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

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