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Virginia Tech – Construction Contracting
URL: https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/...

University of California Office of the President (UCOP) – Construction Glossary
URL: https://www.ucop.edu/facilitie...

Cornell University – As-Built vs. Record Drawings
URL: https://fcs.cornell.edu/archiv...

California State University San Marcos – Glossary of Construction Terms (PDF)
URL: https://www.csusm.edu/pdc/stan...

Oklahoma State University – Facilities Management Construction Resources
URL: https://fm.okstate.edu/

University of Michigan – Critical Path Method & Value Engineering Slides
URL: https://www-personal.umich.edu...

Southeastern Louisiana University – Purchasing & Construction Definitions
URL: https://www.southeastern.edu/a...

Cornell Law School – U.S. Code on Surety Bonds (40 U.S. Code § 3131)
URL: https://www.law.cornell.edu/us...

University of California Office of the President (UCOP) – Certificate of Occupancy Guidance
URL: https://www.ucop.edu/facilitie...

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) – Contract Documents Overview
URL: https://web.njit.edu/~mbess/Co...

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As-Built Drawings (or "As Builts")
Cornell University Facilities Services provides a comparison between As-Built and Record Drawings:
https://fcs.cornell.edu/archiv...​

RFI (Request for Information)
California State University San Marcos offers a glossary defining RFI:
https://www.csusm.edu/pdc/stan...​

Change Order
Oklahoma State University details the construction change order process:
https://fm.okstate.edu/site-fi...​

Substantial Completion
Nevada Administrative Code defines "Substantial Completion":
https://www.law.cornell.edu/re...​

Punch List
University of California Office of the President provides a glossary entry for Punch List:
https://www.ucop.edu/facilitie...​

Retainage (or Retention)
Oklahoma State University explains retainage in payment applications:
https://fm.okstate.edu/site-fi...​

Surety Bond
Virginia Tech's "Construction Contracting" textbook discusses surety bonds:
https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/...​

Performance Bond
Defined in 13 CFR § 115.10:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cf...​

Payment Bond
Defined in 40 U.S. Code § 3131:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/us...​

Bid Bond
Defined in 15 U.S. Code § 694a:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/us...

General Conditions
New Jersey Institute of Technology provides an overview:
https://web.njit.edu/~mbess/Co...

Supplementary Conditions
University of Southern Indiana offers sample supplementary conditions:
https://www.usi.edu/media/doyj...

Schedule of Values (SOV)
Western Carolina University discusses price-loaded scheduling:
https://www.wcu.edu/pmi/1996/9...

Draw Request
Oklahoma State University explains the payment application process:
https://fm.okstate.edu/site-fi...

Critical Path Method (CPM)
University of Michigan provides an introduction to CPM:
https://www-personal.umich.edu...

Lien (Mechanic’s Lien)
Southeastern Louisiana University defines common construction terms, including liens:
https://www.southeastern.edu/a...

Certificate of Occupancy (CO)
University of California Office of the President discusses beneficial occupancy:
https://www.ucop.edu/facilitie...

Design-Build
Virginia Tech's "Construction Contracting" textbook explains design-build:
https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/...

Design-Bid-Build
Virginia Tech's "Construction Contracting" textbook explains design-bid-build:
https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/...

Value Engineering (VE)
University of Michigan discusses value engineering in project management:
https://www-personal.umich.edu...