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From page 84...
... 84 Agency: any transportation-based entity that works within the federal or local governments in the design, construction, and maintenance of road and highway projects, such as state Departments of Transportation. Alliancing: a collaborative working arrangement between the owner and one or more service providers (designer, constructor, supplier, etc.)
From page 85...
... Glossary 85 of design, construction schedule and construction. The program tells the decision makers if the investigated change saves money, or if it will cost more than the intended benefit.
From page 86...
... 86 Guide for Design management on Design-Build and Construction manager/General Contractor Projects Pay Item: material components used in the construction of a transportation job for which a contractor is seeking payment. Phased Package: tasks and activities, usually related in some way, that occur within the same phase in the design or construction process.
From page 87...
... Glossary 87 The authors thank the following sources for their help with the definitions and descriptions: Dictionary of Construction; Energy Facility Contractors Group; Federal Highway Administration; Florida Department of Transportation; Florida Educational Facilities Planners' Association, Inc.; Dictionary.Com; Max Wideman's Project Management Glossary; McCarthy; The Project Management Hut; and Project Time & Cost.

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