Dear Readers,
This continues from Part-3. For both seasoned professionals and newcomers, grasping construction management acronyms, construction estimating abbreviations, and construction project management acronyms is crucial for industry success.
Understanding a list of construction abbreviations is crucial. Recognizing these abbreviations is the initial step in learning to read construction blueprints.
221) M-Book – Measurement Book. It is used for work certification of executed quantity.
222) Mat’l – Material used for Construction.
223) Material Management (MM) – The Process of Managing and Coordinating the Delivery of Materials to a Construction Site.
224) M/c – Machine. Hand tool machines used for grinding, drilling, cutting operations.
225) MD – Man-Days is the cumulative product of no. of persons involved in work & no. of days they worked each. Generally, in construction involving labour, man days is very important feature to estimate amount work force needed and to quantify that.
226) MDL – Master Document / Drawing List. It is targeted at the following User Project Roles: Document Controllers (DC) with Owner's PM Team, Consultants, Contractors, and Specialist Contractors. Design Managers and their key review team members who will oversight design and shop drawings review & approval.
227) Mediation – A Form of Alternative Dispute Resolution Where a Neutral Third Party Facilitates Negotiations Between Disputing Parties.
228) MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, And Plumbing) – The Systems and Components of a Building That Provide Heating, Cooling, Electrical Power, and Plumbing.
229) MIG – Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding is an arc welding process that uses a continuous solid wire electrode heated and fed into the weld pool from a welding gun.
231) MM – Man Month. It is similar to Man Day but calculated per month.
232) MOH – Materials on Hand. This refers to materials that have been purchased specifically for a project. In construction, this typically refers to materials that have been procured, but not yet installed. Physical Stock.
233) MoU – Memorandum of Understanding. It is a nonbinding agreement that states each party's intentions to take action, conduct a business transaction, or form a new partnership. This type of agreement may also be referred to as a letter of intent (LOI) or memorandum of agreement (MOA).
234) MP – Monthly Plan. It shows the monthly target and in line with the project schedule.
235) MPCS – Management Planning and Control System.
236) MPR – Monthly Progress Report.
237) MPT – Magnetic Particle Test.
238) MRC – Material Receipt Certificate.
239) MRM – Monthly Review Meeting.
240) MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) – A Document That Provides Information About the Hazards of a Chemical Substance.
241) MQP – Manufacturing Quality Plan. It is a basic test requirement during manufacturing process.
242) MTC / MTR – Material Test Certificate / Material Test Report.
243) MTO – Material Take-Off.
244) N/A – Not Applicable.
245) NCR – Non-Conformance Report / Non-Conformity Report.
246) NDA – Non-Disclosure Agreement.
248) NDT – Non-Destructive Test.
249) Negotiation – The Process of Discussing and Reaching a Mutually Agreed-Upon Resolution in a Construction Project.
250) NOC – No Objection Certificate.
251) N/S or F/S – Near Side or Far Side. It is used in structural fabrication drawing.
252) NTP – Notice to Proceed – This is a formal letter from an owner or director to a contractor or consultant to start work. It is usually the official start of contract time.
253) NTS – Not to Scale. “Not to scale" means the drawing is larger or smaller than real.
254) O2 – Oxygen gas.
255) O.C. – On Center – In dimensional callouts, on-center indicates the spacing between the center of an item or component and adjacent items or components, such as reinforcing steel, columns, footings, rails, etc. It’s the same as C.C. or “center-to-center.” It is distinct from “clear spacing.”
256) OH – Over Head.
257) O&M – Operations & Maintenance.
258) OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer.
259) OPC – Ordinary Portland Cement.
260) OPEX – Operational Expenditure.
261) OSBL – Outside Battery Limit. It is the barricading of work limits.
262) OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) – A Federal Agency Responsible for Establishing and Enforcing Safety Standards in the Workplace.
263) OSL – Overhead Slab Level.
264) PAC – Plasma Arc Cutting. An arc cutting process using a constricted arc to remove the molten metal.
266) PAW – Plasma Arc Welding. An arc welding process that uses a constricted arc between a non-consumable electrode and the weld pool
267) PBG – Performance Bank Guarantee.
268) PCC – Portland Cement Concrete.
269) PD – Project Director, who holds end to end responsibility of that project.
270) P&ID – Piping and Instrumentation Diagram.
271) Plumbing Services – The Provision of Plumbing Services for A Construction Project.
272) P&M – Plant & Machinery. (Construction Equipment's)
273) PM – Project Manager, who manage the execution of Project.
274) PMG (Project Management Group) – The Planning, Execution, And Closing of Construction Projects Within Budget, Timeline, And Scope.
275) PMP (Project Management Professional) – A professional designation for project managers.
276) PO – Purchase Order. It is (PO) a legally binding document that confirms a business's intent to buy goods or services from a supplier.
277) P&OD – Personal and Organization Development.
278) PPC – Portland Pozzolana Cement. PPC is a type of blended cement comprising Portland clinker, pozzolana particles and gypsum in certain specific proportions.
279) PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) – Equipment Worn to Minimize Exposure to a Variety of Hazards.
280) PQP – Project Quality Plan. sometimes referred to as a quality management plan, quality assurance plan or project quality management plan, is a project-specific quality plan that describes the activities, standards, tools and processes necessary to achieve quality in the delivery of a project
281) PR – Purchase Request. A purchase requisition is an internal document used by a department or individual within an organization to request the acquisition of goods or services. It is essentially a formal request.
282) Pre-Construction Services – Services Provided Before the Actual Construction Process Begins, Such as Design and Planning.
283) Procurement – The Process of Acquiring Materials, Equipment, And Services for a Construction Project.
284) Project Scope – The Defined Boundaries of a Construction Project, Including What is and is not Included in The Work to be Performed.
285) Project Stakeholder – An Individual or Organization that has an Interest in the Outcome of a Construction Project.
287) PTW – Permit to Work. A PTW system is a formal written system used to control and execute certain types of jobs safely, which are identified as potentially hazardous.
288) PVC – Price Variance (Price Escalation). The Contractor shall be reimbursed or shall refund to the Corporation as the case may be the variation in the value of the work carried out from time to time, depending on whether the prices of material and labour as a whole rise or fall.
289) PWD – Public Work Department. PWD is an Indian government agency responsible for building and maintaining public services, such as public government construction, highways, bridges, public transportation, drinking water sources, etc.
290) PWHT – Post Weld Heat Treatment. It reduces the levels of tensile residual stresses in a joint.
