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START QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PM:f-fans-Projectfmanager


PO:f-fans-Purchaseforder

PPP:f-fans-Public-privatefpartnership

QA:f-fans-Qualityfassurance

QC:f-fans-Qualityfcontrol

RFI:f-fans-Requestfforfinformation

RFP:f-fans-Requestfforfproposal

RFQ:f-fans-Requestfforfqualifications

ROM:f-fans-Roughforderfoffmagnitude

SWPPP:f-fans-Stormfwaterfpollutionfpreventionfplans

WBS:f-fans-Workfbreakdownfstructure

BIM:f-fans-Buildingfinformationfmodel

CAD:f-fans-Computer-aidedfdesign

CD:f-fans-Constructionfdocument

CM:f-fans-Constructionfmanager

CSI:f-fans-ConstructionfSpecificationfInstitute

DBf-fans-Design-build

DD:f-fans-Designfdevelopment

FOR:f-fans-Fieldfobservationfreport

, GC:f-fans-Generalfcontractor

GMP:f-fans-Guaranteedfmaximumfprice

IPD:f-fans-Integratedfprojectfdelivery

LEED:f-fans-LeadershipfinfEnergyfandfEnvironmentalfDesign

Whatfareftheffivefprimaryfsectorsfoffthefconstructionfindustry?f-fans-
residential,fcommercial,fheavyfcivil,findustrial,fandfenvironmentalfconstruction.

Whatfisfthefrolefoffthefownerfonfafconstructionfproject?f-fans-
developfthefprogramfforfthefbuilding,fdefinefthefscopefoffthefproject,fcreatefthefbudg
et,fandfprovideftheffundingfforfthefproject.

WhatfdoesfLEEDfstandffor,fandfwhatfisfitsfpurpose?f-fans-
LeadershipfinfEnergyfandfEnvironmentalfDesign.fAfratingfsystemfthatfevaluatesfafbui
lding'sfenvironmentalfperformancefoverfitsflifefcycle.

Whatfisfleanfconstruction,fandffromfwhatfindustryfdoesfitsfconceptsfstem?f-fans-
Leanfconstructionfisfafphilosophyfthatffocusesfonfaddingfvaluefwithflessfworkfandfthe
feliminationfoffwastefinfthefbuildingfprocess.fItfstemsffromfthefmanufacturingfindustry,
fparticularlyfthefToyotafProductionfSystem.

Distinguishfbetweenfconstructionfmanagementfasfaffunctionfandfconstructionfmanage
mentfasfafprojectfdeliveryfmethod.f-fans-
Thefconstructionfmanagementffunctionfisfestimating,fscheduling,fcostfcontrol,fandfco
ntractfadministrationfinforderftofmonitor,fmanage,fandfcontrolfthefworkfoffthefcontract
fforfwhichfthefcontractorfisfobligated.fConstructionfmanagementfasfafprojectfdeliveryf
methodfisfafcontractualfarrangement.

Identifyfatfleastfthreefcharacteristicsfthatfmakefthefconstructionfprojectfuniqueffromfot
herfindustryfsectorfprojects.f-fans-Eachfconstructionfprojectfisfbuiltfasfafone-of-a-
kindfstructureforffacility.fEveryfconstructionfprojectfisfbuiltfonfafdifferentfandfuniquefb
uildingfsite.fThefbuildingfprocessftakesfplacefoutside.fMuchfoffthefworkfisfperformedf
byfthefhumanfhand.

Nameftheffourfprimaryfprojectfvaluesftofbefmanaged,fmonitored,fandfcontrolled.f-
fans-time,fcost,fquality,fandfsafety.

Whyfisfscopefdefinitionfsofimportantfinfthefconstructionfprocess?f-fans-
Scopefdescribesfthefextentfoffthefworkfthatfisftofbefperformedfbyfthefcontractor.

Whatfisfmeantfbyftheftermfprojectfdelivery?f-fans-
Projectfdeliveryfisfthefoverallfstructuralforforganizationalfframeworkfusedftofputfallfthe
faspectsfoffdesigningfandfbuildingfafconstructionfprojectftogether.

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