Common use of Associations and Miscellaneous Clause in Contracts

Associations and Miscellaneous. These abbreviations are used in Plans and Specifications as defined here: AAA American Arbitration Association AAR Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI American Concrete Institute AGA American Gas Association AGC Associated General Contractors of America AI Asphalt Institute AIA American Institute of Architects AISC American Institute of Steel Construction AISI American Iron and Steel Institute AITC American Institute of Timber Construction AMS Aerospace Material Specification ANLA American Nursery and Landscape Association ANSI American National Standards Institute APA American Plywood Association API American Petroleum Institute APWA American Public Works Association ARA American Railway Association AREA American Railway Engineering Association ARTBA American Road & Transportation Builders Association ASA American Standards Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AWPA American Wood Preservers’ Association AWS American Welding Society AWWA American Water Works Association CFR Code of Federal Regulations CLI Chain Link Institute CRAB County Road Administration Board CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute DIPRA Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association EEI Edison Electric Institute EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESAL Equivalent Single Axle Loads FHWA Federal Highway Administration FOP Field Operating Procedure FSS Federal Specifications and Standards, General Services Administration HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers IES Illumination Engineering Society IMSA International Municipal Signal Association LID Local Improvement District LPI Lighting Protection Institute MSHA Mine Safety and Health Act MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NEC National Electrical Code NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFPA National Fire Protection Association NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NRMCA National Ready Mix Concrete Association OMWBE Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCA Portland Cement Association PPI Plastic Pipe Institute P/PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute QPL Qualified Products List RAM Request for Approval of Material RCW Revised Code of Washington (Laws of the State) RID Road Improvement District SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SEPA State Environmental Policy Act SOP Standard Operating Procedure SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council TIB Transportation Improvement Board UL Underwriter Laboratory ULID Utility Local Improvement District UMTA Urban Mass Transit Administration WAC Washington Administrative Code WAQTC Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction WCLIB West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau WISHA Washington Industrial Safety and Health Administration WRI Wire Reinforcement Institute WSDOE Washington State Department of Ecology WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation WWPA Western Wood Products Association

Associations and Miscellaneous. These abbreviations are used in Plans plans and Specifications specifications as defined here: AAA American Arbitration Association AAR Association of American Railroads AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI American Concrete Institute AGA American Gas Association AGC Associated General Contractors of America AI Asphalt Institute AIA American Institute of Architects AISC American Institute of Steel Construction AISI American Iron and Steel Institute AITC American Institute of Timber Construction AMS Aerospace Material Specification ANLA American Nursery and Landscape Association ANSI American National Standards Institute APA American Plywood Association API American Petroleum Institute APWA American Public Works Association ARA American Railway Association AREA American Railway Engineering Association ARTBA American Road & Transportation Builders Association ASA American Standards Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASLA American Society of Landscape Architects ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASNT American Society for Nondestructive Testing ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials AWPA American Wood Preservers’ Association AWS American Welding Society AWWA American Water Works Association CFR Code of Federal Regulations CLI Chain Link Institute CRAB County Road Administration Board CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute DIPRA Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association EEI Edison Electric Institute EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESAL Equivalent Single Axle Loads FHWA Federal Highway Administration FOP Field Operating Procedure FSS Federal Specifications and Standards, General Services Administration HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers IES Illumination Engineering Society IMSA International Municipal Signal Association LID Local Improvement District LPI Lighting Protection Institute MSHA Mine Safety and Health Act MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NEC National Electrical Code NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFPA National Fire Protection Association NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology NRMCA National Ready Mix Concrete Association OMWBE Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCA Portland Cement Association PPI Plastic Pipe Institute P/PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute QPL Qualified Products List RAM Request for Approval of Material RCW Revised Code of Washington (Laws of the State) RID Road Improvement District SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SEPA State Environmental Policy Act SOP Standard Operating Procedure SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council TIB Transportation Improvement Board UL Underwriter Laboratory ULID Utility Local Improvement District UMTA Urban Mass Transit Administration WAC Washington Administrative Code WAQTC Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction WCLIB West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau WISHA Washington Industrial Safety and Health Administration WRI Wire Reinforcement Institute WSDOE Washington State Department of Ecology WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation WWPA Western Wood Products Association