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10S-90: Cost Engineering Terminology

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11R-88: Required Skills and Knowledge

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of Cost Engineering
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13S-90: Recommended Method for

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Determining Building Area
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14R-90: Responsibility and Required

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Skills for a Project Planning and
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15R-81: Profitability Methods

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16R-90: Conducting Technical and

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Economic Evaluations - As Applied for
the Process and Utility Industries
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17R-97: Cost Estimate Classification

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System
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18R-97: Cost Estimate Classification

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System - As Applied in Engineering,
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Process Industries
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19R-97: Estimate Preparation Costs – As

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Applied for the Process Industries
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20R-98: Project Code of Accounts

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21R-98: Project Code of Accounts – As

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Applied in Engineering, Procurement,
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 22R-01: Direct Labor Productivity
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Measurement – As Applied in
Construction and Major Maintenance
Projects
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23R-02: Identification of Activities

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24R-03: Developing Activity Logic

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25R-03: Estimating Lost Labor

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Productivity in Construction Claims
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27R-03: Schedule Classification System

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28R-03: Developing Location Factors by

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Factoring - As Applied in Architecture,
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Construction
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29R-03: Forensic Schedule Analysis

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30R-03: Implementing Project

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Constructability
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31R-03: Reviewing, Validating, and

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Documenting the Estimate
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32R-04: Determining Activity Durations

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33R-15: Developing the Project Work

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Breakdown Structure
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34R-05: Basis of Estimate

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35R-09: Development of Cost Estimate

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Plans - As Applied for the Building and
General Construction Industries
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36R-08: Development of Cost Estimate

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Plans - As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Process Industries
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37R-06: Schedule Levels of Detail - As

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Applied in Engineering, Procurement,
and Construction
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38R-06: Documenting the Schedule

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Basis
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39R-06: Project Planning - As Applied in

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Engineering and Construction for Capital
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40R-08: Contingency Estimating -

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General Principles
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41R-08: Understanding Estimate

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Ranging
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42R-08: Risk Analysis and Contingency

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Determination Using Parametric
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43R-08: Risk Analysis and Contingency

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Determination Using Parametric
Estimating - Example Models as Applied
for the Process Industries
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44R-08: Risk Analysis and Contingency

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Determination Using Expected Value
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45R-08: Scheduling Claims Protection

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Methods
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46R-11: Required Skills and Knowledge

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of Project Cost Estimating
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47R-11: Cost Estimate Classification

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System - As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Mining and Mineral Processing
Industries
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48R-06: Schedule Constructability

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Review
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49R-06: Identifying the Critical Path

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50R-16: Trending and Forecasting of

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CPM Schedules
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52R-06: Prospective Time Impact

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Analysis - As Applied in Construction
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53R-06: Schedule Update Review - As

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54R-07: Recovery Scheduling - As

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55R-09: Analyzing S-Curves

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56R-08: Cost Estimate Classification

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System – As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
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57R-09: Integrated Cost and Schedule

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Risk Analysis Using Risk Drivers and
Monte Carlo Simulation of a CPM Model

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58R-10: Escalation Estimating Principles

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and Methods Using Indices
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59R-10: Development of Factored Cost

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Estimates - As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Process Industries
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60R-10: Developing the Project Controls

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Plan
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61R-10: Schedule Design - As Applied in

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Engineering, Procurement, and
Construction
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62R-11: Risk Assessment: Identification

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and Qualitative Analysis
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63R-11: Risk Treatment

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64R-11: CPM Schedule Risk Modeling

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and Analysis: Special Considerations
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65R-11: Integrated Cost and Schedule

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Risk Analysis and Contingency
Determination Using Expected Value
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66R-11: Selecting Probability

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Distribution Functions for use in Cost
and Schedule Risk Simulation Models
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67R-11: Contract Risk Allocation - As

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68R-11: Escalation Estimating Using

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Indices and Monte Carlo Simulation
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69R-12: Cost Estimate Classification

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System - As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Hydropower Industries
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70R-12: Principles of Schedule

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Contingency Management - As Applied in
Engineering, Procurement and
Construction
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 71R-12: Required Skills and Knowledge
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72R-12: Developing a Project Risk

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Management Plan
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73R-13: Establishing Labor Productivity

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Norms
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74R-13: Basis of Estimate - As Applied

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for the Software Services Industries
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75R-13: Schedule and Cost Reserves

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within the Framework of EIA-748
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77R-15: Quality Control/Quality

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Assurance for Risk Management
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78R-13: Original Baseline Schedule

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Review - As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction
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79R-13: Level of Effort Planning and

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Execution on Earned Value Projects -
Within the Framework of EIA-748
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80R-13: Estimate at Completion (EAC)

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81R-13: Required Skills and Knowledge

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of Earned Value Management
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82R-13: Earned Value Management

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(EVM) Overview and Recommended
Practices Consistent with EIA-748-C
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83R-13: Organizational Breakdown

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Structure and Responsibility Assignment
Matrix
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84R-13: Planning and Accounting for

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Adverse Weather
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85R-14: Use of Decision Trees in

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Decision Making
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86R-14: Variance Analysis and Reporting

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87R-14: Cost Estimate Classification

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System – As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Petroleum Exploration and Production
Industries
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 88R-15: Tracking the Procurement
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Process using a CPM Schedule – As
Applied in Construction
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89R-16: Management Summary

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Schedule
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90R-17: Statusing the CPM Schedule - As

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Applied in Construction
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91R-16: Schedule Development

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92R-17: Analyzing Near-Critical Paths

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93R-17: Schedule Logs

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94R-18: Cost Control Software

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Requirements
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95R-18: Construction Photography to

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Document Project Status
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96R-18: Cost Estimate Classification

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System – As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Power Transmission Line Infrastructure
Industries
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97R-18: Cost Estimate Classification

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System – As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Pipeline Transportation Infrastructure
Industries
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98R-18: Cost Estimate Classification

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System – As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Road and Rail Transportation
Infrastructure Industries
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100R-19: Contract Change Management

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– As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction
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101R-19: Roles and Responsibilities of a

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Project Cost Estimator
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102R-19: Cost Estimate Classification

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System – As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, Construction, and
Qualification for the Pharmaceutical and
Related Industries
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103R-19: Project Code of Accounts – As

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Applied in the Mining and Mineral
Processing Industries to Facilitate
Benchmarking
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 104R-19: Communicating Expected
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Estimate Accuracy
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105R-19: Estimate Requirements

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Document – As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Process Industries
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106R-19: Basis of Estimate – As Applied

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in Engineering, Procurement, and
Construction for the Process Industries

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107R-19: Cost Estimate Classification

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System – As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Environmental Remediation Industries

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108R-19: Accounting Considerations in

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Cost Control
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109R-19: Schedule Change Management

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- As Applied in Construction
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110R-20: Cost Estimate Validation

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111R-20: Estimating for Long-Range

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Planning - As Applied for the Public
Sector
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112R-20: Cost Estimate Classification

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System - As Applied in Maintenance
Turnarounds for the Process Industries

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113R-20: Integrated Cost and Schedule

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Risk Analysis and Contingency
Determination Using Combined
Parametric and Expected Value
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114R-20: Project Historical Database

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Development
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115R-21: Cost Estimate Classification

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System - As Applied in Engineering,
Procurement, and Construction for the
Nuclear Power Industries
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116R-21: Basis of Estimate - As Applied

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in Maintenance Turnarounds for the
Process Industries
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120R-21: Demonstrating Entitlement for

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Contract Change Orders or Claims – As
Applied in Engineering, Procurement,
and Construction
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