UAP Doc 301 Flashcards
SECTION 1
Definitions and Documents
Contract documents
• Agreement
• General Conditions
• Special Provisions
• Specifications
• Drawings
• All additions, deletions, and modifications
incorporated before the execution of the contract
The person or entity ordering the project for
execution, including duly appointed successors of
authorized representatives
Owner
The architect commissioned by the owner acting
personally or through assistants duly authorized in
writing by the architect to act on his behalf
Architect
The person so named in the Contract Documents
of his duly authorized representative
Engineer
The full-time construction inspector hired by the
owner duly authorized in writing to assist the
architect and engineer in supervising the work
Project representative
The person or firm whose proposal has been
accepted and to whom the contract was awarded
Contractor
Anyone having a direct contact with the contractor
who acts for or in behalf of the contractor in
executing any part of the contract, not including one
who merely furnishes materials without labor
Subcontractor
The person, firm, or corporation who provides the
guarantee for the contractor’s bonds
Surety
The offer of a bidder to perform the work described
by the contract documents when made out and
submitted on the prescribed Proposal Form,
properly signed and guaranteed
Proposal
The cashier’s check or surety bond accompanying
the proposal submitted by the bidder as a
guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract
with the owner if the contract is awarded to him
Proposal bond
Approved form of security furnished by the
contractor and his surety as a guarantee of good
faith on the part of the contractor to execute the
work in accordance with the terms of the contract
Performance bond
The approved form of security furnished by the
contractor and his surety as a guarantee of good
faith on the part of the contractor to pay all
obligations arising from the contract
Payment bond
The approved form of security furnished by the
contractor and his surety as a guarantee to the
quality of the materials and equipment installed and
the workmanship of the contractor
Guarantee bond
The contract between the owner and the contractor
undertaking the project described in the contract
documents including all supplemental agreements
thereto and all general and special provisions
pertaining to the work or materials for the work
Agreement
The notice published by the owner or the invitations
issued to prospective bidders, giving information as
to the nature of the proposed project, conditions for
the issuance of contract documents, date of
bidding, and estimated cost or information that
would give the contractor a general idea of the
magnitude and extent of the project
Invitation to bid
Additional information on Contract Documents
issued to bidders before the date of bidding
Bid bulletin
The list of instructions stipulating the manner on
how bids are to be prepared and conditions for the
award of the contract
Instructions to bidders
Graphical representations of the work involved in
the project. They include all supplementary details
and shop drawings
Drawings
Printed documents stipulating the procedural and
the administrative aspects of the contract
General conditions
Instructions which may be issued prior to the
bidding, to supplement and/or modify drawings,
specs, and/or the general conditions of the contract
Special provisions
Written or printed description of work to be done
describing the qualities of the materials and mode
of construction
Specifications
Additional information which may be issued as an
addition or amendment to the provisions of the
specifications
Supplementary specs