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WHIRLING IN EVOLUTION AND IN FERMENT

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (CM) IS DESCRIBED PRIMARILY AS THE DELIVERY OF A SOPHISTICATED, ORGANIZED BUILDING TEAM OF A QUALITY PROJECT IN MINIMUM TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET. ALTHOUGH STILL UNDER DEBATE AS TO WHAT SERVICES CONSTITUTE CM - AND ALSO WHO IS BEST QUALIFIED TO BE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, THE MAJOR SERVICES ARE PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING; CONSULTATION ON DESIGN ESTIMATION REVIEW, INSPECTION, AND APPROVAL; PROCUREMENT, LABOR RELATIONS, ETC. CONTRACT LETTING AND COORDINATION; AND COST AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL. BASICALLY CM STRESSES THE TEAM WORK APPROACH. THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) AND ITS PUBLIC BUILDING SERVICE (PBS) HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING A CM PROTOTYPE. THREE MAJOR CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN LET: A $37 MILLION FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FACILITY AT BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND; AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $97 MILLION, 3 SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENT CENTERS IN PHILADELPHIA, CHICAGO, AND SAN FRANCISCO; AND A $35 MILLION SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D. C. THROUGH THE USE OF PROJECT MANAGERS, GSA HAS ATTEMPTED TO REDEFINE THE RESPONSIBILITIES SO THAT THE PROJECT MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH CLIENT AGENCIES ON SPACE NEEDS AND FINANCING, ETC.; PBS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PROJECT MANAGERS TAKING MORE OF A UNIFIED STAND AND ASSUMING MORE RESPONSIBILITY. THE OTHER FIRMS SUCH AS TISHMAN REALITY AND CONSTRUCTION CO., NEW YORK CITY, HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONCEPT OF CM BY PREPARING AND MONITORING CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES, ASSISTING IN THE DRAFTING OF BID DOCUMENTS, COORDINATING CONSTRUCTION WORK, FURNISHING MONTHLY COMPUTERIZED COST REPORTS, REVIEWING BILLING AND APPROVING PAYMENTS.

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  • Pagination: p. 14-9
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  • Accession Number: 00215529
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 24 1972 12:00AM