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Construction Management

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






2. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.






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






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






5. 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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






11. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. The target cost of the project established by the owner and agreed to be achievable by the team. The Project Budget usually includes the cost of construction and the CM fee - plus any other line-item costs (land - legal fees - interest - design fees






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. An estimate of cost based on rough or incomplete information - with a stated degree of accuracy. The more information available - the more accurate the estimate. Loosely called a 'ballpark' estimate.






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