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Construction Management

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1. 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.






2. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.






3. A contract held by an owner.






4. 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






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






6. A person assigned to a project to represent the owner on the project team at one to the three management levels.


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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 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






12. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.






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






14. The bidder who has submitted the lowest competitive proposal as determined by a cursory examination of the bids submitted.






15. 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






16. Also: Product Data; Samples Detailed information provided by material and equipment suppliers demonstrating that the item provided meets the requirements of the contract documents.






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.






24. 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.






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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






29. A pledge from a third party (usually a surety company) to pay liquidated damages to the owner to the extent of the difference between the bonded contractor bid and the next highest bidder but not to exceed the face value of the bond; if the bonded co






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






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






32. Line-item amounts in the project budget - dedicated to specific cost areas where oversight is an inherent problem in project delivery.






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






41. 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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. A contractor who has a contract with a prime contractor.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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