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Construction Management

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1. A contract held by an owner.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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.






15. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






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






23. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.






24. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.






25. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.






26. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.






27. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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.






35. All required phases prior to the start of construction.






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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