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Construction Management
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1. 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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2. 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.
Approved Changes
Warranty
Pre-design Phase
Project Meeting
3. 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
Clerk-of-the-Work
Construction Schedule
Notice of Award
4. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.
Construction Documents
Construction Schedule
Contingencies
Subcontractor
5. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).
Contract Documents
Shop Drawings
Contract Administration
Schematic Design Phase
6. 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.
Professional Liability Insurance
Superintendent
Professional Liability Insurance
Chart of Accounts
7. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
apparent Low Bidder
Construction Manager
Notice of Award
8. 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
Prime Contract
Drawings
Project Manual
Long-Lead Time
9. 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.
Chart of Accounts
Estimated Cost to Complete
Estimated Cost to Complete
Project Meeting
10. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Record Drawings
Design Development Phase
Field Construction Manager
Chart of Accounts
11. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Life-Cycle Cost
Direct Material Costs
Budget Estimate
Specifications
12. 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.
Conditions of the Contract
Reimbursable Expense
CM Services
Professional Liability Insurance
13. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Milestone Schedule
Construction Manager
Value Engineering
Milestone Schedule
14. 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
Changed Conditions
Field Construction Manager
Project Team
Performance Bond
15. 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
Superintendent
Checks and Balances
Long-Lead Time
16. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Record Drawings
Life-Cycle Cost
Prime Contract
Milestone
17. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.
As-Built Drawings
Completion Schedule
Contract Administration
Shop Drawings
18. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Contract Administration
Contract Document Phase
CM Services
Commissioning
19. 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
Construction Budget
Approved Bidders List
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Project Budget
20. 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.
Milestone Schedule
Construction Manager
Labor and Material Bond
Project Budget
21. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Design Development Phase
Direct Labor Costs
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Milestone Schedule
22. 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.
Critical Path(s)
Special Conditions
Direct Costs
Start-Up
23. 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.
Estimated Cost to Complete
Project Team
Professional Liability Insurance
Lump Sum Fee
24. 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.
Milestone Schedule
Schedule of Values
Value Engineering
Fast-Track(ing)
25. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Progress Payment
Final Design Phase
Contract Documents
Warranty
26. Partial payments on a contractor's contract amount - periodically paid by the owner for work accomplished by the contractor to date.
Occupancy Phase
Progress Payment
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Guarantee
27. The second request for uniform detailed information from prospective CM practitioners being screened for a project.
Long-Lead Items
Budget Estimate
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Project Team
28. The point at which both parties to a contract declare the other has satisfactorily completed its responsibilities under the contract.
Final Completion
Owner's Representative
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Contract Document Phase
29. Check: Notice of Award; Notice to Proceed A notice from an owner to a contractor stating that a contract will be awarded to the contractor providing certain events occur or specific conditions are met by the contractor.
Direct Material Costs
Project Team
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Letter of Intent
30. 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.
Milestone Schedule
Clerk-of-the-Work
Direct Material Costs
Changed Conditions
31. 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
Project Budget
Occupancy Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Long-Lead Time
32. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Construction Manager
Checks and Balances
Clerk-of-the-Work
Professional Liability Insurance
33. 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.
Milestone Schedule
Long-Lead Time
Technical Specifications
Construction Documents
34. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Approved Bidders List
Construction Schedule
Guarantee
Design Development Phase
35. 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.
Project Manual
Changed Conditions
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Specifications
36. Also: Feasibility Phase The phase prior to the start of design.
Long-Lead Items
Bid Bond
Prime Contract
Pre-design Phase
37. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Lump Sum Fee
Construction Manager
Long-Lead Time
Preliminary Design Phase
38. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Letter of Intent
Preconstruction Phase
Long-Lead Time
Final Completion
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.
Substantial Completion
Progress Meeting
Direct Costs
Construction Budget
40. A binding offer - usually expressed in dollars to provide specific services within clearly stated requirements.
Value Engineering
Claim
Progress Meeting
Bid
41. 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.
Construction Management
Substantial Completion
Special Conditions
Estimated Cost to Complete
42. 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.
As-Built Drawings
Construction Schedule
Professional Liability Insurance
Contract Document Phase
43. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Approved Changes
apparent Low Bidder
Claim
Value Engineering
44. 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.
Conditions of the Contract
Project Team
Checks and Balances
Record Drawings
45. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Start-Up
Drawings
Project Budget
RFP (Request For Proposal)
46. 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.
Technical Specifications
Guarantee
Project Budget
Labor and Material Bond
47. 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.
Estimated Final Cost
Escrow Account
Commissioning
Construction Manager
48. 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.
Changed Conditions
Long-Lead Time
Project Team
Fast-Track(ing)
49. 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
Direct Labor Costs
Construction Management
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Life-Cycle Cost
50. Servicing the interactive provisions in the contracts for construction between the owner and the contractor(s).
Construction Documents
Contract Administration
Professional Liability Insurance
Critical Path(s)