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Construction Management
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Conditions of the Contract
Contingencies
Preconstruction Phase
Warranty
2. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Lump Sum Fee
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Specifications
Long-Lead Time
3. Also: Mechanic's Lien The right to take - hold - or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt.
Lien
Value Engineering
apparent Low Bidder
Professional Liability Insurance
4. 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
Milestone
Construction Manager
Bid Bond
Technical Specifications
5. 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.
Owner's Representative
Contract Documents
General Contractor
Commissioning
6. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Long-Lead Time
Guaranteed Maximum Price CM (GMPCM)
Design Development Phase
Long-Lead Items
7. 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.
Contract Document Phase
Performance Bond
Lump Sum Fee
Labor and Material Bond
8. The cost of purchasing - installing - owning - operating - and maintaining a construction element over the life of the facility.
Direct Costs
Life-Cycle Cost
Construction Management
Superintendent
9. 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
Shop Drawings
Field Construction Manager
Lump Sum Fee
Progress Payment
10. Applies to engineering projects; the initial design effort following signing of the owner; engineer agreement. It is followed by the Final Design Phase.
Preliminary Design Phase
Superintendent
Professional Liability Insurance
Performance Bond
11. 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.
Start-Up
Shop Drawings
Subcontractor
Contract Documents
12. The designation used by engineers for the last portion of the design process prior to bidding.
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Professional Liability Insurance
Final Design Phase
Fast-Track(ing)
13. The term used to describe the use of the overlapping expertise of each team member during team decision making.
Schematic Design Phase
Lump Sum Fee
Performance Bond
Checks and Balances
14. Written criteria that augment the drawings pertaining to the technical construction of the project that cannot be conveniently included on the plans.
Superintendent
General Conditions (of the Contract for Construction)
Technical Specifications
Commissioning
15. The list of contractors that have survived prequalification tests.
Field Construction Manager
Approved Bidders List
Substantial Completion
Project Meeting
16. 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.
Project Team
Life-Cycle Cost
Letter of Intent
Completion Schedule
17. 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.
General Contractor
Estimated Cost to Complete
RFP (Request For Proposal)
Estimated Final Cost
18. 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
Schedule of Values
Pre-design Phase
Change Order
19. Selected strategic events of signal importance to progress used in the milestone schedule.
Direct Costs
Milestone Schedule
Milestone
Milestone Schedule
20. Detailed statements covering procedures - and quantitative and qualitative and qualitative information pertaining to material - products - and equipment to be incorporated into a project.
Critical Path(s)
Shop Drawings
Specifications
Milestone Schedule
21. A contractor that provides design and construction services under a single responsibility contract to an owner .
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Labor and Material Bond
Preconstruction Phase
As-Built Drawings
22. A contract structure where both design and construction responsibility are vested in a single contractor.
Direct Costs
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Final Completion
Chart of Accounts
23. An agreement by which a party accepts responsibility for fulfilling an obligation.
Schematic Design Phase
Bid
Progress Meeting
Guarantee
24. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Project Budget
Sub-subcontractor
Owner's Representative
Lump Sum Fee
25. 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.
Warranty
Fast-Track(ing)
Schematic Design Phase
Prime Contract
26. 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.
Clerk-of-the-Work
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Bid Bond
Schedule of Values
27. The term used on architectural projects to describe the transitional phase from the Schematic Phase to the Contract Document during design.
Bid
Project Meeting
Long-Lead Time
Design Development Phase
28. A contract held by an owner.
Construction Schedule
Commissioning
Prime Contract
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
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.
Construction Schedule
Lump Sum Fee
Project Team
Shop Drawings
30. 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.
Start-Up
Professional Liability Insurance
Construction Budget
Contract Document Phase
31. Check: Letter of Intent; Notice to Proceed A letter from an owner to a contractor stating that a contract has been awarded to the contractor and a contract will be forthcoming.
Subcontractor
Notice of Award
Checks and Balances
Contract Administration
32. 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.
Design Development Phase
Estimated Cost to Complete
Construction Documents
Contract Administration
33. 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.
Substantial Completion
Final Design Phase
Drawings
As-Built Drawings
34. 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
Final Design Phase
Critical Path(s)
Pre-design Phase
Project Manual
35. 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.
Start-Up
Specifications
Project Budget
Milestone Schedule
36. Term that refers to the General Conditions and the Supplementary and Special Conditions of the contract for construction.
Notice to Proceed
Warranty
Conditions of the Contract
CM Services
37. All required phases prior to the start of construction.
Substantial Completion
Direct Costs
Substantial Completion
Preconstruction Phase
38. A contractor who has a contract with a subcontractor.
Sub-subcontractor
Approved Bidders List
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Project Team
39. The final phase of design on an architectural project when construction documents are completed and bidding documents formulated.
Contract Document Phase
Shop Drawings
Field Construction Manager
Project Team
40. The time between the purchase date and delivery date of long-lead items.
Construction Schedule
Direct Costs
Lump Sum Fee
Subcontractor
41. The initial Design Phase on an architectural project when the A/E delineates the owner's needs in a general way.
Design-Build (D-B) Contractor
Design-Build (D-B) Contracting
Performance Bond
Schematic Design Phase
42. Also: Site Coordination Meeting - Coordination meeting A meeting dedicated essentially to contractor progress during the construction phase.
Progress Meeting
Fast-Track(ing)
Performance Bond
Shop Drawings
43. 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
Schematic Design Phase
Chart of Accounts
Superintendent
44. A contract held by an owner.
Construction Manager
Project Manual
Prime Contract
Notice to Proceed
45. A fixed dollar amount which includes all costs of services including overhead and profit.
apparent Low Bidder
Lump Sum Fee
Construction Budget
Fast-Track(ing)
46. Also: Guarantee Assurance by a providing party that the work - material - and equipment under warranty will perform as promised or as required by contract.
Warranty
Special Conditions
Occupancy Phase
Budget Estimate
47. A technical review process; the close matching of engineering design to the value an owner derives from the design.
Guarantee
Completion Schedule
Value Engineering
Bid Depository
48. Graphic representations showing location - geometry - and dimensions of a project or its elements in sufficient detail to facilitate construction.
Direct Material Costs
Drawings
Construction Documents
Labor and Material Bond
49. 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.
Approved Changes
Substantial Completion
Special Conditions
Project Budget
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.
Schedule of Values
Estimated Cost to Complete
Lump Sum Fee
Budget Estimate