Unit 1 Flashcards
What are the 7 types of Construction Documents
Bidding Requirements Contract Forms Contract Conditions Specifications Drawings Addenda Contract Modifications
Project Manual contains?
Specs, Drawings, Contract forms and conditions, bidding requirements
Bidding Documents contain?
Requirements, contract forms and conditions, specs, drawings, addenda
Contract Payment Forms
Agreement, Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds, Certificates
Contract Conditions
Supplementary conditions (called special conditions) or terms and conditions
Specs
MasterFormat or UniFormat
MasterFormat
CSI developed, subgroups general 01 facility construction(2-19) facility services(20-29) site and infrastructure(30-39) process equipment (40-49)
Uniformat
Categorized by functional elements more so used as pre-design A-Substructure B-Shell C-Interiors D-Services E-Equipment and Furnishings F-Special Construction & Demolition G- Building Sitework
Drawings sets (what does ET101 Mean)
ET101 E-Discipline T-2nd level discipline 1-Sheet Type 01-Sheet Sequence
Z on a sheet?
Contractor/Shop Drawings
Project Delivery System?
How a project is provided to an owner
Types of Delivery Systems?
design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager (at risk or agency), integrated project delivery, unit price contract, job order contract
Design bid build
Owner hires A/E , advertises project and accepts bids from subcontractors awarded to lowest apparent bidder
adv-owner gets competition on price, not involved
disadv-high risk for contractor and quality enforcement hard
Design Build
Design and construction services provided by the same firm
(rarely a true db firm) process and roles of each party are known
adv-single point of fault, fast track option, value engineering
disadv-fewer checks and balances, programming not an issue
Contract Documents
Contract forms, contract conditions, specifications, drawings, addenda, contract modifications
Sheet Types
0-General 1-Plans 2-elevations and profiles 3-sections 4-large scale views 5-details 6-schedules and diagrams 7(8)-user defined 9-3d drawings
Construction Management types?
CM Agency and CM at Risk
CM Agency
Contract with the designer and CM agency .
- Designer has separate contracts with engineers and landscape architects
- CM Agency has separate contracts with subs
- Designer and CM Agency have informal contract with each other
CM at Risk
contract based on guaranteed maximum price, holds contracts with subs, reimbursed by owner, includes more risk but higher fee.
Advantages of CM
-Good communication with owner designer and construction team
-fast track design and expedited work
-easier changes available
CM agency allows the owner to directly control contracts
Disdavntages of CM
- Early contractor selector can increase cost
- owner has less time to make decisions on fast track jobs
- owner is responsible for cost overruns
IPD
-collaborative multi party contract
adv-aligns goals with success of project , profts shared equally
disadvantages- very new with low case law or experiences, hard to change industry mindset
Unit price contracts
-called requirement contracts
-single traded
-repetitive work
-owner specifies everything
-contract bids for each element and paid for what they install
adv- fast mobilization for small projects
disadv-potential for unbalanced bids
Job order contracts
-owner product catalog, project price based on catalog plus markup, contractor can do any work from the catalog , project usually don’t involve designer
adv-quick and easy
disadv- knowledgeable owner to review line item costs proposals
