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1. 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.
Commissioning
Technical Specifications
Progress Meeting
Contract Documents
2. 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
Preliminary Design Phase
Notice of Award
Performance Bond
Estimated Final Cost
3. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.
Milestone
Preliminary Design Phase
Milestone Schedule
Subcontractor
4. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Milestone Schedule
Superintendent
Contract Document Phase
Approved Bidders List
5. 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.
Start-Up
Approved Changes
Milestone
Direct Costs
6. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Owner's Representative
Conditions of the Contract
CM Services
Milestone Schedule
7. 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.
General Contractor
Contract Document Phase
Long-Lead Items
Direct Labor Costs
8. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Milestone
Long-Lead Time
Estimated Cost to Complete
Bid
9. 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.
Preliminary Design Phase
Claim
Fast-Track(ing)
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
10. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.
Direct Material Costs
Milestone
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Superintendent
11. 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.
Value Engineering
Direct Material Costs
Bid Depository
Bid Bond
12. 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.
Lien
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Professional Liability Insurance
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
13. 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.
Change Order
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Special Conditions
Reimbursable Expense
14. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Changed Conditions
Guarantee
Owner's Representative
Preconstruction Phase
15. 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
Value Engineering
Milestone
Budget Estimate
16. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Subcontractor
Labor and Material Bond
Milestone
17. 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.
Labor and Material Bond
Claim
Approved Bidders List
Life-Cycle Cost
18. 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.
Long-Lead Time
General Contractor
Fast-Track(ing)
Bid Depository
19. 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.
Start-Up
Letter of Intent
General Contractor
Contract Administration
20. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Approved Changes
Approved Bidders List
Milestone Schedule
Direct Labor Costs
21. A contract held by an owner.
Construction Budget
Claim
Direct Costs
Prime Contract
22. 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
Milestone
Notice to Proceed
Pre-design Phase
23. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Completion Schedule
Professional Liability Insurance
Escrow Account
Contract Document Phase
24. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Approved Bidders List
Drawings
Direct Labor Costs
Critical Path(s)
25. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
Project Team
Estimated Final Cost
Direct Material Costs
Design Development Phase
26. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Project Team
Substantial Completion
As-Built Drawings
Approved Bidders List
27. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.
Fast-Track(ing)
Pre-design Phase
Construction Documents
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
28. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Sub-subcontractor
Special Conditions
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Special Conditions
29. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Final Design Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Notice of Award
Schematic Design Phase
30. The breakdown of a lump sum price into sub-items and sub-costs for identifiable construction elements - which can be evaluated by examination for contractor progress payment purposes.
Construction Management
Critical Path(s)
Completion Schedule
Schedule of Values
31. 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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32. 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.
Special Conditions
Drawings
Life-Cycle Cost
Construction Manager
33. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Letter of Intent
apparent Low Bidder
Notice of Award
Bid
34. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Lien
Notice of Award
Critical Path(s)
Clerk-of-the-Work
35. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Lien
Shop Drawings
Owner's Representative
Bid Depository
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.
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Superintendent
Project Manual
Shop Drawings
37. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Shop Drawings
apparent Low Bidder
Commissioning
38. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Long-Lead Time
Contract Document Phase
apparent Low Bidder
Pre-design Phase
39. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Superintendent
Substantial Completion
Preliminary Design Phase
Life-Cycle Cost
40. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Checks and Balances
Direct Material Costs
Record Drawings
Construction Documents
41. 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.
Completion Schedule
Change Order
Professional Liability Insurance
Design Development Phase
42. 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
Bid Depository
Budget Estimate
Claim
43. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Contract Documents
Approved Changes
CM Services
44. 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.
Value Engineering
Changed Conditions
Bid Depository
CM Services
45. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
Notice to Proceed
Chart of Accounts
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Lump Sum Fee
46. 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.
Approved Bidders List
Long-Lead Items
Escrow Account
Performance Bond
47. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Pre-design Phase
Contingencies
Bid Depository
Project Manual
48. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Contract Administration
Approved Bidders List
Professional Liability Insurance
Final Design Phase
49. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.
apparent Low Bidder
Approved Changes
Progress Meeting
Bid
50. 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
Construction Documents
Pre-design Phase
Construction Management
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
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