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Construction Management

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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. 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






14. A contract held by an owner.






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. A person assigned to a project to represent the owner on the project team at one to the three management levels.


20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. Check: Commissioning; Beneficial Occupancy The period prior to owner occupancy when mechanical - electrical - and other systems are activated and the owner's operating and maintenance staff are instructed in their use.






47. 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






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






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






50. A contract held by an owner.