Contract
A portion of the contractor's earned funds withheld from each progress payment until the project is complete.
Hint: 5 to 10% is a common amount withheld, and is used as leverage to insure that the work is indeed completed under contract.
What is Retainage
A calculation of anticipated costs based on designs and features to assist owners in developing a realistic budget estimate.
What is an ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude)
These indicate how signage elements are to be fabricated.
What are Shop Drawings
Applied or embedded spheres that compose 3D characters for individuals who are visually impaired.
What is Braille
Oversees both Engineering and Production activities, in regards to people and processes.
Who is John Keebler
The point when construction is sufficiently complete in accordance with the contract documents, that the owner can occupy or utilize the building or space.
What is Substantial Completion
A view of a project site, looking down from above, showing its horizontal elements such as buildings, roads, boundaries, etc.
What is a Site Plan
Minimum distance that zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a sign and property line or right-of-way.
What is the Setback
Computerized programmable visual communication devices designed to display various or changing content
What is an Electronic Message Center (EMC)
Oversees the vinyl department and interior signage final assembly
Who is Kari Kline
Written or graphic documents, issued before the execution of a contract that modify, clarify or interpret the bid documents.
What is an Addenda
This triggers the commencement of work beyond the initial design concepts.
What is Cost Approval
Indication that a fabricator may begin production as long as certain criteria is incorporated during the process.
What is Approved As Noted
The process by which excess vinyl is removed from a sheet cut into the desired shapes or copy
What is Weeding
Generates internal invoices, receives supplemental documents and verifies submittal of billing documents.
Who is Quaadir Davis
An itemization of the costs of individual components, which comprise the total contract sum/price.
What is the Schedule of Values (SOV)
This is how many schematic design concepts are typically included in a Design-Build project.
What are Three
Singular deliverable, produced in full for review and if approved can be installed as part of the base scope.
Working Prototype
This general term describes a collection of sign types such as Directional, Identification, Informational and Regulatory
What is Wayfinding
Creates installation packet to include site POC's, drawing packages and specifics regarding the work environment (PPE, Equipment, Access, Etc.)
Who are YOU (Project Manager)
The legal requirements in a construction contract that cover a wide variety of topics, issues, and problems that may arise once the project is under construction.
What are the General Conditions
This individual is responsible for obtaining client approval of costs associated with design concepts.
Who is the Salesperson
The criteria to which all submittals are compared and remain the focal point of the original bid documents.
What is the Design Intent
Generic term that describes the manufacturing process that consists of shapes being cut out of material sheet goods (aluminum, PVC, wood) by a rotating bit.
What is Routing
Quality Control Manager
Who is Tom Organtini