Guidebook on Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction (2015)

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81 Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms ACEC American Council of Engineering Companies ADOT Arizona Department of Transportation AGC Association of General Contractors AQS Advanced quality system ASQ American Society for Quality ATC Alternative Technical Concept Caltrans California Department of Transportation CCEI Consultant Construction Engineering and Inspection CEI Construction Engineering Inspector CMGC Construction manager/general contractor DB Design-build DBB Design-bid-build DQM Design quality manager ECI Early contractor involvement EDC “Every Day Counts” EDMS Electronic data management system ELVIS Electronic Laboratory Verification Information System FDOT Florida Department of Transportation GDOT Georgia Department of Transportation GMP Guaranteed maximum price GPS Global positioning system HMAC Hot-mixed asphaltic cement IA Independent assurance IIA Institute of Internal Auditors IFB Invitation for bid IRI International roughness index ISO International Organization of Standardization ITP Instructions to Proposers MIDOT Michigan Department of Transportation MnDOT Minnesota Department of Transportation NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers OBDP Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners OCEI Oversight Construction Engineering Inspector ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation PAE Pre-approved element PDCA Plan-Do-Check-Act PDI Pavement distress index

82 PDT Project delivery team PPP Public-private partnership RTD Regional Transportation District QA Quality assurance QAO Quality assurance organization QAS Quality Assurance System QC Quality control QCS Quality Control System QM Quality management QMS Quality management system RFP Request for proposals RFQ Request for qualifications RM Requirements management RMS Resident Management System RTD Regional Transportation District (Denver, CO) STA State transportation agency TQM Total Quality Management TSR Testing and sampling requirements TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers UDOT Utah Department of Transportation WisDOT Wisconsin Department of Transportation WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation

Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) TRB Transportation Research Board TSA Transportation Security Administration U.S.DOT United States Department of Transportation

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