Definitions
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.3802
in effect§22.3802 Definitions
All defined terms of Division 38 appear in italics. For purposes of Division 38, the following terms apply:
Construction manager at risk contract means a public works contract awarded to a construction manager at risk entity during the design phase of a project with two separate phases for preconstruction services and construction services. A construction manager at risk contract may be a single contract with separate phases that requires an amendment to authorize construction services to move forward, or it may refer jointly to two separate contracts awarded to a single construction manager at risk entity for the preconstruction services and the construction services. Construction manager at risk contracts include construction manager general contractor contracts.
Construction manager at risk entity means an entity which holds a California General Engineering Contractor’s License Class A, a General Building Contractor License Class B, or a General Specialty Contractor License Class C and undertakes construction of public works under a construction manager at risk contract, or a partnership, corporation, joint venture, or other legal entity that is able to provide appropriately licensed preconstruction services and construction services as required by the construction manager at risk contract.
Construction services means that portion of the scope of work in a construction manager at risk contract relating to the physical construction of a project, including all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for construction and all management, supervision, administration, quality control, safety, and risk management related to construction, and all services required by the City at the completion of construction.
Guaranteed maximum price means a price expressed in dollars agreed upon by the City and a construction manager at risk entity negotiated during the preconstruction services phases of the contract that is a maximum price for a defined scope of work involving construction services.
Preconstruction services means that portion of the scope of work within construction manager at risk contracts which relates to tasks performed in the project design phase in advance of or in staged coordination with construction services, including design and constructability review, value engineering, cost estimation, solicitation of subcontracted trades and materials, bidding, and preparation of a final guaranteed maximum price proposed for construction services.
(Added 3-15-2010 by O-19934 N.S.; effective 4-14-2010.)
(Amended 10-13-2025 by O-22005 N.S.; effective 11-12-2025.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division38.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026