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Construction Management

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. A contract held by an owner.






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. A contract held by an owner.






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






18. 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.






19. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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.






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






24. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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.






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. 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.






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. 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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.