Acronyms E-G
Project Startup
Misc
Legal & Contracts
CAC, budget, & CO
Substations
100
ERCOT
What is Energy Reliability Council of Texas
Additional info: This is the energy market of Texas; determine price and control when you bring things on or off
100
This form is the first step when beginning a new project. Fill it out to the best of your abilities because everyone will want it.
Booking Form
100
A substation requires one HV breaker per one of these
What is MPT
100
These are not intended to be a penalty for missing a date; it is intended to compensate for actual damages or cost incurred
What are Liquidated Damages
100
This 3 digit number is the labor task code for non-productive labor ours
what is 000
100
The structure below is responsible for carrying voltage out of the substation:
What is a High Voltage (HV) breaker?
200
ERP
What is Emergency Response Plan
200
This is the matrix you fill out as you are reviewing contracts and other material for the job
What is Contract Risk Matrix
200
This is the type of payroll you need to have for IRA/Davis Bacon
What is Certified Payroll
200
This is contractually the cap on what we can charge for a project
What is Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
200
This is usually 10% of whole job cost held back until the work is complete. We can sometimes negotiate for some to be released at certain milestones of the job.
Retention or partial retention billings
200
This is the structure below is responsible for carrying voltage into the substation; it is also used to open and close circuits. They can be operated manually to perform maintenance or will automatically trip if a short circuit occurs in order to protect equipment from damage:
What is a Medium Voltage (MV) Breaker?
300
FAT
What is Factory Energy Testing
300
Items 1-6 on this list are important before you sit down with this department.
What is the estimating department
300
These are the two factors we are responsible for in the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act)
Prevailing wadge (subs included)
Jobs that start after 2023 need 15% certified apprentices
(Will accept prevailing wages & apprenticeship)
300
Indemnity Clause
What is a clause that says who is responsible for paying for something (who was at fault)
300
This is an amount of money we put in escrow in case we don't finish job, the company gets that to complete the job; it goes towards our company credit score
What is Bonded
300
_____ Completion is achieved when that checklist is completed so everything is turned on and we are no longer installing items (excluding punch list items)
What is Substantial ?
400
FNTP
What is Final Notice to Proceed
400
This is the notice we send when we *THINK* we are going to be delayed.
What is Notice when Contemplated
400
This term is the action or fact of reducing or restricting something.
An example of this would be if ERCOT pushed back on your energization schedule..
What is Curtailment
400
This is the item below:
What is the MPT (Main Power Transformer)
500
GCR
What is Ground Cover Ratio
500
This is one example of a change in law that may result in a change order per the contract
What is:
-Tariffs
-IRS Changes
-Further guidance on the IRA
500
This is how often we should be documenting requests to the hall if we are below 15% apprentices on site.
What is weekly
Additional info: We document if we get a "no" or don't receive a response in 5 days
500
The "X" in the 00X labor code would be this number
What is the block number
500
This means to energize a section of a Utility electric system with a Generating Facility
What is Backfeed
600
GCS
What is Game Change solar
600
This is the structure below:
What is the Control Bank Enclosure?
600
These are 4 types of owner payment security
Escrow
Payment Bond
Letter of credit
Parent company guarantee
600
The reason this PCO may be at risk
What is the PCO is in open status so it is not yet approved so the customer may not approve the full $166,572 amount
600
This is the item below:
What is Dead End Rack/Structure?
700
ESOP
What is Employee Stock Ownership Program
700
These items must be included on a BOM. (List 5 of 10 for the points.)
What are:
1. What you want (description and cat # is best, “or equal” or “no equal” language for each item)
2. How many you want
3. How you want it (shipping splits, flat-bed truck, etc)
4. When you want it (specific dates, no later than dates, Never ASAP)
5. Where you want it (your delivery point may not be at the trailer)
6. Required fields/drop downs on BOM
7. Comments/requirements (special project requirements, work times, delivery window times, permitting, “call before you dig”, Etc.
8. Expected productivity/delivery amount (piers installed/day, piers delivered /day, trench feet installed/day, Commissioning expectations, Etc.)
9. Types of instructions on releasing material a. “Ship directly to job site after approved submittal” b. “Ship directly to job site no approved submittal required” c. “field verify and release”
10. Tax box/Tax exempt certs. Explained in greater detail in Tax section.
(For this one, don't be a stickler if they forget to say "what are" because they are all questions?)
700
This is the mechanical completion date for the project below:
What is March 29, 2024?
700
This is the structure below:
What is the Overhead BUS System?