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Construction Management

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1. All required phases prior to the start of construction.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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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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. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. 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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. 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.






32. A contract held by an owner.






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Check: Labor and Material Bond; Surety A guarantee provided by a surety to complete a project according to the terms of the contract documents in the event that the bonded contractor defaults on the contract or to pay the owner the face value of the






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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






45. 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.






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. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.






48. 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.






49. 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.






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