Outline of CM Functions

Project Management - The use of integrated systems and procedures by a team of professionals during project design and construction.

Pre-Design 

  • Project organization
  • Construction management plan
  • Project procedures manual
  • Pre-design project conference
  • Management information systems

Design

  • Design document review
  • Document distribution
  • Contract agreements
  • General and supplementary general conditions
  • Public relations
  • Project funding
  • Meetings
  • Cost control
  • Time control
  • On-going consulting activities

Procurement 

  • Bidding and contracting process
  • Meetings

Construction 

  • On-site facilities
  • Coordination
  • Meetings
  • Time Management
  • Budget and cost monitoring
  • Payment requests
  • Change orders
  • Claims management
  • Quality management
  • Owner-purchased materials and equipment
  • Record drawings
  • Record keeping
  • Management reporting

Post-construction

  • Punch List
  • Operational Tests

Cost Management - Guidelines for managing, controlling and monitoring project costs during all phases of a project through the provision of an integrated and comprehensive system.

Pre-design 

  • Project and construction budget
  • Cost analysis

Design 

  • Estimates
  • Cost verification stages
  • Schematic design estimate
  • Preliminary design estimate
  • In-progress and final design document estimates
  • Value analysis studies
  • Cost monitoring and reporting

Procurement

  • Estimates for addenda
  • Bid analysis and negotiation

Construction

  • Schedule of values
  • Change order control
  • Trade-off studies
  • Claims for cost

Post-construction

  • Final cost report

Time Management - A system for a project to realize the most effective use of people, materials, equipment and funds. Proper planning, scheduling and coordination to achieve on-time completion within budget and at the level of quality expected.

  • Pre-design
  • Master schedule
  • Milestone schedule

Design

  • Maintaining the master schedule
  • Design schedule
  • Monitoring the milestone schedule
  • Construction schedule
  • Float

Procurement

  • Contractor's construction schedule

Construction 

  • Construction schedule/master schedule
  • Monitoring schedule compliance
  • Extensions/impact analysis
  • Recovery schedules
  • Claim review

Post-Construction

  • Occupancy plan

Quality Management - The process of planning, organizing, implementing, monitoring and documenting a system of policies and procedures that coordinate and direct relevant project resources and activities in a manner that will achieve quality. Quality: the degree to which the project and its components meet the owner's expectations, objectives, standards and intended purpose; determined by measuring conformity of the project to the plans, specifications and applicable standards.

Pre-Design 

  • Clarifying the owner's objectives
  • Scope of work
  • Project organization
  • Quality management plan

Design 

  • Design procedures
  • Document control
  • Review of design submittals
  • Design criteria changes
  • Quality control
  • Quality assurance
  • Project estimates
  • Owner authorizations
  • Constructibility reviews
  • Value engineering
  • Establishment of construction duration
  • Construction testing requirements
  • Quality management specifications
  • Implementation of QC/QA requirements during construction
  • Public relations/user review
  • Project funding
  • Project review meetings
  • Reports

Procurement 

  • Procurement planning
  • Advertisement and solicitation of bids
  • Select bidders list
  • Instructions to bidders
  • Pre-bid conference
  • Proposal document protocol and bid opening
  • Pre-award conference
  • Contract award

Construction 

  • Preconstruction conference
  • Construction planning and scheduling
  • Inspection and testing
  • Reports and recordkeeping
  • Changes in the work
  • Document control and distribution
  • Non-conforming and deficient work
  • Progress payments
  • Final reviews, documentation and punch list work
  • Beneficial occupancy
  • Substantial completion
  • Final acceptance

Post-construction

  • QM Assessment with owner
  • Final report and recommendations

Contract Administration - The function of implementing the terms and conditions of a contract based upon established systems, policies and procedures.

Pre-design

  • Communications procedures

Design 

  • Design phase progress
  • Design review meetings
  • Schedule maintenance report
  • Project cost report

Procurement 

  • Bidder pre-qualification
  • Development of bidders list
  • Bidders interest campaign
  • Notices and advertisements
  • Delivery of bid documents
  • Information to bidders
  • Addenda
  • Pre-bid conferences and meetings
  • Bid openings and evaluation
  • Post bid interview
  • Construction contracts
  • Notice to proceed
  • Schedule maintenance report
  • Project cost report
  • Cash flow reports

Construction 

  • Pre-construction orientation conference
  • Assignment of owner-purchased equipment and materials
  • Permits, insurance, labor affidavits, and bonds
  • On site communication procedures
  • Project site meetings
  • Contract documentation procedures
  • Field reporting
  • Quality review
  • Nonconforming work
  • Safety
  • Change order report
  • Force account
  • Cash flow projection report
  • Progress payments
  • Construction phase reports
  • Project summary by exceptions
  • Special recordkeeping
  • Claims processing
  • Record drawings

Post-construction

  • Maintenance manuals and operating procedures
  • Spare parts and warranties
  • Final permits
  • Move-in/start-up activities
  • Final payment
  • Contract close-out
  • Contractor call-backs
  • Close out reports

Safety Management - Establishing the methods and procedures for providing safety management services.

Pre-design

  • Owner commitment
  • Project organization
  • Staffing considerations

Design

  • Safety coordinator meets with design team to understand scope of project and provide input

Pre-bid

  • Contract requirements and drafting guidelines
  • Written safety program
  • Prequalification criteria
  • Pre-bid conference
  • Emergency response coordination

Pre-construction

  • Safety submittals
  • Compliance agencies
  • Pre-construction conference

Construction

  • Contractor safety enforcement and compliance
  • Safety coordination meetings
  • Safety committee
  • Safety audits
  • Monthly reports
  • CM safety training