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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.
Lien
Commissioning
Conditions of the Contract
Field Construction Manager
2. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Project Budget
Superintendent
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
3. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Design Development Phase
Technical Specifications
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Lien
4. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Special Conditions
Approved Changes
Warranty
Drawings
5. 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.
Pre-design Phase
Prime Contract
Contract Documents
Long-Lead Items
6. 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.
Checks and Balances
Superintendent
Professional Liability Insurance
Chart of Accounts
7. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Labor and Material Bond
Guarantee
Record Drawings
Project Budget
8. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Substantial Completion
Construction Documents
Sub-subcontractor
Escrow Account
9. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Life-Cycle Cost
Milestone
Direct Labor Costs
Construction Schedule
10. 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.
Schedule of Values
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Milestone Schedule
Substantial Completion
11. 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.
Milestone
Subcontractor
Chart of Accounts
Completion Schedule
12. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Guarantee
Bid
Approved Changes
13. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Contract Document Phase
Project Team
Project Budget
Field Construction Manager
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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Construction Schedule
Technical Specifications
Long-Lead Items
15. 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 Management
Estimated Final Cost
Field Construction Manager
16. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Guarantee
Start-Up
Commissioning
Milestone Schedule
17. 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
Construction Budget
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Construction Documents
Warranty
18. 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.
Contract Document Phase
Drawings
Notice of Award
Labor and Material Bond
19. 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.
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Estimated Final Cost
Claim
Project Budget
20. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Field Construction Manager
Project Meeting
Final Design Phase
Contract Administration
21. 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.
Changed Conditions
Change Order
Completion Schedule
Guarantee
22. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Approved Changes
CM Services
Performance Bond
Project Meeting
23. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Direct Costs
Superintendent
Contingencies
Conditions of the Contract
24. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Professional Liability Insurance
Construction Budget
Final Design Phase
Lump Sum Fee
25. 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.
Changed Conditions
Prime Contract
Notice of Award
Specifications
26. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Letter of Intent
Project Team
Long-Lead Time
Construction Documents
27. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Fast-Track(ing)
Construction Documents
Preconstruction Phase
Design Development Phase
28. 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.
Long-Lead Items
Pre-design Phase
Preliminary Design Phase
Clerk-of-the-Work
29. 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.
Specifications
Bid Depository
Shop Drawings
Substantial Completion
30. 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.
Professional Liability Insurance
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Direct Material Costs
apparent Low Bidder
31. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Shop Drawings
Preliminary Design Phase
Value Engineering
Sub-subcontractor
32. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Estimated Final Cost
Progress Meeting
Start-Up
apparent Low Bidder
33. 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.
Warranty
Occupancy Phase
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Field Construction Manager
34. 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.
Estimated Final Cost
Substantial Completion
Letter of Intent
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
35. 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.
Bid Depository
Labor and Material Bond
Specifications
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
36. 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
CM Services
Performance Bond
Start-Up
Owner's Representative
37. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
CM Services
Technical Specifications
Progress Payment
Estimated Final Cost
38. 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.
Notice of Award
Letter of Intent
Professional Liability Insurance
Clerk-of-the-Work
39. 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.
Commissioning
Labor and Material Bond
Clerk-of-the-Work
Letter of Intent
40. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Schedule of Values
Special Conditions
Project Meeting
Change Order
41. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Direct Costs
Critical Path(s)
Approved Changes
Schematic Design Phase
42. 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.
General Contractor
Estimated Cost to Complete
Start-Up
Notice to Proceed
43. 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.
Guarantee
Progress Meeting
Notice to Proceed
Superintendent
44. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Contingencies
Final Design Phase
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.
Construction Documents
Long-Lead Time
Approved Bidders List
Notice of Award
46. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Long-Lead Time
Commissioning
Milestone Schedule
Bid
47. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Start-Up
Sub-subcontractor
Bid Bond
Owner's Representative
48. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.
Contingencies
Contract Administration
Milestone
Project Manual
49. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Preconstruction Phase
CM Services
Reimbursable Expense
Schematic Design Phase
50. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Estimated Final Cost
Construction Budget
apparent Low Bidder
Reimbursable Expense
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