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An open-book working method where the project manager acts as the client’s representative for a fixed fee. The manager takes ownership of the project, which usually includes the selection of professionals (architects and engineers), tracking of all design phases, establishing and controlling budgets, scheduling and constructability. The manager is also responsible for procurement and the control and supervision of the construction site, including start-up and turnover to the client.
The difference between project and construction management is the contractual relation between the owner, the manager and the contractor carrying out the work. In a project management mandate, the contractors’ contracts are generally signed directly by the client. With a construction management mandate, contracts tie the contractor/subcontractors directly to the construction manager.
A leader with this type of contract in Quebec, AECON has developed computerized and integrated tools adapted to this type of work.
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