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CM 1011 TestConstruction Management - Answer -the process of coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and
controlling a construction project
What is a project? - Answer -the construction of a new college library is a project, but running the
construction company that built it is NOT
Projects - Answer --have a defined goal or objective
-represent a specific task
-Have a specific start and end; their own schedule
-use resources such as labor, money, equipment
General Contractor - Answer --responsible for the physical work required to complete a project
-makes sure everyone's work is coordinated and properly completed
Sub Contractors - Answer -manage the smaller project segments
Owner's Team - Answer --Establishes the project goals, determines the budget and finances the cost,
identifies key dates, provides the site, and selects the other major players
-made up of project managers, attorneys, accountants, insurance agencies, financiers
, Designer's Team/made up of who? - Answer --provides planning and design services, and administrates
the contraction contract between the owner and the contractors
-made up of a principal-in-charge, architect, project manager, job captain, engineers estimators,
specification writers, suppliers, and product representatives
Contractor's Team - Answer --coordinates and is responsible for the physical work as well as the
performance of subcontractors and product suppliers
-made up of project managers, superintendent, foreman, field engineers
Owner - Answer --comes up with the project concept or idea, establishes the time and budget
constraints, provides the site, figures out how to pay for the project, and hires many of the people who
will help make it happen
-may be private individuals, organizations, corporations, or public agencies
-has separate contracts with the designer and with a vernal contractor
Public Owners - Answer --paid for with public funds
-have layers of oversight
Private Owners - Answer --have more latitude than public owners; fewer regulations governing what
they can do
-have no rules regarding how they hire contractors
-include ordinary citizens, organizations, agencies, institutions, companies, and businesses
Designer - Answer --provides planning, design, and construction administration services
-referred as the A/E (architects/engineers)
-hired by owner
-assistance in getting the project bid and hiring a contractor, and is typically the owner's representative
during construction
Contractor - Answer --individuals or firms who agree to construct a project in accordance with the
contract documents
-holds greatest responsibility of all three players
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