Quality
Repeatable process
What is a key tenet to quality
The requires signatures on a bilateral change
Who are the owner and the contractor?
Drawings of all the MEP trades shown on one set of drawings.
What are coordination drawings?
This type of contract clause can require that a sub-contractor has the same insurance as the prime contractor.
What is a pass-through clause?
The critical element in buying out the project.
What is the scope?
Thinking tool to help analyze possible causes to a problem.
What is a fishbone diagram?
The type of change order that is the result of this type of mistake by the design professional
What are error and omission?
Items we can typically bill 100% for with our first application for payment.
What are bonds and insurance?
Upon the successful completion of the construction project when all bills have been paid and the contract is fulfilled, the contractor will request from the bonding company a _____________ to free up their bonding capacity.
What is consent of surety?
The entity with the lowest bid at the time of bid opening.
What is the apparent low bidder?
For a project, quality starts in this phase.
What is in design?
An owner directed change order to change the scope
What is a program change?
Place where I write my daily personal notes about the project.
What is a daily diary?
When a general contractor discloses a subcontractor's bid price to another subcontractor with the intention of seeking a lower price.
What is bid shopping?
Site conditions that vary from those shown on the drawings.
What are differing site conditions?
In lean, this waste is characterized by unnecessary movement.
What is a motion?
A change order that does not affect time or money, such as adding a new form to the contract.
What is an administrative change order?
These would inform the owner and design professional as to what specific pump the HVAC contractor is buying.
What are catalog data sheets or catalog cut sheets?
The process of meeting with all our trade partners to verify/confirm the scope that is contained in their proposal.
What is bid leveling?
Contractors are entitled to either of both of these on a change order.
What are time and money?
Experienced people, not associated with the project going over the drawings and specifications for errors, omissions, code violations, constructability issues and other non-conformances.
What is design review?
The financial loss of the owner for a delay in delivering the project.
What are liquidated damages?
These contain the maintenance and operating requirements for equipment.
What are O&M Manuals?
This document is used to procure supplies and materials only.
What is a purchase order?
This type of clause prevents a contractor from asking for additional time when a change order is executed, but it took longer than expected.
What is no damage for delay clause?