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Construction Management

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1. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.






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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. A person assigned to a project to represent the owner on the project team at one to the three management levels.


8. 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.






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






10. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






31. 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.






32. A person assigned to a project to represent the owner on the project team at one to the three management levels.


33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.






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






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






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