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Term
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Description
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| Owner |
The entity that owns the construction project (owns the property and building). |
| Page |
A Page is the container that includes the plan (image), all takeoff and annotation, and any file attachments or Punch Items or Named Views associated with that image. |
| Plan |
Plan, Image, Drawing, Sheet - the visual representation of an architectural drawing on-screen for the purpose of viewing or measuring. |
| Plan Organizer |
A utility that allows a Takeoff user to organize different revisions to a project's construction drawings. The Plan Organizer loads each revision individually, and then the user can match-up plans that are revisions of earlier plans so he or she can compare those revisions within the program using Overlay. |
| Plan Set |
An entire set of drawings for a building project. Many projects include several Plan Sets, referred to as Issues or Revisions. Each change to scope typically includes a new Plan Set. Sometimes, Plan Sets are issued for milestones such as "Schematic Set", or "50% Design Set", so an estimator and owner can get started on a project, before the final Plans are completed. |
| Pre-qualification |
An initial investigation into the appropriateness of a resource or the initial review of a project to see if it is of interest and warrants more detailed review, possibly bidding. |
| Project |
A Job that you are estimating that contains one or more bids. All bids within the project share common plans. A project is sort of a Container that holds Bids. Changes made to the Project affect all bids with the project. |
| Proposal |
A written estimate of costs from a bidder to the owner or general contractor, in an aesthetically-pleasing and user-friendly form. also known as "quotation" |
| Punch List |
An outstanding list of work that needs to be completed before a construction project is considered "done" and the proverbial keys are turned over to the general contractor or owner. |
| Quotation |
see Proposal |
| Revision |
A version or issue of a drawing. Many times, there are several revisions or versions of a drawing that include incremental changes. |
| RFI |
Request for Information. A formal request from a bidding entity for clarification on construction documents. |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal. A formal request from an owner or general contractor for an estimate on building costs for a project. |
| Schedule |
1.) The anticipated plan for performing and completing work on a construction project.
2.) A drawing in a set of plans that details various building objects such as doors, walls, windows, etc.
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| Self-Performing |
Typically, a term used when the General Contractor performs the work on a construction project. |
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