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Construction Management
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1. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Approved Bidders List
Clerk-of-the-Work
Design Development Phase
apparent Low Bidder
2. 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.
Preconstruction Phase
Letter of Intent
Claim
Milestone Schedule
3. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Life-Cycle Cost
Claim
Progress Meeting
Guarantee
4. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Contract Documents
As-Built Drawings
Pre-design Phase
Sub-subcontractor
5. 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.
Lien
Life-Cycle Cost
Direct Material Costs
Estimated Final Cost
6. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Chart of Accounts
Guarantee
Sub-subcontractor
Construction Documents
7. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.
Final Completion
Construction Manager
Notice of Award
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
8. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Final Design Phase
Final Completion
Preliminary Design Phase
9. 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.
Reimbursable Expense
Construction Manager
Notice of Award
Letter of Intent
10. 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.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Drawings
Contract Administration
11. 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
Pre-design Phase
Occupancy Phase
Conditions of the Contract
Owner's Representative
12. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Substantial Completion
Approved Bidders List
Technical Specifications
13. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Warranty
Contract Document Phase
Contract Administration
Drawings
14. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Estimated Final Cost
Change Order
Performance Bond
Technical Specifications
15. 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.
Project Manual
Escrow Account
Preconstruction Phase
Long-Lead Items
16. 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.
Contingencies
Construction Manager
Shop Drawings
Preconstruction Phase
17. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Substantial Completion
Notice of Award
Progress Meeting
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
18. 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.
Construction Budget
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Professional Liability Insurance
Change Order
19. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Direct Material Costs
Performance Bond
Warranty
RFP (Request For Proposal)
20. 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
apparent Low Bidder
Occupancy Phase
Superintendent
21. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Long-Lead Items
Contract Administration
Lump Sum Fee
Progress Meeting
22. 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.
Contract Administration
Life-Cycle Cost
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Contract Documents
23. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
Labor and Material Bond
Escrow Account
Milestone
General Contractor
24. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Shop Drawings
apparent Low Bidder
As-Built Drawings
Clerk-of-the-Work
25. 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.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Construction Documents
Conditions of the Contract
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
26. 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.
Bid
Notice to Proceed
Direct Labor Costs
Value Engineering
27. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Contingencies
Letter of Intent
Critical Path(s)
Special Conditions
28. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Direct Costs
Notice of Award
Schematic Design Phase
Critical Path(s)
29. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Construction Budget
Contingencies
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
30. 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
Approved Changes
Final Completion
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
31. The process of designing portions of a project while portions already designed are under construction. A series of controlled design-build sequences that collectively constitute a complete project.
Fast-Track(ing)
Construction Manager
Long-Lead Time
apparent Low Bidder
32. 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.
Warranty
Specifications
Claim
Commissioning
33. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Conditions of the Contract
Value Engineering
Life-Cycle Cost
Project Budget
34. 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.
General Contractor
Final Design Phase
Direct Costs
Technical Specifications
35. 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.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Occupancy Phase
Field Construction Manager
Approved Bidders List
36. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Value Engineering
Project Team
Bid
Direct Labor Costs
37. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Pre-design Phase
CM Services
Final Design Phase
Progress Meeting
38. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Drawings
Long-Lead Items
Conditions of the Contract
Superintendent
39. 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.
Construction Manager
Value Engineering
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Schedule of Values
40. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Professional Liability Insurance
Completion Schedule
Substantial Completion
41. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Long-Lead Time
Design Development Phase
Lien
Professional Liability Insurance
42. 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.
Labor and Material Bond
Professional Liability Insurance
Milestone Schedule
Reimbursable Expense
43. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.
Escrow Account
Clerk-of-the-Work
General Contractor
Pre-design Phase
44. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Design Development Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Reimbursable Expense
45. 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.
Schematic Design Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Construction Schedule
Notice of Award
46. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Record Drawings
Schematic Design Phase
RFP (Request For Proposal)
apparent Low Bidder
47. 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.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Substantial Completion
Bid Depository
As-Built Drawings
48. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Special Conditions
Preliminary Design Phase
Project Team
Progress Payment
49. 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
Warranty
Lump Sum Fee
Bid Bond
Field Construction Manager
50. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Chart of Accounts
Preliminary Design Phase
Performance Bond
Checks and Balances