title: Construction managers provide vital services for building projects.
abstract: A construction manager can be selected on the basis of his qualifications, rather than only on the basis of a low bid. He participates in the construction phase of a project as a team member, rather than as an adversary.
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003284:Contract Services; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000191:economics*; D005376:Financial Management; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D014481:United States