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  • Consolidated Purchasing


    See Also: Joint Administrative Purchasing

  • Consolidator

    A carrier that collects small shipments from several shippers and consolidates them into larger shipments (truckloads, carloads, containers) for delivery to the consignee.

  • Consortium

    An association, typically of several companies. See also Cooperative Procurement. (OED Online)

    See Also: Cooperative Procurement (Purchasing)

  • Construction

    The process of utilizing labor to build, alter, repair, improve, or demolish any structure, building, or public improvement; generally does not apply to routine maintenance, repair, or operation (MRO) of existing real property.

  • Construction Management

    A method of acquiring construction in which the public agency contracts with a construction manager to assist in project design and construction. The construction manager may act as the agent for the government in assisting in the award of contracts for elements of the project. (Nash, Schooner, & O’Brien, 1998)

  • Construction Manager at Risk (CMR)

    A construction project delivery method in which the owner enters into separate contracts with the designer and builder, often at or about the same time. During design, the CMAR advises the owner and designer on constructability, value engineering, cost estimating, schedule, sequencing, selection of components and materials, and other matters. When the design is completed, the CMAR becomes the “builder,” or general contractor, responsible or “at risk” for completing construction within the guaranteed maximum price (GMP).

  • Constructive Change

    Oral or written communications, an act or omission by the contracting officer or other authorized government official that is construed as having the same effect as a written change order. Claims for constructive changes are the primary means used by contractors to obtain additional compensation for performing fixed price contracts. Common types of constructive changes are claims concerning contract interpretation, defective specifications, nondisclosure of information, impracticability of performance, breach of the duty to cooperate, and acceleration.

  • Constructive Suspension

    An action in which an agency is responsible for a work stoppage without a contract suspension. A contractor may be entitled to compensation for increased costs after consideration and documentation of a constructive suspension.

  • Consul

    An official appointed by a government to look after its business in a foreign city.

  • Consular Invoice

    An invoice certified by the consulate of the destination country to assure collection of import duties in that country.

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