Construction documents, such as quality control documents and safety documents are an important part of the construction process. Most of the time, Abbreviations are used for all these documents in formal and informal communication in order to safe time. If you are new to the industry, you will probably be confused by “COC”, “LOA”, and “ITP”. Thus, CP360 provides a list of common abbreviations used to help you kick-start your career in the construction industry.
Please add into the comments for those documents abbreviations if it’s not mentioned in the list. Thanks.
BQ – Bill of Quantity
COC – Certificate of Conformance
COO – Certificate of Origin
FAT – Factory Acceptance Test
FI – Field Instruction
LOA – Letter of Award
LOI – Letter of Intent
MOS – Method of Statement
MRF – Material Request Form
OMM – Operation of Maintenance Manual
PO – Purchase Order
PPP – Project Procurement Plan
PR – Purchase Request
RA – Risk Assessment
RFI – Request for Information
RFQ – Request for Quotation
SAT – Site Acceptance Test
SOO – Sequence of Operation
SOW – Scope of Work
SWP – Safe Work Procedure
VDRL – Vendor Documents Registered List
VO – Variation Order
WBS – Work Breakdown Structure
