{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-536.102","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 536.102","heading":"536.102 Definitions.","body":"Construction-Manager-as-Constructor (CMc) means the project delivery method where design and construction are contracted concurrently through two separate contracts and two separate contractors. Unlike the traditional design-bid-build delivery method, under the CMc delivery method, the Government awards a separate contract to a designer (i.e., architect-engineer contractor) and to a construction contractor (i.e., CMc contractor) prior to the completion of the design documents. The Government retains the CMc contractor during design to work with the architect-engineer contractor to provide constructability reviews and cost estimating validation. The CMc contract includes design phase services at a firm-fixed-price and an option for construction at a guaranteed maximum price.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 5—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 536—CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS","Subpart 536.1—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"bcdd9d7aee14dc0c639d6f024f8b91121456f787f7d247e5e6d18dee5b154cff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-536.101","next":"us/48-cfr-536.270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}