A construction manager is hired to advise a large company during the initial design phase of a complex facility. The construction manager coordinates construction trades for the project. The construction manager’s services are provided for a fixed fee, and there is no risk for final construction cost. Savings or overruns are passed to the owner.
Which construction delivery method is most applicable?
The correct answer is marked as Construction Manager as Agent (CMa)
I answered Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) because in my opinion there’s no indicator in the question that the Construction Manager being depicted couldn’t ALSO be the Constructer.
Also, my understating of CM as Agent is that the owner contracts with them to handle the Architect as well as the Contractor. The phrasing of “The construction manager coordinates construction trades for the project.” Leads me to believe they are the contractor managing their own trades, which would mean they are the ones contracted to do the work. An agent would just have a contract with the contractor performing the work, they wouldn’t have direct “say so” over the individual sub-contractors, correct? Please provide some insight on this topic.