Selecting, Procuring, and Implementing Airport Capital Project Delivery Methods (2024)
Chapter: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Selecting, Procuring, and Implementing Airport Capital Project Delivery Methods. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27951.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AIP | Airport Improvement Program |
| ATC | alternative technical concept |
| ATL | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
| BIM | building information modeling |
| BIMxP | BIM execution plan |
| CARES | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act |
| CBA | Choosing by Advantages |
| CD | construction document |
| CGMP | current good manufacturing practice |
| CM | construction manager |
| CMAR | construction manager at risk |
| CM/GC | construction manager/general contractor |
| CP&EA | Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs Department |
| CPM | critical path method |
| CRRSAA | Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act |
| DB | design–build |
| D/B | design–build |
| DBB | design–bid–build |
| DBE | disadvantaged business enterprise |
| DBF | design–build–finance |
| DBFM | design–build–finance–maintain |
| DBFOM | design–build–finance–operate–maintain |
| DBIA | Design-Build Institute of America |
| DBOM | design–build–operate–maintain |
| DD | design development |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| GAAP | generally accepted accounting principles |
| GARB | general airport revenue bond |
| GC | general contractor |
| GC/CM | general contractor/construction manager |
| GFE | good faith effort |
| GIS | geographic information system |
| GMP | guaranteed maximum price |
| GO | general obligation (bond) |
| IDIQ | indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity |
| IEMS | integrated environmental media system |
Suggested Citation:
"Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Selecting, Procuring, and Implementing Airport Capital Project Delivery Methods. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/27951.
| IFB | issued for bid |
| IFC | issued for construction |
| IPD | integrated project delivery |
| IT | information technology |
| LADBS | Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety |
| LAWA | Los Angeles World Airports |
| LAX | Los Angeles International Airport |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LPS | Last Planner® System |
| LPTA | lowest price technically acceptable |
| Massport | Massachusetts Port Authority |
| MBE | minority business enterprise |
| MEP | mechanical, electrical, and plumbing |
| MGL | Massachusetts General Laws |
| MNAA | Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority |
| MWBE | minority- and women-owned business enterprise |
| NTE | not to exceed |
| OCIP | owner-controlled insurance program |
| O&M | operations and maintenance |
| OJT | on-the-job training |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PDB | progressive design–build |
| PD/B | progressive design–build |
| PDM | project delivery method |
| PFC | passenger facility charge |
| PHX | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
| PPC | percent plan complete |
| P3 | public–private partnership |
| QBS | qualifications-based selection |
| RFI | request for information |
| RFP | request for proposal |
| RFQ | request for qualifications |
| ROM | rough order of magnitude |
| SCP | structured collaborative partnering |
| SFO | San Francisco International Airport |
| SIB | State Infrastructure Bank |
| SMWBE | small, minority, and women-owned business enterprise |
| SOQ | statement of qualifications |
| SWOT | strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats |
| TBIT | Tom Bradley International Terminal |
| TIFIA | Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act |
| TCO | total cost of ownership |
| TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
| TVD | target value design |
| VE | value engineering |
| WBE | women’s business enterprise |
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