Glossary
Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
A delivery method where the owner hires a construction manager early, who later bids out the trade work.
Under CMAR the owner selects a construction manager during design. The manager typically commits to a guaranteed maximum price and then issues trade packages, which carry the detailed specifications.
On public bid portals, a CMAR solicitation is usually a short information sheet with no product specs.
Why it matters to manufacturers
A CMAR posting tells you a project is coming. The specs that name products arrive later, with the trade packages.
Read more: Texas bids on ESBD
Related terms
Project manualThe bound volume of bidding requirements, contract forms and technical specifications for a project.AddendumA written change to the bid documents issued before bids are due.Basis of designThe product a design was built around, named in the spec as the reference other products are measured against.
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