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Construction Management
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1. 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.
Approved Bidders List
Final Completion
Construction Schedule
Critical Path(s)
2. 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.
Bid
Long-Lead Time
Estimated Final Cost
Sub-subcontractor
3. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Specifications
Lump Sum Fee
Milestone Schedule
Construction Documents
4. 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
Bid Bond
Prime Contract
Substantial Completion
Project Budget
5. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Design Development Phase
Labor and Material Bond
Superintendent
Lump Sum Fee
6. 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.
Budget Estimate
Milestone Schedule
Reimbursable Expense
Sub-subcontractor
7. 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.
Drawings
General Contractor
Prime Contract
Substantial Completion
8. 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.
Claim
Field Construction Manager
Professional Liability Insurance
Project Team
9. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Record Drawings
Preconstruction Phase
Contract Document Phase
Pre-design Phase
10. 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.
Construction Budget
Record Drawings
Project Budget
Guarantee
11. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Construction Budget
Direct Costs
Schematic Design Phase
Lien
12. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Lump Sum Fee
Technical Specifications
Bid Bond
Conditions of the Contract
13. Also: As Builts; Check: Record Drawings Drawings produced during or after construction and amended to show the exact location - geometry - and dimensions of the constructed project. As-Built Drawings are not the same as Record Drawings.
Project Manual
As-Built Drawings
Approved Bidders List
Reimbursable Expense
14. 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
Estimated Cost to Complete
Project Manual
Milestone
Field Construction Manager
15. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Field Construction Manager
Life-Cycle Cost
Technical Specifications
Final Design Phase
16. 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.
Final Design Phase
Bid Bond
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
17. A contract held by an owner.
Preliminary Design Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Chart of Accounts
Prime Contract
18. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Chart of Accounts
Pre-design Phase
Milestone Schedule
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
19. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Contract Document Phase
Guarantee
Warranty
apparent Low Bidder
20. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Approved Changes
Contract Document Phase
Fast-Track(ing)
Drawings
21. 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
Approved Changes
Final Design Phase
Lien
22. 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.
Shop Drawings
Claim
CM Services
Schedule of Values
23. 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.
Critical Path(s)
Changed Conditions
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
24. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Start-Up
Direct Labor Costs
Owner's Representative
Design Development Phase
25. 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.
Conditions of the Contract
Contract Administration
Subcontractor
Changed Conditions
26. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
General Contractor
Estimated Cost to Complete
Preconstruction Phase
Start-Up
27. 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
Shop Drawings
Pre-design Phase
Construction Budget
Professional Liability Insurance
28. 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.
Technical Specifications
Final Design Phase
Conditions of the Contract
Notice to Proceed
29. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Value Engineering
Warranty
Construction Schedule
Reimbursable Expense
30. 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.
Notice of Award
Project Budget
Shop Drawings
Lump Sum Fee
31. 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
Reimbursable Expense
Bid Bond
Specifications
Critical Path(s)
32. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Changed Conditions
Record Drawings
Escrow Account
Life-Cycle Cost
33. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Approved Changes
Construction Management
Progress Payment
Approved Bidders List
34. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Shop Drawings
Fast-Track(ing)
Construction Documents
apparent Low Bidder
35. 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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36. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Value Engineering
Lien
Construction Manager
Construction Documents
37. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Project Meeting
Checks and Balances
Subcontractor
38. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
Lump Sum Fee
Progress Payment
Schedule of Values
RFP (Request For Proposal)
39. The continuous chain(s) of activities from project-start to project-finish - whose durations cannot be exceeded if the project is to be completed on the project-finish date. A sequence of activities that collectively require the longest duration to c
As-Built Drawings
Schematic Design Phase
Start-Up
Critical Path(s)
40. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.
Labor and Material Bond
Preliminary Design Phase
Progress Meeting
Conditions of the Contract
41. 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.
Value Engineering
Sub-subcontractor
Completion Schedule
Project Team
42. The continuous chain(s) of activities from project-start to project-finish - whose durations cannot be exceeded if the project is to be completed on the project-finish date. A sequence of activities that collectively require the longest duration to c
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Construction Documents
Critical Path(s)
Contract Documents
43. A schedule of milestones spanning from the start of construction to occupancy - used as the main measure of progress to keep the project on schedule.
Notice to Proceed
Schematic Design Phase
Milestone Schedule
Start-Up
44. 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.
Preliminary Design Phase
Conditions of the Contract
Commissioning
Superintendent
45. 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.
Specifications
Professional Liability Insurance
Clerk-of-the-Work
Direct Labor Costs
46. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
Contingencies
Notice of Award
Approved Changes
General Contractor
47. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Long-Lead Items
Superintendent
Value Engineering
Specifications
48. 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.
Escrow Account
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Field Construction Manager
Construction Manager
49. 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.
Notice of Award
Professional Liability Insurance
Start-Up
Construction Documents
50. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Contract Document Phase
Construction Schedule
Value Engineering
Direct Costs