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Checker: A person authorised by a Contractor or a Subcontractor to use a PDA for handling the compliance of construction work. A Checker’s CDMS authorities also include the capability to attach Guest Checkers to their PDA.

Note that an ITP could be assigned to more than one Checker. The first Checker to check an item off gets credited with the check and the uploaded check is not affected if subsequently checked by another Checker.

Construction Administrator: The person in a contractor or subcontractor organisation with authority to administer the organisation’s CDMS function, including setting up and revision of ITP’s.

Inspection and Test Plan (ITP): A document that identifies the inspection, testing (verification) and acceptance requirements for each activity. This is normally done in the sequence of activities for a construction process. In the context of the CDMS an ITP is the actual plan for inspection and testing for a particular activity for a contract, eg for brickwork. In the CDMS an ITP must be based on (linked to) an ITP Template. Typically ITP Templates specific to the project are set up.

ITP Template: A template of an ITP maintained by ABE Services Pty Ltd and available for use by associations for developing their Association’s ITP Template.

Association ITP Template: A template of an ITP maintained by the association and available for use by their contractors or subcontractors for developing their ITP Templates.

Subcontractor ITP Template: A template of an ITP maintained by a contractor or a subcontractor for use by them as the basis for preparing an ITP Template for a particular project.

Point: A particular point of verification in an ITP.

Lot: A subdivision of the work defined as such for verification purposes by the nature of the work and its location (or equivalent), eg electrical work on the second floor, supply of plants for the northern half of the site. (Note: payment lots, typically called work lots in the building and construction industry may be specified by the contractor’s customer, or defined by the contractor and approved by the contractor’s customer.

Criteria: One or more specific requirements that describe the expected characteristic of a compliant verification point.