48 CFR § 536.102 - 536.102 Definitions.

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title: "48 CFR § 536.102 - 536.102   Definitions."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
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chapter_name: "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION"
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part_number: "536"
part_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS"
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# 536.102 536.102   Definitions.

*Construction-Manager-as-Constructor (CMc)* means the project delivery method where design and construction are contracted concurrently through two separate contracts and two separate contractors. Unlike the traditional design-bid-build delivery method, under the CMc delivery method, the Government awards a separate contract to a designer (*i.e.,* architect-engineer contractor) and to a construction contractor (*i.e.,* CMc contractor) prior to the completion of the design documents. The Government retains the CMc contractor during design to work with the architect-engineer contractor to provide constructability reviews and cost estimating validation. The CMc contract includes design phase services at a firm-fixed-price and an option for construction at a guaranteed maximum price.

[84 FR 69632, Dec. 19, 2019]