Human Resources
ADA
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act
PO
What is a Purchase Order
NHS
What is the National Highway System
(examples in District 7 include I90, US14, US169, and Hwy 22 between Mankato and St. Peter)
CDL
What is Commercial Drivers License
CSAH
What is County State Aid Highway
OSHA
What is Occupational Safety & Health Administration?
AP / AR
What is Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable
RQI
What is Road Quality Index
SRC
What is State Road Construction
(SRC budget = money we use to fund our construction projects)
IDP
What is an Individual Development Plan
EIOR
What is Electronic Inter-Office Request
(we all know and love EIORs!)
VMT
What is Vehicle Miles Traveled
IDIQ
What is Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity
(type of contract that provides for an indefinite quantity of work during a fixed period of time)
TAMS
What is Transportation Asset Management System
COLA
What is Cost of Living Adjustment (no, not coke or pepsi :))
FLH1
What is the payroll code for "Floating Holiday"
STIP
What is Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
LIDAR
What is Light Detection and Ranging
(remote sensing technology that uses laser light to detect and measure surface features on the earth)
DR
What is Damage Restitution
MTHP
What is Monitoring the Hiring Process
(this is a form that HR must fill out before we can make an offer to a potential new hire)
This is an important element for any training program. Question has nothing to do with Star Wars but has correlation to Spaceballs.
What is humor?
CHIMES
What is Capital Highway Information Management Enterprise System
DSB
What is Drainable Soil Barriers
BARC
What is Bridge and Road Construction
(funds used by maintenance staff to repair roads and bridges)