1 9 6 8 , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁University ▁Const ruction ▁Fund ▁( SU CF ) ▁retained ▁Ca ud ill ▁Row lett ▁Scott ▁( CR S ) ▁to ▁study ▁ways ▁to ▁short en ▁sched ules . ▁The ▁completed ▁study ▁hypoth es ized ▁that ▁the ▁SU CF ▁could ▁save ▁ 2 5 – 4 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁with ▁ph ased ▁construction . ▁They ▁could ▁stay ▁within ▁their ▁proc ure ment ▁reg ulations ▁by ▁selecting ▁a ▁company ▁( a ▁C M ) ▁for ▁construction ▁management ▁services — who ▁would ▁provide ▁no ▁construction ▁labor ▁or ▁materials — on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁qual ifications . ▁ ▁The ▁C M ▁would ▁do ▁no ▁actual ▁construction ▁work . ▁The ▁C M ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁professional ▁responsibility ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁owner ' s ▁best ▁interest ▁as ▁an ▁agent , ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁architect . ▁ ▁The ▁C M ▁would ▁advise ▁the ▁architect ▁and ▁owner ▁on ▁cost ▁and ▁construction ▁technology ▁during ▁the ▁design ▁phase ▁and ▁would ▁estimate ▁the ▁total ▁cost . ▁The ▁architect ▁would ▁complete ▁the ▁construction ▁draw ings ▁and ▁specific ations ▁in ▁phases ▁and ▁the ▁C M ▁would ▁take ▁open , ▁compet itive ▁b ids ▁for ▁those ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁work , ▁over la pping ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁construction ▁activities . ▁For ▁instance , ▁the ▁C M ▁might ▁take ▁b ids ▁for ▁site ▁clear ing ▁and ▁grad ing ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁basic ▁building ▁configuration ▁was ▁set ▁and ▁draw ings ▁and ▁specific ations ▁for ▁that ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁were ▁complete . ▁Comp an ies