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Construction Management

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






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






3. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






11. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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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25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. An estimate of the cost still to be expended on a work-scope in order to complete it. The difference between the Cost to Date and the Estimated Final Cost.






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






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






36. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. 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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.