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Construction Management

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1. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.






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






3. 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.






4. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.






5. 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.






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






7. A pledge from a third party (usually a surety company) to pay liquidated damages to the owner to the extent of the difference between the bonded contractor bid and the next highest bidder but not to exceed the face value of the bond; if the bonded co






8. 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






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






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






11. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.






12. 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.






13. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






18. 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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






22. 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






23. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.






24. Also: Detailed Construction Schedule A graphic - tabular or narrative representation or depiction of the construction portion of the project- delivery process - showing activities and durations or activities in sequential order.






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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: 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






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






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