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  • 1.  CM at Risk is a "Contractor"

    Posted 10-13-2016 10:01 AM

    "CM at Risk" is no different from a contract for construction between an Owner and Contractor. In other words, a "CM at Risk" is a Contractor. Calling himself a Construction Manager does not change anything about the contractual relationship with the Owner, nor does it affect project delivery. If the CM were functioning only as an adviser, then the relationships would be different.

     

    Methods of project delivery include:

     

    Design-Bid-Build

    Design-Negotiate-Build

    Construction Management where the CM functions as an ADVISOR, not as the Contractor

    Design-Build

    Owner-Build

     

    Can you clarify your request? How exactly is the project to be delivered? Which of the contractual relationships does the Owner prefer?

     

    As far as format is concerned, you should use UniFormat to organize the project information. CSI published a document called PPDFormat in 2010. It explains how to write an RFP using UniFormat. If you want to know more, I'm happy to help.

     

    Cordially,

     

    Cliff Marvin, AIA Assoc., CSI, CCS, LEED-AP

    Robert Schwartz & Associates

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  • 2.  RE: CM at Risk is a "Contractor"

    Posted 10-14-2016 05:54 PM
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    Absolutely not true, Clifford-there really is a HUGE difference between a Construction Manager and a traditional Design-Bid-Build General Contractor.  Per the AIA A133 Agreement Between Owner and CM, the CM at-Risk relationship requires the following (emphasis mine):

     

    "§ 1.2 Relationship of the Parties -- The Construction Manager accepts the relationship of trust and confidence established by this Agreement and covenants with the Owner to cooperate with the Architect and exercise the Construction Manager's skill and judgment in furthering the interests of the Owner; to furnish efficient construction administration, management services and supervision; to furnish at all times an adequate supply of workers and materials; and to perform the Work in an expeditious and economical manner consistent with the Owner's interests."

     

    This is the exact polar opposite of a traditional Design-Bid-Build General Contractor's vendor-relationship with the Owner.

     

    The trick, however, is for we architects to not only know the difference among delivery alternatives, but to proactively help our client draft and properly administer CM at-Risk Contract Documents as open-book, fee-based, early teamwork to the benefit of our mutual client.  That is the only way to achieve actual professional collaboration in the Owner's interests, not the traditionally adversarial old GC's self-profit model that you are referring to.  

     

    If we architects don't understand project delivery relationships, everything will revert back to the needless conflicts and other problems common to old fashioned D-B-B contracts.

     

    We owe it to our clients to do better.  See my attached white paper on the subject titled "If We Keep On Doing What We've Always Done...", as recently published on the AIA CCA Knowledge Community website.  I welcome questions and comments.

     

    --Dale

     

    Dale L. Munhall, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

    Senior Associate, Director of Construction Phase Services

     

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  • 3.  RE: CM at Risk is a "Contractor"

    Posted 10-18-2016 10:12 PM
    Dale is right! 

    In fact, my proposals offer clients a discount if they choose a CM early in the design process.

    --
    Tim Mead, AIA, Architect
    808-866-6929





  • 4.  RE: CM at Risk is a "Contractor"

    Posted 10-14-2016 07:07 PM

    Don't forget IPD

     

    Marc Chavez FCSI AIA CCS CCCA

    Technical Director

     

    Perkins+Will  

    1301 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

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  • 5.  RE: CM at Risk is a "Contractor"

    Posted 10-16-2016 01:18 PM

    For more clarification on the very important differences in contractual relationships between a conventional design-bid-build contractor, and Construction Manager as Advisor, and a Construction Manager as Constructor, as well as other commonly used PDMs such as the different forms of IPD, refer to the AIA Contract Relationship Diagrams, October 2015. I just posted this to the PDKC Library for quick reference.

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    Robert Bostwick AIA
    President, Director of Design
    Bostwick Design Partnership
    Cleveland OH



  • 6.  RE: CM at Risk is a "Contractor"

    Posted 10-17-2016 11:10 PM

    There is another variation of the CM model that has been left off of the list.  The missing evolution profile is CMGC and / or CMGC At Risk.

     

    <st1:personname w:st="on">Richard Bryant</st1:personname>, AIA

    Alta Vista Design Architecture & Planning LLC






  • 7.  RE: CM at Risk is a "Contractor"

    Posted 10-18-2016 06:32 PM
    Since that is the prevalent method of project delivery it is no wonder our glorious AIA has no doubt left it off, due to them being totally out of touch with reality.

    Ed Tannebaum, AIA
    610-506-1197