Owner's Construction Manager case studies
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The Owner's Construction Manager credential is presented here as an independent study resource for construction professionals who represent the project owner's interests across planning, procurement, construction, and closeout. This page is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Construction Owners Association of America (COAA), and it does not reproduce or reference any commercial question bank. The Owner's Construction Manager case studies are 5 cases and about 3,015 words.
1The Guaranteed Maximum Price That Wasn't Guaranteed
A school district is building a 90,000 sq ft middle school under a construction manager at risk (CMAR) contract with a guaranteed maximum price (GMP). The GMP of 41.2M was signed when design was at 60% completion, and it included a 1.1M contingency and a 600K CM fee.
615 words, about 3 min2Design-Build Team Selected on Low Price, Now Failing on Quality
A transit agency procured a $120M bus maintenance facility using design-build with a low-bid award. The RFP included a 400-page technical requirements package but no quality weighting, and the award went to the lowest of five proposers at 12% below the next bid.
585 words, about 3 min3Schedule Slip Hidden in a Monthly Update
An owner's construction manager receives a monthly schedule update on a 65M hospital addition. The contractor reports 62% complete against a planned 68%, a slip of six points, but the critical path shows only 10 days of float consumption and the projected completion date is unchanged.
582 words, about 3 min4The Owner's Representative Caught Between Two Clients
You are the owner's construction manager on a 28M municipal courthouse. The project manager on the owner side, who hired you, has been directing you to approve monthly pay applications faster than your verification supports, saying the city council "needs the numbers to look good" before an election.
610 words, about 3 min5Value Engineering That Moved the Risk, Not the Cost
A developer is building a 52M, 220-unit apartment project under a GMP contract. At 90% design, the contractor proposes a value-engineering package with 2.3M in savings: substitute a cheaper exterior cladding system ( 1.1M), reduce the parking garage ventilation capacity ( 600K), and change the window glazing to a lower-performance product ( 600K).
623 words, about 3 min