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1. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Progress Payment
Critical Path(s)
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Project Meeting
2. 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.
Progress Payment
Project Meeting
Occupancy Phase
Letter of Intent
3. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Contract Administration
Final Design Phase
apparent Low Bidder
Bid Depository
4. 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
CM Services
Record Drawings
Clerk-of-the-Work
5. 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.
Milestone Schedule
Budget Estimate
Subcontractor
Changed Conditions
6. 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.
Contract Document Phase
Clerk-of-the-Work
Professional Liability Insurance
Contract Documents
7. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Budget Estimate
Shop Drawings
Project Manual
General Contractor
8. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Drawings
Bid Depository
Pre-design Phase
Checks and Balances
9. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Critical Path(s)
Construction Budget
Bid
10. 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
Occupancy Phase
Field Construction Manager
Notice to Proceed
Drawings
11. 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.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Design Development Phase
Approved Changes
Warranty
12. 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.
Construction Management
Construction Schedule
Bid Bond
Design Development Phase
13. 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
Preliminary Design Phase
Design Development Phase
Project Manual
Owner's Representative
14. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Special Conditions
Lien
Project Manual
Contract Administration
15. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).
Construction Documents
Checks and Balances
Approved Changes
Contract Administration
16. 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
Contract Administration
Completion Schedule
Approved Bidders List
Critical Path(s)
17. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Milestone Schedule
Guarantee
Construction Budget
CM Services
18. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Estimated Final Cost
Bid Depository
Prime Contract
Sub-subcontractor
19. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Shop Drawings
Drawings
Contingencies
Bid Depository
20. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Professional Liability Insurance
Progress Payment
Critical Path(s)
Notice to Proceed
21. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Warranty
Budget Estimate
Guarantee
Critical Path(s)
22. 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.
Progress Meeting
Project Team
General Contractor
CM Services
23. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Construction Documents
Record Drawings
Lump Sum Fee
Field Construction Manager
24. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Construction Budget
Pre-design Phase
Milestone
Design Development Phase
25. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Subcontractor
apparent Low Bidder
Drawings
Start-Up
26. A contract held by an owner.
Prime Contract
Sub-subcontractor
Letter of Intent
Critical Path(s)
27. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Owner's Representative
Checks and Balances
Reimbursable Expense
Chart of Accounts
28. The documents which collectively form the contract between the contractor and the owner. They consist of the bidding documents less bidding information plus pre-award addenda and post-award Change Orders.
Bid Bond
Warranty
Contract Documents
Bid
29. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Field Construction Manager
Contingencies
Project Team
apparent Low Bidder
30. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
General Contractor
Final Design Phase
Chart of Accounts
Owner's Representative
31. A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor performance and progress payments - involving supervisors from contractor home offices and the team's Level 2 and 3 Managers.
Project Meeting
Claim
Construction Management
Project Team
32. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Preliminary Design Phase
Fast-Track(ing)
Subcontractor
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
33. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Life-Cycle Cost
Subcontractor
Notice to Proceed
Contract Documents
34. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Preliminary Design Phase
Technical Specifications
Guarantee
Project Manual
35. 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.
Prime Contract
Construction Budget
Notice to Proceed
Start-Up
36. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Owner's Representative
Lump Sum Fee
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Construction Management
37. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Schematic Design Phase
Contingencies
Critical Path(s)
Contingencies
38. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Bid Depository
Design Development Phase
Superintendent
39. 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.
Escrow Account
Estimated Cost to Complete
Change Order
Conditions of the Contract
40. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Notice of Award
Approved Bidders List
Commissioning
Preconstruction Phase
41. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Construction Management
Technical Specifications
Long-Lead Time
Shop Drawings
42. 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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Budget Estimate
Direct Costs
Drawings
43. 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.
Professional Liability Insurance
Project Meeting
Project Manual
Project Team
44. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Contract Document Phase
Schedule of Values
Start-Up
Schematic Design Phase
45. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Reimbursable Expense
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Project Meeting
Sub-subcontractor
46. 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.
Start-Up
Preliminary Design Phase
Fast-Track(ing)
Reimbursable Expense
47. 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.
Technical Specifications
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Substantial Completion
Project Team
48. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Direct Costs
Contract Documents
Lump Sum Fee
Contingencies
49. 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
Life-Cycle Cost
Guarantee
Construction Management
Superintendent
50. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Specifications
CM Services
Direct Material Costs
Performance Bond
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