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Published by the ACA, these are used to define what is included in each trade's scope of work.
What are the Alberta Trade Definitions?
These professionals have a common fee structure based on their association.
Who are Architects?
The main party responsible for OH&S on a construction site.
Who is the Prime Contractor?
Contractually speaking, this term means to supply and install.
What is PROVIDE?
Three copies of these documents often result in holdbacks in the contract price until they have been submitted.
What are Operation and Maintenance Manuals?
The Owner, Consultant and Contractor.
Who are the three main participants in a project?
Some say when you enter into an agreement with this party, it is like a marriage as the relationship last from project inception past occupancy.
Who is your design consultant?
The standard sequence of preparing design documents, issuing the documents for tender and awarding on a pre-determined criteria.
What is Design-Bid-Build?
The Contractor shall not perform a change in the Work without this document.
What is a Change Order or Change Directive?
A list of deficiencies as noted on the substantial completion inspection.
What is a punch list?
A document that identifies the scope for the entire project.
What is a Project Charter?
A summary of pitfalls with actions on mitigating their effect on your project.
What is a Risk Management Plan (RMP)?
CCDC 2
What is the standard contract between Owner and Contractor?
Identified at the beginning of the project, this individual is mutually agreed to by both parties to assist in dispute resolution.
Who is a referee / mediator?
An inspection of life safety equipment is completed before this can be issued by the city/municipality.
What is occupancy?
Accountable, honest, trustworthy and acts with integrity.
What is a great leader?
Several online programs offer this type of function to track project targets.
What is a project schedule?
When bids come in above the estimated price, this principle is sometimes used to lower the project price.
What is Value Engineering?
When issuing a credit, these two components do not have to be included in your credit price.
What is profit and overhead?
Holding on to this is often used as leverage when requesting final payment on a project.
What are the warranty documents?
A live record of the status of a project.
What is BIM (Building Information Modelling)?
Along with your RMP, this document is crucial to have in place when dealing with an emergency.
What is a communication plan?
These two parties are not tied into the standard construction contractual documents.
Who are the Contractor and Consultant?
Never complete additional/extra work until this has been received.
What is a change order?
The act of ensuring all equipment has been installed and operating as intended by the contractual documents.
What is commissioning?