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Construction Management

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






2. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.






3. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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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21. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).






22. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.






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






24. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).






25. 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






26. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.






27. 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.






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.






29. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .






30. 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.






31. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.






32. 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






33. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.






34. 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.






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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.






40. 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






41. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.






42. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.






43. 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.






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






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






46. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. 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.