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.






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.






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.






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.






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