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Construction Management

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






2. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






21. A contract held by an owner.






22. A formal notice sent by a contractor to an owner asserting the fact that the terms of the contract have been breached and compensation is being sought by the contractor from the owner.






23. 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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






32. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.






33. 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






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






35. Changes of any nature in contract requirements which have been agreed upon through a change approval process and approved by the owner.






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A contract held by an owner.






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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.