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Construction Management

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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. A contract held by an owner.






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






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






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






22. A contract held by an owner.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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 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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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.






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. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).






47. 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.






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






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






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