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a
A/R        Accounts Receivable
AARP        American Assoc. of Retired People
AASHTO    American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials
ABFE         Advisory Base Flood Elevation
AC/DC         Alternate Current, Direct Current
ACEC        American Council of Engineering Companies
ACI         American Concrete Institute
ACIP         American Cast In-place Piles
ADA         Americans with Disabilities Act
ADP         Automatic Data Processing
AELSLAGID     Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape                         Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design
AFPA         American Forest and Paper Association
AGA         American Galvanizers Association
AHA         American Hardboard Association
AIA         American Institute of Architects
AISC         American Institute of Steel Construction -1921
AISI        American Iron and Steel Institute
AITC         American Institute of Timber Construction
ALSC         American Lumber Standard Committee
ANSI         American National Standards Institute
APA         American Plywood Association
API         American Petroleum Institute
ASQ         American Society of Quality
ASCE         American Society of Civil Engineers
ASD         Allowable Stress Design
ASCII         American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASI         Architectural Supplemental Instruction
ASLA         American Society of Landscape Architecture
ASME         American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASNT         American Society of Non-destructive Testing
ASR         Alkali Silica Reaction
ASTM         American Society of Testing Materials
ATC         Applied Technology Council
AUAR         Alternative Urban Areawide Review
AWPA         American Wood Preservers Association
AWS         American Welding Society
AWWA     American Water Works Association

b
BIM         Building Information Modeling
BFE         Base Flood Elevation
BIM         Building Information Modeling
BM         Bench Mark
BMP         Best Management Practices
BN         Bidding and Negotiations
BOM         Bill of Materials
BPF         Blows per Foot
BPR         Business Process Re-engineering
BSC         (California) Building Standards Commission
BWSR         Board of Water and Soil Resources

c
C&E         Cause and Effect
CA         Construction Administration
CAC         Citizen Advisory Committee
CAD         Computer Aided Design
CAE         Computer Aided Engineering
CAN         (OSHPD) Code Application Notice
CAR         Corrective Action Request
CASE         Coalition of American Structural Engineers
CBC         California Building Code
CBSC         See BSC
CCD         Construction Change Directive
CCR         California Code Regulations
CD         Construction Documents
CE         Carbon Equivalent
CEO         Chief Executive Officer
CERCLA     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CFO         Chief Financial Officer
CFR         Code of Federal Regulations
CFS         Cubic Feet per Second
CIO         Chief Information Officer
CIP         Cast Iron Pipe
CISC         Canadian Institute of Steel Construction – 1930
CJP         Complete Joint Penetration
CLARB         Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards
CM         Construction Manager
CMP         Corrugated Metal Pipe
CO         Change Order
COB         Close of Business (also – EOB – End of Business)
COD         Cash on Delivery
COO         Chief Operating Officer
CPA         Certified Public Accountant
CPESC         Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control
CPM         Critical Path Method
CPT         Cone Penetration Test
CPU         Central Processing Unit
CQC         Complete Quadratic Combination
CRSI         Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
CSA         Canadian Standards Association
CSAH         County State Aid Highway
CSD         Contract Sensitive Design
CSI         Construction Specification Institute
CSSBI         Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute
CUREE     California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering
CWA         Clean Water Act

d
DBE         Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
DBOO         Design Build Own Operate
DD         Design Development
DDLT         Demand During Lead Time
DDM         Direct Design Method
DFA         Design for Assembly
DFD         Data-Flow Diagrams
DIP         Ductile Iron Pipe
DMAIC     Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control
DNR         Department of Natural Resources
DOE         Department of Energy
DOE         Design of Experience
DRP         Distribution Requirements Planning
DSA         Division of the State Architect
DSO         Days Sales Out
DWSMA     Drinking Water Supply Management Area

e
EAP         Employee Assistance Program
EAW         Environmental Assessment Worksheet
EBF         Eccentricity Based Frame
EBIT         Earnings before Interest and Taxes
ECN         Engineering Change Notice
ECO         Engineering Change Order
ECR         Engineering Change Request
EEO         Equal Employment Opportunity
EFM         Equivalent Frame Method
EI         Employee Involvement
EIS         Environmental Impact Statement
EIT         Engineer-in-Training
ELC         Employee Learning Center
EP         Emerging Professional
EPA         Environmental Protection Agency
EPC         Engineering Procurement Construction
ESC         Executive Steering Committee
ESI         Engineer’s Supplemental Instructions

f
F/I         Furnish & Install
FADR         Foundation Analysis Design Recommendations
FCAW         Flux Cored Arc Welding
FDC         Field Design Change
FE         Fundamentals of Engineering
FEMA         Federal Emergency Management Agency
FIRM         Flood Insurance Rate Map
FIS         Flood Insurance Study
FM         Factory Mutual
FMBA         Financial Management and Business Analysis
FRA         Federal Railroad Association
FRC         Fiber Reinforced Concrete
FWD          Falling Weight Deflection

g
GC         General Contractor
GFRC         Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
GMAW     Gas Metal Arc Welding
GIS         Global Information System
GIT         Global Information Technology
GMP         Guaranteed Maximum Price
GOST         Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Tactics
GPM         Gallons per Minute
GPS         Global Positioning System

h
HACCP     Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
HazMat     Hazardous Materials
HAZWOPER     Hazardous Waste Operator
HDPE         High Density Polyethylene
HMI         Human Machine Interface
HR         Human Resources
HRM         Human Resources Management
HRSG         Heat Recovery Steam Generators
HSS         Hollow Structural Sections
HVAC         Heating, Ventilation, Air-condition
HWL         High Water Level

i
IACET         International Association for Continuing Education and Training
IAS         International Accreditation Service
IBC         International Building Code
ICBO         International Conference of Building Officials
ICC         International Code Council
ICC         International Chamber of Commerce
ICC-ES     International Code Council - Evaluation Service
ICRI         International Concrete Repair Institute
ID         Inside Diameter
IE         Invert Elevation
IFI         Industrial Fasteners Institute
IIE         Institute of Industrial Engineers
IMF         Intermediate Moment Frame
IMS         Integrated Management System
IRR         Internal Rate of Return
ISO         International Standards Organization
IT         Information Technology

j
JIT         Just in Time
JUSE         Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers

k
KM         Knowledge Management

l
LAN         Local Area Network
LCCMR     Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
LEED         Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LID         Low Impact Development
LGA         Local Government Aid
LGU         Local Governing Unit
LOB         Line of Balance
LRFD         Load and Resistance Factor Design
LRRB         Minnesota Local Road Research Board
LSL         Laminated Strand Lumber
LSL         Lower Specification Limit
LT         Lead Time
LVL         Laminated Veneer Lumber

m
MADR         Materials Analysis Design Recommendations
MBMA         Metal Building Manufacturers Association
MCL         Maximum Contaminant Level
MDH         Minnesota Depart of Health
MDR         Master Data Record
MECA         Minnesota Erosion Control Association
MIA         Masonry Institute of America
MIS         Management Information Systems

m
MnAFPM     Minnesota Association of Floodplain Managers
MnDOT     Minnesota Department of Transportation
MOU         Memorandum of Understanding
MPCA         Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
MRP         Money Resource Planning
MSDS         Material Safety Data Sheet
MSPE         Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
MTG         Meeting
MUSA         Metropolitan Urban Service Area

n
NACEI         National Association of Corrosion Engineers International
NAHB         National Association of Home Builders
NAVD         North American Vertical Datum (1988)
NAVFAC     Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAWBO     National Association of Women Business Owners
NBCC         National Building Code of Canada
NCARB     National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
NCEES     National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors
NDC         Notice of Design Change
NDT         Non Destructive Testing
NEC         National Electrical Code
NEHRP     National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
NFPA         National Fire Protection Association
NGVD         National Geodetic Vertical Datum (1929)
NIST         National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST         National Institute of Science and Technology
NOAA         National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOI         Notice of Intent
NOT         Notice of Termination
NPDES     National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPV         Net Present Value
NRCC         National Research Council of Canada
NRMCA     National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
NSF         National Science Foundation
NURP         Nationwide Urban Runoff Program
NWI         National Wetland Inventory
NWL         Normal Water Level

o
OD         Outside Diameter
OHWL         Ordinary High Water Level
OJT         On the Job Training
OMRF         Ordinary Moment-Resisting Frame
OPA         OSHPD Pre-Approval
OS/D         Over, Short, or Damaged
OSHA         Operational Safety and Health Administration
OSHPD     Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
OT         Overtime

p
PA         Product Acceptance
PAC         Political Action Committee
PC         Plan Check
PCA         Portland Cement Association
PCI         Pre-cast and Pre-stressed Concrete Institute
PE         Professional Engineer
PERT         Program Evaluation and Review Technique
PG         Professional Geologist
PI         Personal Involvement
PIP         Public Involvement Period
PLC         Programmable Logic Manager
PLS         Professional Land Surveyor
PM         Preventative Maintenance
PM         Project Management
PO         Purchase Order
POC         Point of Contact
POM         Production and Operations Management
POP         Proof of Purchase
POS         Point of Sale
PPM         Parts per Million
PR         Proposal Request
PRV         Powered Roof Ventilator
PRV         Pressure Reducer Valve
PSI         Pounds per Square Inch
PTI         Post Tensioning Institute
PTO         Paid Time Off
PVC         Polyvinyl Chloride
PWI         Public Waters Inventory

q
Q&A         Question and Answer
Q&E         Qualifications and Experience
QA         Quality Assurance
QC         Quality Control
QWL         Quality of Working Life
QBS         Quality Based Selection

r
RBS         Reduced Beam Section
RCP         Reinforced Concrete Pipe
RCSC         Research Council on Structural Conncections
RE         Rim Elevation
RFCOP     Request for Change Order Pricing
RFI         Request for Information
RFP         Request for Proposal
RFQ         Request for Quote/Qualifications
RLA         Registered Landscape Architect
RMP         Resource Management Plan
ROA         Return on Assets
ROI         Return on Investment
ROR         Rate of Return

s
SAW         Submerged Arc Welding
SBU         Strategic Business Unit
SCADA     Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCC         Self-Consolidating Concrete
SD         Schematic Design
SD         Supplemental Drawings
SDI         Steel Deck Institute
SEAOC     Structural Engineers Association of California
SHPO         State Historical Preservation Office
SIC         Standard Industrial Code
SJI         Steel Joist Institute
SLV         Soil Leach Value
SMAW         Shielded Metal Arc Welding
SMPS         Society of Marketing Professionals
SONAR     Statement of Need and Reasonableness
SOP         Standard Operating Procedure
SPR         Site Plan Review
SPT         Standard Penetration Test
SRSS         Square root of the sum-of-squares
SRV         Soil Remediation Value
SS         Select Structural
SSC         (California) Seismic Safety Commission
SSEC         Structural Steel Educational Council
SSMA         Steel Stud Manufacturers Association
SSPC         The Society for Protective Coatings (Steel Structures Painting Council - 1950)
STI         Steel Tube Institute - 1930
SWPPP     Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

t
TAC         Technical Advisory Committee
TCA         Tilt-up Concrete Association
TEC         Total Energy Checkpoint
TEI         Total Employee Involvement
TEP         Technical Evaluation Panel
TJI         Truss Joist Institute
TMDL         Total Maximum Daily Load
TMI         Team Management Index
TOS         Toe of Slope
TQM         Total Quality Management

u
UBC         Uniform Building Code
UCL         Upper Control Limit
UFC         Unified Facilities Criteria
USACE     United States Army Corps of Engineers (also known as ACOE)
USAID         U.S. Agency for International Development
USCS         Unified Soil Classification System
USGBC     United States Green Building Council
USGS         United States Geological Survey
USL         Upper Specification Limit
UST         Underground Storage Tank

v
VA         Value Analysis
VE         Value Engineering
VCP         Vitrified Clay Pipe

w
WBS         Work Breakdown Structure
WCA         Wetland Conservation Act
WD         Watershed District
WHPA         Wellhead Protection Area
WMO         Watershed Management Organization
WRA         Water Reducing Admixtures
WRI         Wire Reinforcement Institute