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2 Construction Sectors - 1) Public Sector 2) Private Sector 3 Levels of Engineering Drawings - (NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION) 1) Planning-Level Drawings 2) Conceptual-Level Drawings 3) Final Design Drawings As-Built Drawings - Drawings implying all features are present Bid Documents - All documents used to solicit information, quotations, or proposals from prospective sellers. Code - A systematically arranged body of regulations or rules pertaining to one subject area (Precedent over contract documents! Commercial National Model Code - IBC: International Building Code Competence - Parties must be mentally competent, not a minor, or do not otherwise have the power to enter into the contract Components in Set of Property Drawings - 1) Title Sheet 2) Index, General Notes, Symbols, and Abbreviations 3) Plans 4) Sections 5) Details 6) Various Section/Detail Notations7) Profile View 8) Elevations 9) Shop Drawings Confluence of 3 Pillars for Sustainablity - 1) People 2) Planet 3) Profit Consideration - Anything of value but the amount and type is not relevant Construction Documents - 1) Engineering Design Documents 2) Bid Documents 3) Construction Documents Construction Management Advantages - 1) Constructability reviews and value engineering 2) CM works in owner's interest only 3) Can be fast tracked 4) Competitive bidding 5) Can use multi-prime contracts Construction Management at Risk Advantages - 1) Constructability reviews and value engineering 2) Can be fast-tracked 3) Owner only has 2 contracts Construction Management at Risk Disadvantages - 1) Typically requires sophisticated owner 2) No competitive bidding for general contractor Construction Management Disadvantages - 1) Typically requires sophisticated owner2) Possible supervision confusion 3) Owner may have many contracts Cost-Plus Contracts - Adding a standard markup (set percentage added) to the cost of the product rather than have companies compete for the lowest bid; allowed for faster mobilization because companies made higher profits from producing more/fast