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1. In built up roofs, cant strips shall extend how many inches up the vertical surface?: Answer- 5"
2. Air entertainment should always be specified for concrete exposed to what?: Answer- Freezing and thawing
3. In a post tensioning environment, when a two-stroke pull is required, the final pull should be pre-calculated to use no more than what percentage of the full stroke of the jack on the final pull?: Answer- 60%
4. Tack or spot welding can reduce the strength of a bar to what percent of its original capacity?: Answer- 35 - 40 %
5. The advantage of nuclear compaction testing is?: Answer- You do not have to remove the soil from the site
6. how many gallons of flammable liquids shall be stored in a room outside of an approved storage cabinet?: Answer- 25

7. Abond will ensure the contractor that wins the project will draw up and put into action the contract at the bid price and submit performance

and payment bonds.: Answer- Bid

8. A bond promises that the contract will stay within the bounds of the contract until completion.: Performance
9. A bond that ensures the subcontractors and suppliers for a specific project will get paid and will liens from being enforced on said project.: Labor and Material Payment
10. Insurance will safeguard the contractor just in case there is devastation or loss to a project before completion.: Builders Risk 11. will keep the claim amount from being more than the dollar amount covered by regular general liability or vehicle insurance.: Um- brella Liability
11. Name one of the persons responsible for creating a estimate for a job.: - Project Manager, Superintendent
12. The part of a project, when creating a estimate, that is the toughest to plan for is the .: labor productivity
13. The percentage of lumber used for framing that is typically wasted is

.: 10%

15. Name one of the fundamental types of scheduling.: Bar Chart, Network Diagram, Critical Path Schedule

16. Awill show all of the activities that have to be completed in order for a project to be finished.: WBS, Work Breakdown Structure 17.When working on a project there are certain things that must be done but are not on a deadline to complete, meaning it has a flexible schedule. What term would describe that flexibility?: float time

18.A contract will allow the Owner a choice to reimburse the contractor when supplies are utilized within the scope of the project instead of when they are on the property.: Fixed Price

19. Just In Time delivery has a couple of benefits, name one of them: Reduces risk of loss, prevents job site congestion
20. Submitting that are to be provided in the last design phase include: (mark the best answer): charts, drawings, samples, all of the above 21.An FOB (Free On Board) Job Site increases the contractor's liability of supplies being lost or damaged.: False 22.A will keep track of the submittal process to anyone associat- ed with the project, such as subcontractors or orders for materials.: Expediting Log 23.A will keep track of a submittal and number each one of them.: submittal register 24.A payment is figured in such a way that could sometimes cause an overage of the amount actually due on

the contract terms.: Lump Sum 25.A ,agreed upon in the contract, will be withheld from the amount billed to ensure the project will be completed before it is released.:

Retention 26.A lien release will release all rights to place liens on a project and any money that was due has been secured.: unconditional 27.A lien release is usually given when a payment request is made and hinges upon payment being received for goods furnished.: Conditional 28.A Change Order must be signed by three different people once the project has been awarded, which will change certain parts in the scope of the job. Name one of the people that has to sign that order.: owner, contractor, architect

29. If you can not settle a dispute between two people, usually oc- curs which will take up a lot of time and is a costly way of resolution.: litigation
30. A dispute that is heard by someone not associated with either of the parties involved to assist with coming to an agreement is an example of .: mediation
31. When someone not associated with a dispute is given the

authority to make a decision on what to do to get the problem settled, also known as

a formal option to a lawsuit, it is called.: arbitration

32. Name one of the biggest parts of a project that have to be checked off during Close-out.: Demobilizing, Obtaining certificate of completion, Obtaining certificate of occupancy, Making sure tasks match the contract
33. The lets the owner know that a punch list has been finished.: ar- chitect

34.A awards the certificate of substantial completion.: architect 35.The inspection by the is the greatest part of obtaining the certificate of occupancy.: Fire Marshall 36.According to AIA Document G704-2000 the acceptable meaning of Sub- stantial Completion is that the project had enough work finished in order for the owner to inhabit or use the completed project as intended.: True 37.The is responsible for making sure the owner and subcontractors have closed out all financial aspects of the project.: Project Manager 38.Name one of the people in charge of marking up As-built drawings.: Assis- tant Superintendent, Foreman 39.A Final Lien Release shows that all financial aspects of the project have been taken care of and that there will be no liens placed on the finished project.: True

40. An is a describable action that leads to accomplishing the project which usually includes completing the project within the scope of time identified in the contract

and within the budget.: objective

41. is a way to display the output and timeliness of the project as well as efficiency running it.: Cost Control

42.A is the cooperation within associations that affect all parties involved in the full scope of the project.: Project Delivery System

43. Name one of the three ways to deliver options on a construction project.- : Traditional System, Design/Build, Construction Management 44.There are three parties that make up a traditional contract delivery system which include the Owner, Supplier and Architect.: False
44. On the job-site, the overseer of the Project Engineer is the .: Project Manager
45. The is the primary manager of all work completed at the site.: - superintendent
46. With a delivery method there is someone who acts in capacity of the owner in order to arrange all aspects of the project, however in the contracts with the contractors and architects it states the owner and not this person.: Construction Management
47. In a delivery method it is set up so that

whoever wins the project is in charge of not only creating the plans but also seeing it through until completion.: design build

49. There are two main works that product documents consist of. Name one.- : Project Manual, Drawings

50.A(n) is added after the original bid has been placed and before the project has been awarded.: addenda 51.There are five different sets of contract drawings that required when submitting contracts for commercial building projects. Name two.: Civil Engi- neering/Site Survey Docs, Architectural Drawings, Structural Engineering Drawings, Mechanical Engineering Drawings, Electrical Engineering Drawings 52.A gives presentation traits, explanation of the usage, the information on the manufacturer, size, etc.: Product Data Submittal 53.A drawing that is actually completed by the manufacturer or a repre- sentative of the manufacturer.: shop 54.A log will track progression of where delays are.: submittal 55.What is not part of the Start Up documents out of this list:: List of Suppliers

56. List two examples of documents that are required

during the Construction Progress phase of the project: Progress Payment requests, schedule updates, payrolls, change orders

57. List two examples of Project Close-out phase documents.: Certificate

17 / of substantial completion , lien releases, consent on surety, warranties, punch lists 58.A will show where supplies will be stored, when supplies will be moved, restrooms, etc.: Jobsite Layout Plan 59.The person on the construction crew is the one who is liable to make sure all supplies are placed where they are supposed to be at the jobsite.: lowest paid 60.A meeting will cover all information regarding the contract, give the people working together on the team a chance to meet each other, etc: Preconstruction

61. is when there is a dispute and a person not associated with either of them steps in to help aid in an agreement, but does not make the decision for them.: Mediation
62. If there is a dispute and the amount is under , according to the American Arbitrations' Construction Industry Arbitration Rules, those claims will be settled in 60 days.: $50,
63. When there is an issue that involves claims over ,

18 / arbitration is used.: $1,000,

64. The term for showing how quickly aspects of the project are being

19 / com- pleted by laborers is called:: labor productivity 65.When there is no connection with a labor union, a project is called an .: open shop

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66. A will show the important information regarding each chemical on the project site and is required by OSHA to be available.- : Material Safety Data Sheet , MSDS
67. The log required by OSHA that keeps track of all accidents that are work related which will show the name of the person and the description of what happened.: OSHA 300
68. The form required by OSHA that is an accident/wound report:: OSHA 301 69.There are 3 main purposes to using a subcontractor. Name one.: Special- ized skills, lower cost, it reduces the liability of the contractor 70.A is a cost a contractor paid for when it was a subcontractors lia- bility, so when the subcontractor was paid for services rendered that amount was withheld from payment.: Back-charge 71.A change results when some sort of change was made to the project by the owner which affects the cost.: consequential 72.A Construction Change Directive is used by the owner to get work acted on before it has been fully negotiated

21 / with anyone else.: False 73.A is a list of all the costs associated within each aspect of the project and how the progress payments are figured.: Schedule

22 / of Values

74. The normal percentage kept by the owner as the retainage for the contract completion is no greater than %.: 10
75. During closeout the final payment and retainage is released before the contractor finishes everything on the contract.: False
76. When a certain amount of money is given due to parts of the project being completed early, it is called .: Front Loading
77. The contractor is responsible for creating a document that outlines all of the information contained within the schedule of values and plan the progress payments using a .: cash flow projection 78.The is the person who completes the inspection not only on final completion but also during the ongoing project in order to notify the owner of substantial completion date as well.: architect
78. Beneficial Occupancy means the same thing as substantial completion.: -

23 / True

80. The certificate of completion has how many required parts?: 8
81. There are three people who must sign the Certificate of Substantial Com- pletion in order for it to be valid. Select all that apply.: Architect, Owner, General Contractor

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82. An is like a receipt that is given to the owner telling him that everything regarding the financial aspect of the project has been settled.: Affidavit of Payment

25 / 83.A is also given to the owner when giving him the affidavit of payment. It signifies that the contractor has been paid the final amount owed on the project.: Consent of Surety 84.A bond that assures the owner that the entire project will be completed within the scope of the contract. It is the amount withheld from payment over the course of the project.: Retainage

85. This will be used to figure out drainage slope and what is necessary for the landscape.: Surface Evaluation
86. This will be used to calculate approximate cost and find out foundation needs.: Subsurface Evaluation
87. psf is the acceptable relative bearing strength for thick sand.: 6,000
88. clay has an acceptable relative bearing strength of 1,600 psf.: Firm 89.Sedimentary rock has an acceptable relative bearing strength of psf.: 20,000