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Construction Management
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1. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Project Budget
Clerk-of-the-Work
Commissioning
2. 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
Occupancy Phase
Performance Bond
Notice of Award
Project Manual
3. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Warranty
Lump Sum Fee
Performance Bond
Approved Changes
4. 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.
Prime Contract
Progress Payment
Long-Lead Items
Project Meeting
5. 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.
Subcontractor
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Special Conditions
6. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Letter of Intent
Preconstruction Phase
Labor and Material Bond
Warranty
7. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Professional Liability Insurance
Direct Costs
Final Design Phase
8. 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.
Warranty
Substantial Completion
Escrow Account
Clerk-of-the-Work
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.
Progress Meeting
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Schematic Design Phase
Construction Manager
10. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Warranty
Life-Cycle Cost
Special Conditions
Bid Depository
11. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Warranty
Contract Document Phase
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Budget Estimate
12. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
CM Services
Occupancy Phase
Long-Lead Time
General Contractor
13. 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.
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Guarantee
Professional Liability Insurance
Pre-design Phase
14. 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.
Bid Depository
Estimated Final Cost
Final Design Phase
Preconstruction Phase
15. 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
Reimbursable Expense
Field Construction Manager
Bid Bond
Escrow Account
16. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Preconstruction Phase
Contract Document Phase
Chart of Accounts
Bid Depository
17. 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.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Field Construction Manager
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Professional Liability Insurance
18. 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.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Bid
Start-Up
Notice to Proceed
19. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Final Completion
Project Team
Bid
Drawings
20. 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.
Preconstruction Phase
As-Built Drawings
Milestone Schedule
Milestone
21. 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.
Progress Payment
Specifications
Contingencies
Project Team
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.
Direct Labor Costs
Warranty
Final Design Phase
Preliminary Design Phase
23. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Lien
Project Meeting
Estimated Final Cost
Specifications
24. 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.
Completion Schedule
Change Order
Occupancy Phase
Critical Path(s)
25. 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.
Construction Schedule
Bid Depository
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Fast-Track(ing)
26. Costs accruing from expended labor excluding the bonus portion of overtime - insurances - and payroll taxes.
Direct Material Costs
Notice to Proceed
Claim
apparent Low Bidder
27. 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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Contract Document Phase
Subcontractor
Construction Schedule
28. 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
Construction Management
Schedule of Values
Completion Schedule
29. 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.
Direct Labor Costs
Estimated Final Cost
Contract Document Phase
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
30. 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.
Change Order
Reimbursable Expense
Bid
Fast-Track(ing)
31. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Value Engineering
Notice of Award
Subcontractor
Technical Specifications
32. 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.
Labor and Material Bond
Estimated Final Cost
Notice of Award
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
33. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Checks and Balances
Contract Document Phase
Professional Liability Insurance
Drawings
34. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Specifications
Guarantee
Estimated Final Cost
35. 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.
Budget Estimate
Professional Liability Insurance
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Value Engineering
36. 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.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Escrow Account
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Schedule of Values
37. 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.
Construction Budget
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Notice to Proceed
Project Manual
38. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Direct Labor Costs
Superintendent
Contingencies
Start-Up
39. 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.
Commissioning
Direct Costs
Value Engineering
RFP (Request For Proposal)
40. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Completion Schedule
Professional Liability Insurance
Approved Bidders List
Chart of Accounts
41. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
Contract Documents
Shop Drawings
CM Services
Technical Specifications
42. 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.
Estimated Final Cost
Schedule of Values
Sub-subcontractor
Changed Conditions
43. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Approved Changes
As-Built Drawings
Value Engineering
Bid
44. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Bid Bond
As-Built Drawings
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Guarantee
45. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Field Construction Manager
Technical Specifications
Guarantee
Bid
46. 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.
Field Construction Manager
Life-Cycle Cost
Professional Liability Insurance
Long-Lead Time
47. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Labor and Material Bond
Project Budget
Contingencies
Critical Path(s)
48. 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
Owner's Representative
Construction Management
Contract Document Phase
Final Design Phase
49. 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.
Long-Lead Time
Lump Sum Fee
Milestone Schedule
As-Built Drawings
50. 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
Clerk-of-the-Work
Project Team
Schematic Design Phase