"You guys do allthis non-profitwork, do youcharge themthe samefees?""We need thearchitect topitch in on thischange order.""Isn't thatwhy youhaveinsurance?""Whyshould Ipay forBIM?""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/sf?""Sustainability...Is that whereyou charge me10% more...?""That's aneedlemover.""Charrette…is that whereyou all dressin your blackoutfits...""We're going tohold a retaineron the contractto cover yourmistakes."“We’d likeyou to deferyour fee untilafterclosing.""We feelwe're wellwithin ourStandard ofCare.""I'm notanengineer,but…""We need tomake somedecisions thatthe Architectmay not like.""I understandthose aren't thefixtures youspecified, but ifthey're cheaper,why shouldn't weuse them?""Where'sthe G inGMP?""We've alreadycontributed theequity that thebank requires.""Why am I theonly teammember withcheckbook?""We can'tgo back tothe well onthis one.""Sure we missed iton our drawings,but if it was thereyou would havepaid for itanyway.""Where'sthesharedrisk?""Let's just letthe GC dotheir thingon this one.""I just needenough infoto make thedeal pencil.""This designelementdoesn't rentapartments.“"How doesthis compareto the marketcost/unit?""You guys do allthis non-profitwork, do youcharge themthe samefees?""We need thearchitect topitch in on thischange order.""Isn't thatwhy youhaveinsurance?""Whyshould Ipay forBIM?""How doesthis compareto the marketcost/sf?""Sustainability...Is that whereyou charge me10% more...?""That's aneedlemover.""Charrette…is that whereyou all dressin your blackoutfits...""We're going tohold a retaineron the contractto cover yourmistakes."“We’d likeyou to deferyour fee untilafterclosing.""We feelwe're wellwithin ourStandard ofCare.""I'm notanengineer,but…""We need tomake somedecisions thatthe Architectmay not like.""I understandthose aren't thefixtures youspecified, but ifthey're cheaper,why shouldn't weuse them?""Where'sthe G inGMP?""We've alreadycontributed theequity that thebank requires.""Why am I theonly teammember withcheckbook?""We can'tgo back tothe well onthis one.""Sure we missed iton our drawings,but if it was thereyou would havepaid for itanyway.""Where'sthesharedrisk?""Let's just letthe GC dotheir thingon this one.""I just needenough infoto make thedeal pencil.""This designelementdoesn't rentapartments.“"How doesthis compareto the marketcost/unit?"

Developer Buzzword Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "You guys do all this non-profit work, do you charge them the same fees?"
  2. "We need the architect to pitch in on this change order."
  3. "Isn't that why you have insurance?"
  4. "Why should I pay for BIM?"
  5. "How does this compare to the market cost/sf?"
  6. "Sustainability... Is that where you charge me 10% more...?"
  7. "That's a needle mover."
  8. "Charrette… is that where you all dress in your black outfits..."
  9. "We're going to hold a retainer on the contract to cover your mistakes."
  10. “We’d like you to defer your fee until after closing."
  11. "We feel we're well within our Standard of Care."
  12. "I'm not an engineer, but…"
  13. "We need to make some decisions that the Architect may not like."
  14. "I understand those aren't the fixtures you specified, but if they're cheaper, why shouldn't we use them?"
  15. "Where's the G in GMP?"
  16. "We've already contributed the equity that the bank requires."
  17. "Why am I the only team member with checkbook?"
  18. "We can't go back to the well on this one."
  19. "Sure we missed it on our drawings, but if it was there you would have paid for it anyway."
  20. "Where's the shared risk?"
  21. "Let's just let the GC do their thing on this one."
  22. "I just need enough info to make the deal pencil."
  23. "This design element doesn't rent apartments.“
  24. "How does this compare to the market cost/unit?"