ABM Advanced Building Material
AE Architectural Engineering
A/E/C Architecture/Engineering/Construction
AECOO Architects, Engineers, Constructors, Owners, and Operators
AGC Associated General Contractors of America
AI Artificial Intelligence
AIA American Institute of Architects
API Application Programming Interface
APWA American Public Works Association
ASA American Subcontractors Association
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
BAS Building Automation System
BCI Building Construction Index
BI Business Intelligence
BIM Building Information Modeling
BN Bidding & Negotiation
BNB Bid/No Bid
BOP Best Operating Practice
BP Building Permitting
BPA Blanket Purchase Agreement
C&R Construction & Repair
C&S Civil and Structure
CA Construction Administration
CAD Computer-Aided Design
CAFM Computer-Aided Facility Management
CAGR Compound Average Growth Rate
CAPEX Capital Expenditure
CCI Construction Cost Index
CDs Construction Documents
CDN Content Delivery Network
CE Civil Engineer
CIP Capital Improvement Program/Plan
CM Construction Management / Manager
CMa Construction Manager as Agent
CMc Construction Manager as Contractor
CMS Content Management System
CO Change Order
COR Change Order Request
CoST Construction Sector Transparency
CP Construction Planning
CP Cost Proposal
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CV Cost Variance
DB Design-Build
DBB Design-Bid-Build
DBOM Design, Build, Operate & Maintain
DD Design Development
DfMA Design for Manufacture and Assembly
DFR Daily Field Report
DGIs Design Guide Illustrations
DIR Texas Department of Information Resources
E&C Engineering and Construction
ECC Estimated Construction Cost
ECI Early Contractor Involvement
EGNG Engineering
EOR Engineer of Record
EPC/EPCT Engineering, Procurement and Construction
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning (system)
FEB Final Estimate and Bid
FM Facilities Maintenance
FO Field Office
FP&C Facilities Planning & Construction
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FY Fiscal Year
GC General Contractor
GIS Geographical Information System
GMP Guaranteed Maximum Price
GSA Government Services Administration
HSE Health, Safety and Environment
HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
IAQ Indoor Air Quality
IDR Inspector’s Daily Report
IFB Information for Bidders
IFC Issue for Construction
IPD Integrated Project Delivery
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ITB Invitation to Bid
KPI Key Performance Indicator
LAN Local Area Network
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LOI Letter of Intent
MEOR Mechanical Engineer of Record
MEP Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
MILCON/MC Military Construction
MRO Maintenance, Repair and Operations
MSA Master Service Agreement
MXD Mixed Use Development
NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement
NOI Notice of Intent
NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers
NTP Notice to Proceed
O&M or O/M Operations and Maintenance/Management
ODC Office of Design and Construction
ODC Owner Design Consultant
OE Owner's Engineer
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OPR Online Plan Room
OSH Occupational Safety and Health
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
P3 Public Private Partnership
P100 Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service
P&S Plans & Specs
PAP Permit Application Package
PCO Potential or Proposed Change Order
PCR Project Completion Report
PD Pre-Design
PDO Project Design Outline
PDS Project Data Sheet
PDT Project Delivery Team
PE Project Engineer -or- Professional Engineer
PED Preconstruction Engineering and Design
PEP Project Execution Plan
PL Project Leader (referred to as Project Engineer)
PL Punch List
PLC Punch List Complete
PM Project Manager
PMIS Project Management Information System
PMG Project Management Group
PMO Project Management Office
PMP Project Management Plan/Professional
PO Purchase Order -or- Project Originals
POR Project Owner's Representative
PPP Public-Private Partnership
PQ Pre-Qualification
PR/PE Process Review/Product Evaluation
PRECON Preconstruction
PS&E Plans, Specs, and Estimates
PSCM Preconstruction Services and Construction Management
PSP Planning and Scheduling Professional
PUD Public Utility District
PX Project Executive
PXP Project Execution Plan
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
R&D Research and Development
RA Registered Architect
RD Requirements Document
RE Requirements Engineering
REC (report) Real Estate Committee report
RFC Ready for Construction
RFB Request for Bid
RFI Request for Information
RFP Request for Proposal -or- Pricing
RFQ Request for Quotation
ROI Return on Investment
ROJ Required on Job site
SAME Society of American Military Engineers
SD Schematic Design
SE Structural Engineer
SLA Service Level Agreement
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SOC 1 or 2 System and Organization Controls (report)
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SOQ Statement for Qualifications
SOW Statement/Scope of Work
SOW Suspension of Work (Stop Work Order)
SPECS Specifications
SQL Structured Query Language
SSAE Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements
SSO Single Sign On
SUB Subcontractor
TCC Total Construction Cost
TCO Total Cost of Ownership
TIE Time Impact Estimate
TIPS The Interlocal Purchasing System
TPC Total Project Cost
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drones)
UGA Urban Growth Area
UI User Interface
URL Uniform Resource Locator
USACE US Army Corps of Engineers
VDC Virtual Design and Construction
VE Value Engineering
VPN Virtual Private Network
W/WW Water / Waste Water
WAN Wide Area Network
WO Work Order
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access
WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2