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Terms in this set (65)
The practice of professional management applied to
Construction the planing, design, and construction of projects,
Management from inception to completion, for the purpose of
controlling time, cost, and quality
To control: time, cost, quality, information flow and to
Construction Contract
satisfy the Owner's goals and objectives for the
Administration Objectives
project
Widely applicable, understandable, owner retains
Design Bid Build
control, owner "knows" the cost prior to the start of
Advantages
Construction
Relatively slow, owner is liable for the design,
Design Bid Build
constructability issues, adversarial relationships
Disadvantages
fostered
Increased Owner control, work easily fast-tracked,
Multiple Prime
save general contractor markups, some states require
Advantages
it
, Owner has risk of controlling time and coordination,
Multiple Prime multiple accountability for performance, unknown
Disadvantages "final" cost at construction start, same owner risks as
traditional approach
Well-suited for fast-tracking, contractor (and
CM at Risk Advantags subcontractor) input on design alternatives, better
cost info, permits "picking" of the builder
Change of CM's accountability after, GMP
(guaranteed maximum price) is signed, tempted to
CM at Risk Disadvantages
sign GMP "too soon", variations in procurement
methods
Accountability for project delivery, reduced disputes,
Design-Build Advantages can cut time and cost, builder can have input to
design/constructabibility, budget established early on
Early definition of the program required, owner's loss
Design-Build
of control during design, potential for quality to be
Disadvantages
compromised
delivery methods are the forms of organizing the
What is True concerning
construction project, all delivery methods have
delivery methods?
dissimilar risks
What delivery method can Design-Build
reduce and cut time the
most when compared to
other methods?
What delivery method CM at Risk and Design-Build
allows the contractor(s) to
provide input on design
alternatives?
Recent exam COMPLETE (2025) EXAM Questions
and Answers (Verified Answers) (Latest Update
2025) UPDATE!!
Save
Terms in this set (65)
The practice of professional management applied to
Construction the planing, design, and construction of projects,
Management from inception to completion, for the purpose of
controlling time, cost, and quality
To control: time, cost, quality, information flow and to
Construction Contract
satisfy the Owner's goals and objectives for the
Administration Objectives
project
Widely applicable, understandable, owner retains
Design Bid Build
control, owner "knows" the cost prior to the start of
Advantages
Construction
Relatively slow, owner is liable for the design,
Design Bid Build
constructability issues, adversarial relationships
Disadvantages
fostered
Increased Owner control, work easily fast-tracked,
Multiple Prime
save general contractor markups, some states require
Advantages
it
, Owner has risk of controlling time and coordination,
Multiple Prime multiple accountability for performance, unknown
Disadvantages "final" cost at construction start, same owner risks as
traditional approach
Well-suited for fast-tracking, contractor (and
CM at Risk Advantags subcontractor) input on design alternatives, better
cost info, permits "picking" of the builder
Change of CM's accountability after, GMP
(guaranteed maximum price) is signed, tempted to
CM at Risk Disadvantages
sign GMP "too soon", variations in procurement
methods
Accountability for project delivery, reduced disputes,
Design-Build Advantages can cut time and cost, builder can have input to
design/constructabibility, budget established early on
Early definition of the program required, owner's loss
Design-Build
of control during design, potential for quality to be
Disadvantages
compromised
delivery methods are the forms of organizing the
What is True concerning
construction project, all delivery methods have
delivery methods?
dissimilar risks
What delivery method can Design-Build
reduce and cut time the
most when compared to
other methods?
What delivery method CM at Risk and Design-Build
allows the contractor(s) to
provide input on design
alternatives?
