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Construction Management

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






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






36. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.






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






38. 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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39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.