Glossary
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Request for Analysis
The letter sent to the laboratory by the contracting authority taking delivery of the materials, so that the characteristics required by the contract may be examined. In addition to the characteristics required, the letter must also set out the methods of the tests to be carried out.
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Reference Sample for the Procurement
The sealed sample retained and preserved in order to establish the characteristics of the goods to be purchased that are referred to solely by reference to it in the technical specifications. It forms an annex to the contract and one copy is given to the contractor with whom the contract is signed. The contractor must carry out production or supply on the basis of that sample and deliver goods…
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Accreditation
The assessment of laboratories and of inspection and certification bodies by the accrediting body against nationally and internationally recognised technical criteria, the confirmation of their competence, and their supervision at regular intervals. Accreditation is also the quality infrastructure supporting the reliability and validity of testing, inspection, calibration, certification and…
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Argument from the Contrary
A term denoting that, where the opposite of a matter provided for in the legislation or laid down in the procurement legislation occurs, the opposite of the provision written in the legislation is to be treated as applicable.
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Building Permission
The permission granted by municipalities or governorships within settlement boundaries, following the preparation of the projects, in order to allow construction to commence; the building permit.
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Turkish Accreditation Agency
The Turkish Accreditation Agency.
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Turkish Standards Institution
The Turkish Standards Institution.
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Tolerance
The acceptable upper and lower limit values for materials under the standards.
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Assignment
The transfer of a debt to another person.
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Liquidation
The position, whose consequences are determined by the specifications, where the contract is terminated, the contractor abandons its obligation, or it fails to perform its obligation in accordance with the specifications and the terms of the contract. The settlement of the account.
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Site Manager
The authorised person representing the main undertaking at the place of work. The technical member of staff who carries out and implements the work on behalf of the contractor from a technical and administrative standpoint, who is present at the place of work throughout the work, and who is able to bear that authority and responsibility under the law on chambers of engineers and architects.
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Comparative Estimate
An estimate showing the increases and reductions in the work items envisaged in the project.
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Supervision Staff
The architects and engineers responsible for carrying out the supervision of the works on the structure itself and on the site, under the direction of the supervising architects and engineers and consulting them where necessary.
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Supervision Unit
The consultant or supervision unit appointed and authorised to represent the contracting authority on site, which checks the performance of the work and whether the materials used are of the quality required by the projects and specifications. It denotes the technical staff appointed and authorised to work in carrying out that duty, namely the supervising engineer, the supervising officer, the…
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Supervising Officer
The engineers and architects appointed by the contracting authority who are responsible for ensuring that the works entrusted to their management and supervision are carried out properly and completed on time, in accordance with the contract and its annexes, the specifications, the rules of the art and the work programme, and who are accountable for the results.
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Preliminary Estimate
Discovery or determination. In construction, the calculation of the preliminary design cost of the project before the tender.
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Final Laboratory Report
The document forming the basis of payment, calculated on the quantities found as a result of the final measurements and final accounts, examined by the parties, showing the amount remaining after additions and deductions within the framework of the interim laboratory payment procedures, and signed by the parties.
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Final Acceptance Report
The record drawn up by the final acceptance commission where the contractor has fulfilled all its obligations during the maintenance period and no defect or deficiency attributable to it that would prevent final acceptance is found.
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Final Account (Works)
All quantities and calculations for the completed construction and manufacture in accordance with the approved projects and details.
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Quality
The totality of the characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to meet stated or potential needs. Conformity with requirements.