Construction Documents and Services

Bidding Documents consist of?

(1) the invitation to bid (2) instructions to bidders (3) the bid form (4) Information to Bid (5) Pre-qualifications (6) Bid Security & Forms

ADA Sink depth?

17" or greater

Minimum clear width at passage point?

32" Note Passage cannot be longer that 24"

Toilet Stall door clear opening?

32" in most cases must swing out.

Toilet room grab bar height?

33" to 36" above the floor

Minimum clear width for accessibility route?

36"

Minimum passage width for 2 Wheel Chairs?

50"

An amount of money of money set aside in a budget to cover unanticipated expenses.

Contingency

The period of time within which the work must be completed, as established in the contract documents.

Contract Time

NFPA

National Fire Protection Agency

UL

Underwriters Lab

Construction Documents consist of what two things?

Working drawings and Specifications.

Contract Documents consist of what what six things?

Working drawings, Specifications, Addenda, General Conditions of the contract, Supplementary Conditions, and the Owner-Contractor Agreement.

ANSI

American National Standard Institute

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASHRAE

American Society of Heating Refrigeration Air Conditioning Engineers

A bond obtained by the contractor or owner, which guarantees that the project will be completed free of liens.

Completion Bond

The architect's basic services expanded to include certain additional services, such as programming, land use studies, etc.

Comprehensive Services

The sum established by the owner as available for construction of the project.

Construction Budget -or- Project Budget

Expense items directly incurred by or attributable to a specific project.

Direct Expense

EPA

Environmental Protection Agrency

Overhead expense, that is, expenses indirectly incurred and not changeable to a specific project.

Indirect Expense

Products and Completed Operations

Purchased by the contractor, it covers their liability for damages caused by installed goods after the construction phase and transfer of title

Property

Purchased by the owner, equal in amount to the total value of the project, it covers damage and loss of the work on and off site as well as in transit.

What is another term for As-Built Drawings?

Record Drawings

Professional Liability

overs the liability of the insured professional, architect, contractor or the owner, for claims due to damages caused by errors, omissions or negligence.

When did ADA become a law?

1992

What is the provision in the construction contract for payment of a bonus to the contractor for completing the project prior to a specific date, and for a charge against the contractor for failing to complete the project by that date.

Bonus and Penalty Clause

A system listing of construction trades, materials, systems, and administrative requirements published by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) for the purpose of organization construction specification.

CSI MasterFormat

What is called when an amount is included in the contract sum to cover the cost of certain items not specified in detail.

Cash Allowance

What is the statement by the architect informing the owner of the amount due to the contractor on account of work completed and/or materials suitably stored.

Certificate for Payment

A forecast of probable costs, as opposed to a firm bid.

Estimate

The completion of all work in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract documents.

Final Completion

The extra time available for construction activity above its estimated time duration, without causing any delay of project completion.

Float

The part of the contract documents that states the rights, responsibilities, and relationships of the parties involved, usually by means of a standard document published by the AIA.

General Conditions

The agreement between the owner and the contractor for the construction of a project.

General Contract

A legally enforceable assurance of the quality of materials and labor furnished for a project, or of the length of time that a project or a part thereof will perform satisfactorily.

Guarantee -or- Warranty

The amount established by agreement between owner and contractor as the maximum cost of performing specified work.

Guaranteed Maximum Cost/Price

An agreement providing for payment for professional services based upon the direct personnel expense multiplied by an agreed factor.

Multiple of Direct Personnel Expense Agreement

A term sometimes used for on-site examination of the contractor's work by the architect to determine in general if it is proceeding in accordance with the contract documents.

Observation

If the accessibility is less that 60"?

Provide an area that is 60" x 60" (5'-0" x 5'-0") at intervals no more than 200'

How is the ratio of Ambulatory toilets to regular toilets?

1 for every 6 toilet stalls or water closets + urinals

What is the required floor area for a stationary wheel chair?

30" x 48"

What is the required area for a wheel chair to turn?

60" x 60" Also see T Shaped Space ( 12"/36"/12") x (24"/36")

labor and material Payment Bond

A bond acquired by the contractor in which the contractor and the contractors surety guarantee to pay their subcontractors and to purchase materials for the construction in accordance with the contract documents. (See AIA Document A312 Payment Bond)

Liquidated Damages

A sum established in the contract for construction, usually a fixed daily amount, to be paid by the contractor to the owner as a measure of damages for the contractor's failure to complete the work within the time stipulated in the contract documents. A provision in the contract for construction called a bonus Clause will allow the contractor to receive additional payment as a reward for completing the work prior to the stipulated date.

Bid Bond

A surety in the form of a forfeiture bond that is required by public agencies and some private owners. It is submitted with a bid and guarantees that a bidder, if awarded a contract, will enter into the contract within a specified time and in accordance with requirements of the bidding documents. These bonds are usually made for 5 to 10 Percent of the bid amount and are activated if the selected bidder refuses to sign the contract (see AIA Document A310)

ACI

American Concrete Institute

AISC

American Institute for Steel Construction

What is the Contractor's written request for payment due on account of work completed and/or materials suitably stored on the site called?

Application for Payment -or- Payment Request

What is an alternate to litigating a dispute, in which one or more appointed officials hears the evidence and renders a decision.

Arbitration

A surety bond guaranteeing that the bidder will sign a contract, if offered, in accordance with his or her proposal

Bid Bond

What is the document issued by the governing authority stating that a building complies with applicable laws and permitting use by the owner for what is its designated for.

Certificate of Occupancy

What is the document prepared by the architect stating that the work is mostly done by the contractor.

Certificate of Substantial Completion

A written order to the contractor, prepared by the architect and signed by the owner, contractor, and architect, which authorizes a change in the work, the contract sum, or the contract time.

Change Order

What is the term for services by the architect that go beyond the set of Basic Services?

Change in Services -or- Extra Services

What is the title of the owner's job site representative?

Clerk of the Works

A document, signed by the owner and the architect, which authorizes a change in the work, the contract sum, or the contract time. Used when there is a complete agreement on the terms of a change order.

Construction Change Directive -or- Change Order

Management services performed by the architect or others, over and above normal architectural services, that contribute to the control of time and cost in the construction of a project.

Construction Management (CM)

An engineer or other specialist retained by the architect to provide specified professional services to the architect that the architect is required to provide to the owner under the owner-architect agreement.

Consultant

The total amount payable by the owner to the contractor, as stated in the owner-contractor agreement, for performing the work under the contract documents.

Contract Sum

An agreement under which the contractor, or the architect, is reimbursed for his or her costs and, in addition, is paid a fee for his or her services.

Cost Plus Fee Contract

Workers Compensation

Covers the liability of the employer, architect, or contractor to the employees for injury of sickness as a result of their employment.

A project management procedure in which all events and operations are charted in a way that establishes the optimum sequence and duration of operations.

Critical Path Method (CPM)

The date, certified by the architect, when the construction is sufficiently completed, in accordance with the contract documents, so the owner can occupy the project or specified area of the project for the intended use.

Date of Substantial Completion

A federal law that requires the Department of Labor to set prevailing wages for government-financed construction projects.

Davis-Bacon Act

A deposit of money required of each bidder as security of the bidding documents, to ensure the return of the documents by unsuccessful bidders.

Deposit for Bidding Documents

What are the Number and titles of CSI Master Format

Div 1 General requirements Div 2 Existing Conditions Div 3 Concrete Div 4 Masonry Div 5 Metals Div 6 Wood, Plastic and Composite Div 7 Thermal and Moisture Protection Div 8 Openings Div 9 Finishes Div 10 Specialties Div 11 Equipment Div 12 Furnishings Div 13 Special Construction Div 14 Conveying Equipment Div 15 - 19 Reserved Div 20 Reserved Div 21 Fire Suppression Div 22 Plumbing Div 23 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Div 24 Reserved Div 25 Integrated Automation Div 26 Electrical Div 27 Communications Div 28 Electronic Safety and Security Div 29 Reserved Div 30 Reserved Div 31 Earthwork Div 32 Exterior Improvements Div 33 Utilities Div 34 Transportation Div 35 Waterway and marine Construction

Salaries and wages attributable to a specific project, plus benefits such as employment taxes, insurance, sick leave, holidays, vacations, pensions, and similar contributions and benefits.

Division One

The requirement that a professional exercise reasonable ability and judgement in a specific circumstance, the absence of which constitutes negligence.

Due Care -or- Standard of Care

A legally enforceable promise made by the warrantor.

Express Warranty

An item of work involving additional cost.

Extra -or- Addition (to the contract sum)

A construction technique by which construction on each element of a project is begun as soon as the design for the element is completed, without waiting for completion of the design for the entire project. Its principal objective is to shorten the overall construction time.

Fast-Track Construction

Clause in a cost plus fee contract between the owner and contractor in which the savings between the guaranteed maximum cost and the actual project cost are proportionally shared.

Incentive Clause

A contractual obligation whereby one party agrees to guarantee another party against loss or damage from specified liabilities.

Indemnification -or- Hold Harmless Clause

Instructions in the bidding documents for preparing and submitting bids for a project.

Instructions to Bidders -or- Notice to Bidders

Coverage by contract (insurance policy), whereby one party (the insurance company) agrees to indemnify or reimburse another (the insured) against loss from a specified hazard.

Insurance

An invitation to a selected list of contractors soliciting bids for a project.

Invitation to Bid

Loss of Use

It protects the owner from financial loss due to the delays in the construction resulting from repairs, replacing damaged property, fire, or other hazards

A bond guaranteeing to the owner that the contractor will pay for all labor and materials used for the project.

Labor and Material Payment Bond

LEED

Leaders in Energy and Environmental Design

A letter signifying intention to enter into a formal agreement and setting forth the general terms thereof.

Letter of Intent

What Insurance(s) does the Contractor purchase?

Liability Performance Bond Payment Bond Workers Compensation

Insurance that financially protects the insured against liability on account of bodily injury or property damage sustained by another.

Liability Insurance

A sum chargeable against the contractor as reimbursable for damages suffered by the owner because of the contractor's failure to complete the work within a specified time.

Liquidated Damages

The lowest bid that complies with all the stipulated requirements.

Lowest Acceptable Bona Fide Bid

The elements that comprise an exit to the outside, including aisles, corridors, doors, and stairways.

Means of Egress

A claim on property by those who furnish material or labor for the construction of a building. Clear title to the property cannot be obtained until the claim is settled.

Mechanic's Lien

OSHA

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

What is an Agent?

One who acts on behalf of another

A choice given to the contractor to provide specified alternates without prior approval of the architect.

Option

An owner-architect agreement under which the professional fee is based upon a percentage of the construction cost of the project.

Percentage Agreement

A bond that guarantees the owner that the contractor will perform the work in accordance with the contract documents.

Performance Bond

What are traditionally the five phases of an architect's basic services?

Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Bidding or Negotiation, Construction Contract Administration

B101

Standard Agreement between Owner and Architect

What is the federal civil rights legislation that establishes the right of persons with disabilities to equal access to sites and buildings and sets of design guidelines for its implementation.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Once the Certificate of Substantial Completion is issued, what is true for the contractors?

They have a fixed amount of time to complete the work.

Payment Bond

a surety bond posted by a contractor to guarantee that its subcontractors and material suppliers on the project will be paid. They are required in contracts over $30,000 with the Federal Government and must be 100% of the contract value. They are often required in conjunction with performance bonds.

What four documents are included in the Bidding Documents?

the invitation to bid, instructions to bidders, the bid form, and the contract documents