Index 389
Five-step process
International, 4
United States, 4
Five-step project initiation process, 45
Float (slack), 214, 226, 231, 232, 235
who owns it, 227
Flow charts
change order procedure, 321f
closeout procedure, 364f
five-step process, 4f
hazardous waste contingency plan, 136f
Issue management, 79f
logic flowchart for risk decisions, 165
nonconforming work or test results, 189f
progress payment flow diagram, 261f
risk decisions, logic flow chart for, 165f
Force account, 26770, 34647
cost plus, 267
day work (FIDIC), 114, 267
equipment, 269
equipment list, 26970
force account payment, 270
labor, 269
labor list, 270
materials, 269
as a payment method, 26869
subcontractor markup, 270
U.S. Corps of Engineers, 267
See also Day work
Format of specifications, 10118
3-part section format, 105f
AASHTO format, 1067
APWA format, 107
Caltrans format, 106
CSI format, 105, 107f, 108, 121, 122
CSI Masterformat, 102f, 104f
division/section concept, CSI, 103
DOT, 1067
FHWA format, 1067
FIDIC international format, 11314
international construction contracts,
11315
state highway formats, 1057
technical provisions, 1056, 108
General conditions of contract, 11213,
11718, 11921, 319f
supplementary, 12021
General contractor, See Contractor,
general (prime)
General Services Administration (GSA), 11f
recommending BIM, 93
Greenbook, 107, 115
Guaranty (warranty), 3078
Guide specifications, 110, 124, 215
Hazardous waste, 135
Heavy construction specifications, 105
Home office overhead, 33236
computation methods, flaws in use of,
33436
Eichleay Formula for, 33234
unabsorbed overhead, 332
underabsorption of, 33234
Identification of photographs, 6971
i-j numbers, 230, 230f, 232, 234f
Impact costs, 30910
Implied warranty, 307
Information, request for (RFI), 8385, 84f
Initiating a Change Order, Request
for, 317
Inspection
of equipment, 43
philosophy of, 24647
plan, development of, 4243
punch list, 36063
safety, 4142
Inspection, directing the contractors work,
2329, 3002
case study, 2526
Inspections and tests
covering work before, 244
giving notice of, 244
instructions to field personnel, 24647
providing materials for, 244
time of, 244
who pays for, 244
Inspection and testing manual, 47, 188
Inspector, 15, 3650, 52
responsibility and authority, 2129
why needed, 2223
Instructions to bidders, 100
Instructions to field personnel, 24647
Insurance, 193, 17980
liability, 17980
property, 18081
submittal of evidence of, 181
workers comp, 138
Intermittent inspection, documentation
of, 59
International Building Code, 129
International Conference of Building
Officials (ICBO), 129
plumbing code, 129
Uniform Building Code, 128
Uniform Mechanical Code, 129
International construction contracts,
11315
International Federation of Consulting
Engineers (FIDIC), 23, 100,
113, 114
International terms, 4, 11314
Investigation of field problems, 5961,
60f, 61f
noncompliance, 299300, 300f
proceed, 4, 197203, 202f, 203f
Invoicing, electronic, 77f
Issue management, electronic, 79f
Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL), 114
Job site, photo
complex connection, 92
Jury instructions-civil, negligence, 342
Labor laws, federal, 13538
affirmative action programs, 138
Americans with Disabilities Act, 137
equal employment opportunity laws,
13537
labor-management relations laws, 135
National Apprenticeship Act, 137
wage and hour laws, 137
workers compensation, 138
Labor relations
administration of union contract, 139
collective bargaining, 139
construction unions, 13839
contractor-employee relationship, 139
prejob labor agreements, 13940
Labor standards review records, 6566
Landline telephone, 3536
Laws affecting construction, 13140
Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED), 93
Liability insurance, 17980
automobile, 180
automobile medical payments, 180
automobile physical damage, 180
completed operations, builders risk, 180
comprehensive general, 17980
contractual or assumed liability, 180
independent contractors, protective
liability, 180
personal injury, 180
premises-operations, 180
umbrella excess liability, 180
Liability sharing, See Risk allocation and
liability sharing
Liens, waivers of, 27577, 373
Life expectancy of electronic storage, 55
Limited authority, 22
of Public agency, 132
Line-of-balance charts, 21113
Lines of authority, 2122
actual authority, 21
agency relationship, 22
apparent authority, 21
delegation of authority, 22
guidelines for, 22
Liquidated damages, 456, 282, 35760
computation of, 35859
FHWA table of, 106
validity of, 35859
Washington DOT formula, 271, 274
Litigation, project records in
as first line of defense, 347
litigation process, 347
planning strategy, 347
prelitigation use of, 347
Logbook, See Diary (logbook)
Logic loops, 22526
Long-lead procurement, 11, 205, 214, 297
Management, construction, 511,
1517, 18, 20
Management reporting, electronic, 856