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






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






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.






14. 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.






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 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.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. An estimate of cost based on rough or incomplete information - with a stated degree of accuracy. The more information available - the more accurate the estimate. Loosely called a 'ballpark' estimate.






29. 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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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







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