PDC - Back Flashcards
“Enables project participants to access various digital models throughout the design process without having to wait for paper drawings to be produced and delivered.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Building Information Modeling]
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
“Is a fixed-price agreement, broken down into phases: preliminary, design development, construction documents, and construction administration. This is generally calculated from an estimate by the designer for the amount of work (hours) necessary by task.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, In-House Design/Construction Services]
Lump Sum Fee
“Used on larger projects of known scope and budget. It is also often used as a comparator between different consultants.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, In-House Design/Construction Services]
Fixed Percentage of Cost Fee
“Used for projects of unknown scope. The fees are directly charged based on the hourly rates and the number of hours required to perform a task.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, In-House Design/Construction Services]
Time and Materials Fee
“Defines the general terms and conditions of a transaction and provides the basis for the drafting of a subsequent agreement.”
ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Real Estate]
Letter of Intent (LOI)
“A lease of extended duration that is frequently structured to allow the construction of improvements by the lessee on an institution’s land.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Real Estate]
Ground Lease
“Also known as deeded rights-of-way, involving the long-term or permanent conveyance between parties of
certain rights, privileges, and interests in property.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Real Estate]
Easement
“Reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of maintaining it.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Repair
“Construction or renovation to an existing structure rather than repair or addition.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Alteration
“The process of accurately reconstructing or repairing the forms and details of a building or structure or portion thereof as it appeared at a particular period or periods of time by means of removal of later work and/or the replacement of missing original work.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Restoration
“The act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity, and materials of a historic property.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Preservation
“The act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving those portions or features that convey its historical, cultural, or architectural values.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Rehabilitation
“A change of use where an existing building that has served a particular use is altered to accommodate a new use. For instance, a classroom building may be renovated for use as a residence hall.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Adaptive Re-Use
“Something more than simple repair or routine maintenance. For example, different types of renovation include major repair, alteration, and restoration.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Renovation
“Identifies and documents the condition of existing finishes, structural systems, and other building systems. The survey should include a thorough evaluation of the building’s exterior envelope, including the roof, windows, and wall construction.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Existing Conditions Survey
“An assessment or conceptual plan, based on information about existing conditions, to determine whether a building could be renovated to accommodate a proposed program.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Feasibility Study
“The guiding document for the renovation of a historic building. This report incorporates the existing conditions information with a description of the building’s history and its character-defining features that are unique and make the building historically significant.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Renovations]
Historic Structure Report
“A concept that embraces the design of facilities while balancing appropriate but sometimes competing program, quality, performance, and cost requirements.
A creative, function-oriented, organized approach to optimizing the total cost and performance of a facility or service.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Value Management]
Value Management
“A systematic process relying on the use of concepts and techniques that identify and analyze the function of the project components and systems. A process aimed at reducing construction costs without sacrificing project function, quality, or reliability.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Value Management]
Value Engineering (VE)
“Decisions made during the first 10 percent of a project’s effort determine 90 percent of a project’s outcome, particularly as it relates to cost and schedule.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Value Management]
90/10 Rule
“Estimating procedure used to determine the cost of a facility system or component renewal based on the average useful life of an individual component. Typically based on visual observations, using a facilities condition assessment/audit, to determine the remaining useful life of a system.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Value Management]
Life Cycle Costing
“A green building certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, that provides third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance in energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Special Topics, Sustainable Design and Construction]
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
“A professional management practice consisting of an array of services applied to construction projects and programs through the planning, design, construction and post construction phases for the purpose of achieving project objectives including the management of quality, cost, time, and scope.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Construction Management
“A professional service that can be applied to all delivery systems where the CM acts as the owner’s principal agent in the management of a construction project or program, or where the CM is responsible to the owner for managing the planning, design, construction, and post construction phases, or portions thereof.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Agency Construction Management
“Contractually referred to as the owner’s representative, this individual has primary day-to-day project management responsibilities during construction.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Construction Manager (CM)
“This individual, usually the construction management department head or facilities director, has administrative responsibilities over the entire construction program.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Construction Contract Administrator
“The design consultant responsible for preparing plans and specifications and interpreting these documents during construction.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Architect/Engineer (A/E)
“Used to educate and inform bidders about the project requirements and bidding procedures.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Pre-bid Conference
“Ensures that a bid is a serious, bona fide bid and provides compensation to an owner in the event that the low bidder fails to honor his or her bid.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Bid Bond
“Marks the beginning of the construction period. Because the owner may lack the protection of the contractor’s bond and insurance, the owner should not permit the contractor to work on the project site until the Notice to Proceed is issued.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Notice to Proceed
“Contractual mechanism for altering the terms and conditions of a construction contract. Used to document agreement between the owner and contractor on additions, deletions, and modifications to the scope of work. ”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Change Order
“A contract in which a contractor “guarantees” the price of construction to the owner. To do this, a general contractor will include a contingency in his or her contract price. The amount of the contingency is influenced by the status of the construction documents, including quality and completeness. ”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Contract
“Guarantees that the surety will fulfill the obligations of the contract should the contractor default.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Performance Bonds
“Industry standard property insurance covering the project itself from perils such as fire, smoke, collapse, vandalism, water, and freezing.” [ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Builder’s Risk Insurance
“The primary liability coverage for the project— encompasses three forms of liability exposures: public liability, contingent liability, and completed operations liability.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Comprehensive General Liability Insurance
“Instead of relying on a general contractor or an architecture/engineering firm to maintain insurance policies, some institutions have provided their own wrap-up insurance coverage through owner-contracted insurance policies”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Owner-Contracted Insurance Policy
“Refers to the time when the project is sufficiently completed and ready for its intended purpose.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Substantial Completion
“Refers to the time when the contractor has completed all of the contract requirements, including the completion of all punch list items, the submittal of as- built drawings, warranties, extra stock, operations and maintenance manuals, and other contractual requirements.”
[ref. BOK – Planning, Design and Construction, Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Final Completion