The architect of record holds professional responsibility for a project's design and seals the drawings.

A construction manager coordinates a project either as the owner's agent or at risk holding trade contracts.

A design-builder holds a single contract for both design and construction, consolidating responsibility.

The engineer of record holds professional responsibility for engineered systems and seals the related documents.

A general contractor holds the prime contract with the owner and bears responsibility for completing the project.

A liquidating agreement lets a general contractor assert a subcontractor's claim while limiting its own liability to the recovery obtained.

A materialman supplies materials to a project without performing labor, holding lien and bond rights.

An owner's representative acts on the owner's behalf in administering a construction contract.

A pass-through claim is a subcontractor claim against the owner asserted through the general contractor.

A prime contract is the agreement between the owner and a contractor holding direct responsibility for the work.

A flow-down clause binds a subcontractor to the prime contract obligations applicable to its scope of work.

A subcontractor performs a portion of the work under contract with the general contractor rather than the owner.

A surety guarantees a contractor's performance or payment obligations under a bond issued to the obligee.