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Construction Management

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






2. 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.






3. Check: CM Project Manual Written information that augments the drawings. The Project Manual contains the General Conditions - Supplementary and Special Conditions - the Form of Contract - Addenda - Change Orders - Bidding Information and Proposal For






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






5. 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.






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






7. Check: CM Project Manual Written information that augments the drawings. The Project Manual contains the General Conditions - Supplementary and Special Conditions - the Form of Contract - Addenda - Change Orders - Bidding Information and Proposal For






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






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 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






47. 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






48. 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.






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






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