Commonly Used Acronyms in the Construction Industry
AGC - San Diego Chapter, Inc.
ABC
ACE
ACI
ADA
AEC
AFL - CIO
AGC
AGCA
AGCSD
AI The
AIA
AISI
AITC
ANSI
APA
APP
AREA
ARRA
ASA
ASCE
ASHRACE
ASME
ASPE
AWS
BCA
BD & C
BEQ
BIA
BIM
BRT
BVSS
C&R
CA
CALPASC
Caltrans
CARB
CAV
CBOC
CCDC
CDOT
CEM
CEQA
CHST
CIDH
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Association of Builders and Contractors
Architecture, Construction and Engineering
American Concrete Institute
Americans with Disability Act
Architecture, Engineering, Construction
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Associated General Contractors
Associated General Contractors of America
Associated General Contractors San Diego
Asphalt Institute
American Institute of Architects
American Iron & Steel Institute
American Institute of Timber Construction
American National Standards Institute
American Plywood Association
Aqueduct Protection Program
American Railway Engineering Association
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
American Subcontractors Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Professional Estimators
American Welding Society
Black Contractors Association
Building Design & Construction
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
Building Industry Association
Building Information Modeling
Business Roundtable
Best Value Source Selection
Construction & Repair
Construction Agent
California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors
California Department of Transportation
California Air Resources Board
Civilian Assists Visits
Citizens Bond Oversight Committee
Centre City Development Corp.
California Department of Transportation
Construction Engineering & Management
California Environmental Quality Act
Construction Health & Safety Technician
Cast-In-Drilled-Hole
CIP
CLC
CM
CMAA
CMAA
COC
CPT
CQC
CQM
CRSI
CSEA
CSI
CSLB
CTA
DAR
DAS
DBE
DCR
DIR
DLSE
DOL
DOSH
DUNS
DVBE
DWC
DWR
ECC
EDD
EEO
EFCA
EGCA
ELBE
EPA
ESP
FAR
FFY
FHWA
FP&C
FY
GSA
HazWoper
HBCU/MI
HUB
HUBZone
HUD
IBEW
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Capital Improvement Program
Construction Leadership Council
Construction Management / Manager
Crane Manufacturers Association of America
Construction Management Association of America
Chamber of Commerce
Competent Person Training
Contractor Quality Control
Contractor Quality Management
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
Construction Safety Excellence Award
Construction Specifications Institute
Contractors State License Board
Construction Tech Academy
Decision After Reconsideration
Department of Apprenticeship Standards
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Daily Construction Reporter
Department of Industry Relations
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
Department of Labor
Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Dun & Bradstreet
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Department of Water Resources
Estimated Construction Cost
Employment Development Department
Equal Opportunity Employment
Employee Free Choice Act
Engineering & General Contractors Association
Emerging Local Business Enterprise
Environmental Protective Agency
Emergency Storage Project
Federal Acquisition Regulations
Federal Fiscal Year
Federal Highway Administration
Facilities Planning & Construction
Fiscal Year
Government Services Administration
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions
Historically Underutilized Business
Historically Utilized Business Zone Program
Housing and Urban Development
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
ID& C
IFB
ITOC
ITOC
JOC
KISS
LEED
LID
MACC
MBE
MBO
MC
MC
MILCON
MMQB
MTS
NAICS
NAVFAC
NAWIC
NCTD
ND
NECA
NEPA
NIOSH
NLRB
O&M
OMB
OPR
OSHA
OTEC
PDT
PE
PE
PLA
PM
PPE
PR/PE
P&S
PS&E
PSA
PTAC
QSD
QSP
RE
RFB
RFI
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International Design & Construction
Information For Bidders
Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee
Independent Transit Oversight Committee
Job Order Contract
Keep It Simple Stupid
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Low Impact Development
Multiple Award Construction Contract
Minority Business Enterprise
Management By Objectives
Military Construction
Minor Construction
Military Construction
Monday Morning Quarterback
Metropolitan Transit System
North American Industry Classification System
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
National Association of Women In Construction
North Coast Transit District
Neighborhood Development
National Electrical Contractors Association
National Environmental Policy Act
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
National Labor Relations Board
Operations & Maintenance
Office of Management Budget
Online Plan Room
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Project Delivery Team
Professional Engineer
Project Engineer
Project Labor Agreement
Project Manager
Personal Protective Equipment
Process Review/Product Evaluation
Plans & Specs
Plans, Specs, and Estimates
Project Stabilization Agreement
Procurement Technical Assistance Center
Qualified SWPPP Developer
Qualified SWPPP Practitioner
Requirements Engineering
Request For Bid
Request For Information
RFP
RFQ
ROICC
RSI
SANDAG
SB
SBLO
SCOP(e)
SDB
SDCOC
SDVO
SIC
SLBE
SOQ
SSHO
SWOT
SWPPP
TI
UDBE
UFC
USDOT
USGBC
VECP
VOSB
WBE
WCC
WECA
WOSB
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Request For Proposal
Request For Quote
Resident Officer In Charge of Construction
Reinforcing Steel Institute
San Diego Association of Governments
Small Business
Small Business Liaison Office
Subcontractor Outreach Program
Small Disadvantaged Business
San Diego Contracting Opportunities Center
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Standard Industrial Classification System
Small Local Business Enterprise Program
Statement For Qualification
Site Safety & Health Officer
Strengths – Weaknesses – Opportunities – Treats
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans
Tenant Improvement
Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
United Facilities Criteria
United States Department Of Transportation
United States Green Building Council
Value Engineering Change Proposal
Veteran Owned Small Business
Women Business Enterprise
Women’s Construction Coalition
Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.
Women Owned Small Business