The Construction Management system (hereby referred to as CM) began as a construction/manufacturing management system in the 1960’s in the USA. However, in recent years Japan’s interest in the CM system has increased, with private sector construction works led by foreign companies and major developers already using the system

Das Bauprojektmanagement ist eine Methode zur Durchführung von Planungs- und Bauprozessen im Bauwesen. Im Internet gibt es verschiedene Schreibweisen zum Bauprojektmanagement, unter anderem auch Bau Projekt Management (BPM). Im englischsprachigen Raum wird Bauprojektmanagement als Construction Project Management bezeichnet.

Finally, notice provisions are designed to prevent the owner from paying for work not requested and allow the owner to participate in any remediation efforts.

Strict enforcement of notice provisions in construction contracts can be devastating to a contractor’s claims arising during construction. Owners and higher tier contractors routinely raise alleged failures of strict compliance with notice provisions in their attempts to defeat contractor claims which may otherwise have great merit.

Construction management or construction project management (CPM) is the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to completion.

Constrcution Management Guide (CMGuide) is a professional service provider and an online knowledge portal, founded in 2008. CMGuide aims to provide top quality services and improve the practice of construction industry practitioners in all field.

This report describes why I wanted to visit Japan to learn about Construction Management, how the tour was prepared and the outcome. The content is a sort of a diary with structured comments, without aspirations to have any scientific standing

The U.S. team observed that the Canadian, European, and U.S. transportation communities face similar political, financial, and resource challenges, but Canadian and European agencies have developed construction management systems that promote more collaboration between the public and private sectors and create stronger long-term partnerships.

This Glossary represents the most common Terms and Definitions used in performing the construction management process.

When an issue arises that will adversely impact the project’s budget or schedule, most contract forms require the contractor to provide the owner notice of the issue and its expected impacts within a stated period of time. Depending on the facts and circumstances, failure to do so may result in the contractor waiving its right to additional compensation or time. That is exactly why a subcontractor’s $1,136,608 claim for delays, extra work, and the resulting need to accelerate its work was denied in Central States Mechanical v. Agra Ind., Inc. (D. Kan. 2012) 2012 WL 3896940.