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1.Although third level players do not have direct links to the primary players, they still exercise a great deal of influence on a construction project.: True 2.Historically, the construction industry has been looked on as incredibly efficient, safe and time saving.: False 3.What is the contractor responsible for providing?: Labor, material, equip- ment, and expertise 4.Subcontractors typically contract directly with the owner for special or trade specific work: False 5.In environmental Construction a contractor will probably be collaborating with ecologists, chemists, biologists, and other scientists: True 6.Who is the player in charge of the project from beginning to end?: Project Manager 7.Through their use of stone and stonemasons, the Greeks pioneered the development of Arches and Domes: False

8.Which of the following are considered third level Players?: Trade Associa- tions, Local, State and Federal Gov. 9.The industrial revolution better defined the roles of various professions involved in construction wherein contractors took on greater responsibility for technical coordination: False 10.With what is the financial officer primarily concerned: the creation of the budget 11.The owner on a construction project is accountable for which of the following: Developing the program to outline the needs of the end users 12.Second level players in the construction industry exercise great influence on a project through direct contracts with the owner, designer and contractor- : False 13.The prime contractor on a construction project is the contractor that has a contract directly with the owner: True 14.Maintaining a relationship with upper management is one of the attributes of leadership abilities: Yes 15.Which of the following are Three Levels of skill developed in the

middle ages: Apprentice, Journeyman, Master 16.There are primarily three types of architects designers, project architects, and specification writers: True 17.In construction a finite time frame associated with a completion date is one of the prime characteristics of a project.: True 18.In Construction a program is a set of instruction telling the contractor how to build the building: False 19.What is used to monitor the quality of a project: Specifications and Drawings 20.What is used to monitor the scope of a project: The Project program 21.What is not considered a construction management function: Funding the Project 22.What is used to monitor the cost of the project: The Estimate 23.What is used to monitor the safety of a project: Potential Risk Indemnification 24.When an owner contracts with a architect to design a project and then places the contract out for contractors to bid on. This is the Design- Build delivery system: False 25.What is not a construction management job description: Electrical

Subcon- tractor 26.What is used to monitor the Time of the project: The schedule 27.Construction management at risk requires the construction manager to make design inputs as well as construct the project as a general contractor:

• True 28.A well-defined project scope is a key element in the successful completion of a construction project: True 29.The main difference between construction and manufacturing is that con- struction takes place in controlled environments: False 30.The general provisions of the contract include the duties of the architect in administering the contract will be located in the section along with respon- sibilities for visiting the site and inspections: False 31.The majority of projects a construction company will work on will come from?: Competing with other contractors 32.Price and reputation are the two criteria that will determine who wins the competition for a construction project: Fasle 33.There are now standard divisions divided into subgroups in the 2004 CSI master format system: 49/ 34.Which of the following is not included in the advertisement for bid:

The project estimate 35.What is the best way to describe a bid bond instrument: An instrument to protect the owner from having to pay extra to get the work done if the bidder with the lowest bid decides not to do the project 36.The actual forms that the contractor will fill out and submit are made available to the bidders upon request: False 37.Identify the two main parts of contract documents: Drawings and the project manual 38.The follows the first steps outlined with the best value approach but price is not a factor: QBS 39.The invitation to bid will be in letter form and will be sent to contractors with whom the owner has already worked or contractors who have a good reputation for the project type: True 40.The sheets in the set will be divided into the various disciplines like civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, etc. - Typically these drawings will be arranged according to the work represented on the sheets usually in the order that the work will be performed: True 41.In a lump sum contract if the project finishes under budget the owner does not need to release the full amount of the contract to the owner: False

42.What groups represent the bid selection criteria used to evaluate project bids: Low bid, best-value, qualification bid 43.The open bid process is required in both public and private bids to ensure transparency and fairness: False 44.With the contractors are basing their bids on their own unique strate- gies for completing for completing the work: Low-bids 45.A certificate of occupancy will be issued after what: The certificate of sub- stantial completion is issued 46.What is not part of the procedures during the project closeout: Correction period 47.The superintendent is responsible for coordinating all of the construction activities on-site and keeping the project on schedule: True 48.Who on the construction staff has been most involved up to the beginning of the pre-construction stage: estimator 49.A purchase order is an agreement between a vendor and a customer for products that meet a specific price and specification: True 50.With design/bid/build, value engineering always takes place during the pre-construction stage: False 51.The contract administration assists the project manager and the

superin- tendent with construction details: False 52.Mobilization occurs in which stage of a construction project: Construction 53.Value engineering has what affect on a construction project: Alternate materials or means and methods are employed that saves the owner money without lowering the value of the project 54.Planning is the most important activity during the pre-construction phase- : True 55.The estimating process is best described by which of the following: The process of determining the project bid price 56.A query is a list of items that the contractor wants to substitute as part of value engineering: False

57. Which of the following is not a type of estimate mentioned in the book: Final Estimate 58.Should an estimate be prepared before visiting the site: No 59.Taxes, overhead, and profit in a estimate are commonly described by what term: Add-ons 60.What is not considered direct cost: Trash and debris removal

61.Which of the following mathematical skills may not be necessary for doing the tasks of estimating a construction project: Calculus 62.One of the most costly red flag clauses is for liquidated damages: True 63.What is not necessarily a characteristic needed for an estimator: is adept at operating construction equipment 64.The term Takeoff is best described by which of the following: The process of quantifying materials, labor, and equipment 65.The goal of an estimate is to be equal to or less than the actual cost: False 66.Quantity surveyors are responsible for counting up and calculating all of the quantities of materials, labor and equipment necessary to build the construction project: True 67.The time between bidding and starting construction, and the time between starting construction and completing the project are stretches of time that an estimator has to consider for labor price fluctuations and availability: True 68.Knowing that a particular owner is difficult to work with or slow in making decisions is part of project management: True 69.The job overhead section of an estimate is made up of which of

the following: General conditions 70.General conditions are also called job overhead because these are direct costs associated with any construction project: False 71.Which of the following is not a function of direct labor cost in a construc- tion project: Profit the owner makes 72.In a tight economy, the competition for construction projects will be and contractors will be willing to take jobs at : Higher/Lower Profits 73.If an estimate is equal to or greater than the actual cost, the contractor will lose money on the job: False 74.When plugging in unit costs for each material, labor, equipment and gener- al conditions, the estimators is primarily concerned with where the costs are coming from and whether or not they are reliable: True 75.In the construction information flow, the contractor will return the submit- ter to the subcontractor after the architect approves it: True 76.The summarizes the actual payment amounts and provides the of- ficial approvals required before the payment can be released: Application for payment 77.Retainage is a percentage of the money owed to the contractor that is held back due to the contractors inability to complete the project

within budget: False 78.The document that adds work to or deletes work from a contract is called : A change order 79.Poor contract administration will get a project into trouble faster than any- thing - if the project goes to court. The most organized managerial procedures will win the majority of the time.: True 80.Which of the following forms is used to seek information on contract documents: RFI 81.Which set of forms is needed for progress payments: Application or certifi- cation for payment and continuation sheet 82.Which are two process tools used by contract administrator to track com- plex information: RFIs and Submittals 83.The first task of the contract administrator is to make a contact list with every single person associated with the project: True 84.In contract documents, who approves the submittals that describe the products and equipment to be used during construction: Architect 85.What describes the money assessed to the contractor upon failure to meet the specific contract completion date: Liquidated damages 86.The is held to establish the rules by which the project is going

to be governed and to clarify the lines of authority and communication: The preconstruction conference 87.If certain trees or natural vegetation have to be maintained or preserved on the site - it will be the owners responsibility to make sure this is taken care of: False 88.Noise and dust control are issues that are covered in the general condi- tions of the contract: False 89.Which of the following is the area on a site designated for the stored of large orders of material or equipment for easy identification: Laydown area 90.Back charges refer to the money the general contractor charges for the work performed due to the failure of a subcontractor: True 91.Productivity depends on the construction managers ability to see that the job conditions support the maximum efficiency: True 92.Activity-on-node and activity-on-arrow are examples of : Network dia- gram 93.The assistant superintendent is solely responsible for pursuing quality control on a project: False 94.Network logic helps determine the sequence of activities in a project

and identify activities that can occur simultaneously: True 95.Subcontractors are independent operators with their own schedules and other project besides yours - construction manager needs to be aware of this when preparing or altering a schedule: True 96.With summary schedules major work tasks are broken down into smaller tasks in order to analyze them in greater detail: False 97.In a deliver has something wrong with it, the person receiving it should log it and immediately call the supplier about the discrepancy: False 98.A state required storm water pollution prevention plan will be instituted at the start of the project and maintained throughout the duration of the construction: True 99.Which of the following is not a primary focus of a construction coordina- tion meetings: Review the owners proposed budget

100. Security measures and arrangements will be required by the contract but it is up to the owner to decide what measures are to be taken: False
101. Gantt charts, or bar charts show the start and finish of activities along with the task interrelationships: False
102. What is a characteristic of a critical path schedule: A critical path

schedule has zero days of float on the path

103. What is not an example of special purpose schedule: Material schedules
104. As long as a new facility is under construction, it is a liability for the owner: True
105. Coordination of inspection and agency approvals are a minor issue in managing construction operations: False
106. Which three primary elements are associated with tracking the perfor- mance of a project: Cost, Quality, and Time
107. A comprehensive quality plan will utilize several administrative and phys- ical checks to monitor the quality of the project from start to finish: True
108. A basic characteristic of a successful construction manager is the ability to anticipate and ward off potential project disruptions: True
109. What is not considered a source of feedback from the field used for project control: Shop drawings and submittals
110. A project team uses crashing to accelerate activities to offset the effects of a delayed schedule: True
111. Which tool is used to track project time: Schedule

112. When making the comparisons between the various items actual costs versus their estimated costs, its important for each item to come in within budget: False
113. If you spend time and effort to request an increase in time for the project due to a delay and you dont get it, it is a total waste of time: False
114. Cost codes are used to track the work items contributing to teh overall project costs - and all job information having to do with cost will be tracked using these codes: True
115. Plans and specifications are used to control which primary tracking element in a construction project: Quality
116. Actual costs are what establishes the estimating database and the pro- ductivity rates of a construction project: True
117. The project control cycle begins with and ends with : The development of a project plan/ reporting and evaluation
118. Construction safety standards in the United States are defined by which of the following organization: OSHA
119. A method of sending the message to everyone that quality is important for the company is to create incentives and rewards for quality

work that are a part of the quality assurance plan: True

120. Who is responsible for the overall safety of their workers and all of the equipment and materials they will be handling?: The superintendent/ The project manager
121. The two main goals of a safety plan are and : Prevent haz- ards/mitigate hazards
122. Safety is something that cannot be compromised for any reason - it needs to be core value for the construction company - something that does not shift or change depending on the market or any other influences: True
123. The goal of the construction team to construct the project with no com- plaints, defects or failures: False
124. Aside from aesthetics, appearance and durability what else is impacted by quality: Performance
125. Meeting or exceeding the requirements as set by the design documents defines quality in a construction project: True
126. When does a comprehensive quality management plan need to be in place: Before ground is broken on the project
127. What is not a primary objective for the quality management plan:

Process- ing documentation in a timely manner

128. What do you call quality management addressed at the project level that deals with conformance to plan and specifications: Quality Control
129. Ultimately who will establish the level of quality for a construction pro- ject: The owner
130. In most cases, it will be the superintendents responsibility to make sure that the workforce is prepared and motivated: True
131. Since personal safety of individuals of individuals is a goal of the safety plan the super has to enforce stringent rules regarding the requirements for PPE - and they have to be furnished for every worker according to what is needed for the job: True
132. Since spring of 2012, are the information sheets that deal with pertinent chemical composition and other data that impact the safety of the user: GHS
133. Risk allocation is an example of: Risk mitigation
134. If a contractor finds a project to be too risky it always has the option to not bid on it.: True
135. Political/legal/regulatory risks are so unpredictable and pretty much im- possible for the contractor to anticipate so it is basically a waste

of the contractors time to try and predict them: False

136. The design intent model is prepared by a contractor to communicate design information: False
137. The only risk that need to be identified for risk management purposes are those that deal with cost and delays to the schedule: False
138. BIM has the capability to integrate project-related data such as time and cost with a typical 3D model: True
139. What specific type of risk challenge are posed by wetlands: Environmental
140. There are three foundations steps common to all risk management ap- proaches risk identification, risk quantification, and risk mitigation: True
141. It is a good practice to involve subcontractors and major suppliers in the risk evaluation process: True
142. The contractor can assess risks before it even bids on the project by reviewing the contract requirements among other items: True
143. The method of implementing BIM such that project information can be loaded into one database is called : Central Repository

144. What is the process for identifying untended material or system interfer- ence in a construction project: Clash detection
145. In a joint venture, one of the partners will be a majority partner assuming the major risks and preparing all of the estimates: False
146. Noncompliance to standards and codes is what type of risk: Design
147. What does the acronym BIM mean: Building Information Modeling