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Construction Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.
Fast-Track(ing)
Shop Drawings
Letter of Intent
Contingencies
2. 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.
Escrow Account
Preliminary Design Phase
Construction Management
Bid Depository
3. 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.
Fast-Track(ing)
Contract Documents
Completion Schedule
Record Drawings
4. A business entity that provides independent contractor services to owners through the use of subcontractors when using the general contracting system.
General Contractor
Labor and Material Bond
Design Development Phase
Owner's Representative
5. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Estimated Final Cost
Technical Specifications
Contract Documents
Approved Changes
6. 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
Special Conditions
Project Manual
Project Meeting
Professional Liability Insurance
7. 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
Owner's Representative
Critical Path(s)
Construction Budget
Project Budget
8. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Life-Cycle Cost
Long-Lead Time
Estimated Final Cost
Approved Bidders List
9. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Changed Conditions
Design Development Phase
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Escrow Account
10. 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
Labor and Material Bond
Critical Path(s)
Approved Changes
Construction Management
11. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Project Team
Changed Conditions
Value Engineering
Technical Specifications
12. 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.
Labor and Material Bond
Superintendent
Change Order
Fast-Track(ing)
13. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Fast-Track(ing)
Value Engineering
Subcontractor
Shop Drawings
14. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Project Team
Occupancy Phase
Preliminary Design Phase
Fast-Track(ing)
15. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Conditions of the Contract
Specifications
Long-Lead Time
16. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Construction Manager
Milestone Schedule
Project Manual
Long-Lead Time
17. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
General Contractor
Approved Bidders List
Final Design Phase
18. Drawings - technical specification - and addenda; the contract documents that refer to the physical construction requirements established by the A/E.
Lump Sum Fee
Specifications
Clerk-of-the-Work
Construction Documents
19. An individual employed by an owner to represent him on a project at the site of the work. The clerk-of- the-work's abilities - credentials - and responsibilities vary at the discretion of the owner.
Clerk-of-the-Work
Reimbursable Expense
Field Construction Manager
Final Completion
20. 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.
Milestone Schedule
Pre-design Phase
Long-Lead Time
Bid Depository
21. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
Shop Drawings
Fast-Track(ing)
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Lien
22. 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.
Long-Lead Items
Record Drawings
CM Services
Final Completion
23. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
As-Built Drawings
Progress Payment
Occupancy Phase
As-Built Drawings
24. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.
Bid Bond
Progress Meeting
Construction Budget
Approved Changes
25. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
Lump Sum Fee
Direct Labor Costs
Contract Document Phase
Shop Drawings
26. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Direct Labor Costs
apparent Low Bidder
Direct Costs
Design Development Phase
27. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
apparent Low Bidder
Field Construction Manager
Approved Changes
28. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Superintendent
Critical Path(s)
Conditions of the Contract
Commissioning
29. 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.
Approved Bidders List
Notice to Proceed
Lump Sum Fee
Construction Schedule
30. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Escrow Account
Field Construction Manager
Commissioning
Approved Bidders List
31. 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.
Schematic Design Phase
Direct Labor Costs
Project Budget
Estimated Cost to Complete
32. 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.
Final Completion
Direct Labor Costs
Sub-subcontractor
Completion Schedule
33. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Bid Depository
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Direct Costs
Commissioning
34. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.
Subcontractor
Completion Schedule
Clerk-of-the-Work
Prime Contract
35. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Final Design Phase
Drawings
Checks and Balances
Life-Cycle Cost
36. A job title usually reserved for the administrative level person who supervises the work of an on-site contractor .
Superintendent
Specifications
Shop Drawings
Escrow Account
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.
Notice of Award
Project Team
Fast-Track(ing)
Labor and Material Bond
38. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Labor and Material Bond
Critical Path(s)
Lien
Milestone
39. 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.
Sub-subcontractor
Estimated Final Cost
Project Team
Project Budget
40. 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.
Specifications
Direct Costs
Preliminary Design Phase
General Contractor
41. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Construction Documents
Labor and Material Bond
Warranty
Preconstruction Phase
42. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Project Meeting
Critical Path(s)
Project Budget
Warranty
43. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).
CM Services
Substantial Completion
Changed Conditions
Contract Administration
44. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Changed Conditions
Specifications
Budget Estimate
Sub-subcontractor
45. 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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Professional Liability Insurance
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Long-Lead Time
46. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Critical Path(s)
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Completion Schedule
Life-Cycle Cost
47. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Chart of Accounts
Schematic Design Phase
Notice of Award
Project Team
48. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Guarantee
Bid Bond
Lien
Project Team
49. Also: Supplementary Conditions Amendments to the General Conditions that change standard requirements to unique requirements - appropriate for a specific project.
Commissioning
Special Conditions
Project Budget
Superintendent
50. 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.
Direct Material Costs
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Preliminary Design Phase
Estimated Cost to Complete