List of Acronyms

ACS

Any Convenient Scale

AISC

American Institute of Steel Construction

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

ASHRAE

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

ASME

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

ATC

Authority to Construct

BCR or B/C ratio

Benefit-Cost Ratio

BLT

Build-Lease-and-Transfer

BOD

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

BOO

Build-Own-and-Operate

BOT

Build-Operate-and-Transfer

BSP

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

BT

Build-and-Transfer

BTO

Build-Transfer-and-Operate

CAO

Contract-Add-and-Operate

CDC

City Development Council

CDP

Comprehensive Development Plan

CI

Contract of Implementation

CLUP

Comprehensive Land Use Plan

D/E

Debt-equity

DENR

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

DOT

Develop-Operate-and-Transfer

DPWH

Department of Public Works and Highways

ECC

Environmental Compliance Certificate

EDP

Electronic Data Processing

EIRR

Economic Internal Rate of Return

EIS

Environmental Impact Statement

EMB

Environmental Management Bureau

ENPV

Economic Net Present Value

FS

Feasibility Study

FIRR

Financial Internal Rate of Return

GAC

Government Administrative Center

GSIS

Government Service Insurance System

HLURB

Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board

ICC

Investment Coordination Committee

IRR

Internal Rate of Return

IRR

Implementing Rules and Regulations

IES

Integrated Electrical Services

LGIF

Local Government Infrastructure Fund

LGU

Local Government Unit

LLDA

Laguna Lake Development Authority

LWUA

Local Water Utilities Administration

NAPOCOR

National Power Corporation

NCI

Notice to Commence Implementation

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NOA

Notice of Award

NPV

Net Present Value

NTS

Not to Scale

NWRB

National Water Resources Board

O&M

Operations and Maintenance

PD

Presidential Decree

PBAC

Pre-qualification Bids and Award Committee

PPP

Public-Private Partnership

PSME

Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers

PTO

Permit to Operate

RA

Republic Act

ROO

Rehabilitate-Own-and-Operate

ROR

Rate of Return

ROT

Rehabilitate-Operate-and-Transfer

ROW

Right of Way

SDR

Social Discount Rate

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

SMACNA

Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractor's National Association

STP

Sewerage Treatment Plant

UAP

United Architects of the Philippines

VAT

Value-Added Tax

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital