Simple meanings for site & office
Common terms used in BuildSite and on Indian construction sites.
Site operations
- DPR — Daily Progress Report of work done on site
- Geofence — Virtual GPS boundary around a site
- Check-in / Check-out — Attendance punch at site
- Snag — Defect or incomplete item to fix
Materials & cost
- BOQ — Bill of Quantities
- GRN — Goods Receipt Note (material received)
- PO — Purchase Order to vendor
- Low stock — Quantity at or below minimum level
Commercial
- GST — Goods and Services Tax on invoices
- Retention — Amount held back until defects liability
- RA bill — Running account bill to client
- P&L — Profit and loss view for a project