construction management
How many contracts does a typical Design-Bid-Build project delivery method have?
2
AIA Contract Document A____ is titled General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
201
What is the project duration for a typical single-family home?
3-6 months
CSI MasterFormat 2004 is a ___ - digit numbering system.
6
Contract _____________ is all about the "red tape" and paperwork associated with a construction project. For example: reports, submittals, shop drawings, time cards, payroll records, change orders, inspection reports, and numerous other documents that must be processed.
Administration
_______________ is a fee-based service in which the construction manager is responsible exclusively to the owner and acts in the owner's best interests at every stage of the project.
Agency CM
___________ drawings are record drawings completed by the contractor and turned over to the owner at the end of the project identifying any changes or adjustments made to the conditions and dimensions of the work relative to the original plans and specifications.
As-built
____________ is a project delivery method where the construction manager acts as a consultant to the owner in the development and design phases but as the equivalent of a general contractor during the construction phase.
CM at Risk
Although many other industries assist in creating the built environment, who ultimately delivers it?
Construction
______________ ______________ entails the planning, scheduling, evaluation, and controlling of construction tasks or activities to accomplish specific objectives by effectively allocating and utilizing appropriate labor, materials, and time resources in a manner that minimizes costs and maximizes customer/owner satisfaction.
Construction Management
__________ Documents are the drawings, conditions, terms, and specifications setting forth the requirements for constructing the project.
Contract
______________ Documents may also be referred to as working drawings because they are the plans (along with the final specifications) that the builder will actually use for construction.
Contract
Who is not part of the on-site construction management team:
Contract Administration
Who typically handles the task of getting the building permit?
Contractor
What are the four basic types of construction contracts?
Cost - Plus - Fee Unit Cost Guaranteed Maximum Price Lump Sum
Under a ______________ contract the owner reimburses the contractor for all actual costs associated with the work plus a fixed fee or percentage of the cost.
Cost-Plus-Fee
_________________ is a project delivery method in which there is only one contract between the owner and the design-build entity.
Design - Build
Select two examples of Integrate Project Delivery Methods?
Design - Build CM At-Risk
Select the three basic project delivery methods:
Design - Build Design - Bid - Build (Traditional) CM At-Risk
__________________ is the process of identifying any problems or areas of concern that exist so that those problems can be factored into the decision making that takes place during the pre-construction stage.
Due Diligence
Four steps to the design process: Programming and Feasibility Schematic Design Design Development Construction Documents
False
_____________ Construction is highly specialized in the creation of manufacturing plants, oil refineries and electrical generating facilities.
Industrial
_____________ Project Delivery is any project delivery method that contractually engages the contractor responsible for constructing the project at the beginning of the design process.
Integrated
___________ contracts are an agreement in which the contractor agrees to complete the work specified in the plans and specs for a single fixed amount of money.
Lump Sum
What is the title of CSI MasterFormat 2004 division number 04?
Masonry
________________ is a contracting methodology in which the owner bypasses the use of a general contractor and enters into multiple separate contracts with trade or specialty contractors for the various sections of the work associated with the project.
Multiple Prime
Strategy = _______
Plan
What are the four basic types of drawings that can be used to communicate the intent of the design.
Plans, Elevation, Sections, Details
Issues that cause cost overruns and schedule fiascos include: (Select four of the five answers)
Poorly managed subcontractor coordination Serious job site accidents Low productivity Delayed material deliveries
The quality of the contract documents will impact the quality of the __________.
Pricing
__________ contractor, enters into a contract with the owner to deliver the construction project in accordance with the plans and specifications that have been prepared by the architects and engineers.
Prime
________ means to buy or obtain.
Procure
Which general categories of individual home builders constructs almost 80 percent of the homes in the United States?
Production Builders
What are the two types of owners?
Public & Private
This course is designed to be engaging, interesting and helpful by utilizing 4 instructional design components
Reading Reflecting Doing Displaying
What does RFI stand for? ______ ______ ______
Request for information
What are the 5 basic sectors of the construction industry?
Residential Commercial Heavy Civil Industrial Environmental
______________ must be the foundation upon which all other values are placed; without it the whole project is at risk.
Safety
It's important to understand the discipline or profession of construction management is usually delivered by a construction management __________.
Team
The Project Delivery Methods differ in 5 fundamental ways. Select Five below.
The Number of contracts the owner executes The ability to overlap design and construction The relationship and roles of each party (player) to the contract Who warrants the sufficiency of the plans and specifications The point in which the contractor gets involved
Traditional Services by CM TEAM (select four):
Time Cost Safety Quality
The primary objective/goal of the construction management functions is to control three main factors/values: ____________, ____________, ____________.
Time, Cost, Quality
Architects deal with the function, life safety issues, and aesthetics of the building, and engineers deal with the systems.
True
Construction Project Managers are often accountable for more than one job at a time.
True
Construction operations must address these issues: Subcontractor coordination Material and equipment deliveries Productivity Coordination with outside agencies Job site safety Quality control
True
Does AIA stand for The American Institute of Architects?
True
Does CSI stand for the Construction Specifications Institute?
True
Does funding for commercial building projects come from: private, public, or combined in a special private-public partnership?
True
Most construction managers will tell you that job startup and job closeout are the two most difficult processes to manage.
True
The Design and Construction Stages are: Design Pre-construction Procurement Construction Post-construction
True
The Project Delivery Process ("Game Plan") determines how the players will interact and communicate with one another over the course of the project
True
The contractor and subcontractors are only responsible for the work spelled out in the plans and specs.
True
The trend in project delivery and the industry of construction management is for more collaborative methods of construction.
True
Value engineering is a thorough analysis of the design, products, and materials and their application, installation, and execution to determine whether they proposed design solutions are really the best solution relative to their cost.
True
____________ Conditions are unknown physical conditions at the site that were not anticipated by the owner or the contractor.
Unforeseen
The documentation used to process changes on a job are called: _____________
change order
Heavy Civil construction projects are typically designed by _________ engineers?
civil
Final step in the construction process is the project _______.
closeout
The _______________ building sector includes banks, schools, office buildings, hotels, shopping malls, religious facilities, baseball stadiums, theaters, universities, amusement parks, hospitals, courthouses, government buildings, and other facilities where people gather.
commercial
_______________ contractors are rarely involved in the sales or marketing or land acquisition components of the project.
commercial
Large single-family production builders can generating annual revenues and profits surpassing those of many large ____________ ____________ companies.
commercial construction
The most basic skill is the ability to read ___________ drawings because the drawings are a communication tool for conveying the work of the contract.
construction
A ________ ____________ may be employed by construction management firms, general contractors, architects, engineers, owners, or specialty contractors. The primary responsibility of the ___________ ____________ is to organize the project team to perform the construction management function that is the topic of this entire book and course
construction manger
Change orders take time to process, and whenever a _____________ decided to proceed without a signed approval; they are taking a chance that they may not get paid for doing the extra work.
contractor
If there are deficiencies in the plans and specs that the contractor bid on; the __________ is entitled to extra compensation for correcting the errors or completing the missing details.
contractor
Storm water pollution is important management task of the onsite construction management team and many states require the ______________ to prepare a storm water pollution prevention plan
contractor
Traditionally, ______________ are not directly involved in the design process unless the project delivery method is design-build or Construction Management.
contractors
What are the three general categories of individual home builders?
custom builders single-family small-volume builders single-family production builders
One way you can mitigate risks on a project by choosing the right project __________ method to start with.
delivery
Project __________ is the process by which all the procedures and components of designing and building a facility are organized and put together in an agreement that results in a completed project.
delivery
Projects happens within a __________ environment where risk is inherent; such as, weather, financial markets, available and qualified labor, etc.
dynamic
Both cost-plus-fee contracts and unit price contracts have a higher risk to the owner because the ___________ of the project is not know until the work is complete
final price
Why is there very little wood used in larger commercial construction projects?
fire-resistant design standards
CM at Risk Delivers projects with what contract type?
guaranteed maximum price guaranteed maximum price
Individuals involved in the environmental construction sector of not only need to be familiar with construction means, methods, and management but also need to be familiar with the ___________.
law
The design and construction of buildings, bridges, and roadways follow a consistent ______path from initial concept to occupancy. We move through the process one step at a time, eventually arriving at the successful delivery of the construction project.
linear
Besides budget what are Owners of a commercial construction project most concerned with?
meeting the schedule
Apartments, condominiums, and townhouses are all referred to as _________ - ________ dwellings.
multi-family
Construction operations is managed by the ___________ construction management team.
on-site
Construction _____________ are the actual work that it takes to build the project
operations
Owners are accountable for four primary duties; select the four below.
overall budget program quantity, extent, and character of the project funding
It is the _________ who ultimately decides which project delivery method to use.
owner
The shortage of skilled workers immediately impacts the ability of the construction manager to deliver a quality product on time and within budget to the_________.
owner
Who are the three principle players on a typical construction project?
owner designer contractor
Construction management team's job is to figure out how to best adjust, manage, and monitor the factors (cost, time, quality, safety, scope, function) in order to optimize the ___________ of the project; relative to the owner's requests.
performance
Every design starts with a ___________; which is a written statement that identifies and describes an owner or end user's needs and requirements for a facility.
program
Heavy Civil projects are usually ____________ funded projects and tend to last for a long time.
publicly
The ___________ contains all of the work items such as minor adjustments, repairs, and work items that must be done before substantial completion can be achieved. The list is prepared jointly by the owner, architect, and contractor.
punch list
A ____________ order is an agreement between a vendor and a customer to provide certain products that meet a particular specification for a specified price.
purchase
The __________ standards on any project are established in the plans and specs prepared by the designer.
quality
Site work deals primarily with site clearing, grading, and excavating and is generally considered considered one of the _________ divisions of work.
riskiest
There is one more important factor that the book discussed beyond time, cost and quality; which is ___________.
safety
The parameters defining the overall extent of work to be included in a construction contract; commonly communicated through construction plans and written specifications.
scope of work
Construction work that is performed with the general contractor's own forces or labor. This is work that is not subcontracted.
self-performing work
Select four differences between residential and commercial construction means and methods?
special construction processes special training required trades equipment needs
The ___________ deal more directly with the construction and they are used in conjunction with the plans and describe in detail that cannot be conveyed by the graphic depictions alone.
specifications
What does SWPPP stand for?
storm water pollution prevention plan
The _______________ must figure out the best way to manage, control, and coordinate all of the subcontractors, labor, materials, tools, equipment, deliveries, inspections, noise, dust, security, safety, quality, cleanup, and even visitors to the site.
superintendent
The ___________ conditions or special conditions usually deal with matters that are project specific.
supplemental
The residential sector requires __________ knowledge in regards to the home building business.
the broadest
