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NICET LEVEL 1 AND 2 HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION EXAMS
Department - ANSWER-The Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey, as created by law, acting through duly authorized representatives, such representatives acting within the scope of the particular duties delegated to them. Department Laboratory - ANSWER-The main testing laboratory of the Department at 930 Lower Ferry Road, P.O. Box 607 Trenton, New Jersey 08625, or such other laboratory as the Department may designate Discrimination. - ANSWER-That act (or action) whether intentional or unintentional, through which a person in the United States, solely because of race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, sex (including pregnancy and sexual 4 harassment), marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for military service, or disability has been otherwise subjected to unequal treatment. Estimate - ANSWER-Progress payment made to the Contractor by the Department. Extra Work - ANSWER-New Work and quantity adjustments to Items that are not the result of as-built measurement or calculation. Federal Aid Project - ANSWER-Any agreement or modification thereof between NJDOT and any applicant and a person for construction work which is paid for in whole or in part with funds obtained from the Federal government or borrowed on the credit of the Federal government pursuant to any program involving a grant, contract, loan, insurance or guarantee under which the NJDOT itself participates in the construction work. Federal Aid Project Attachments - ANSWER-Attachments to the Contract Special Provision document, used for Federal Aid Projects. Field Order - ANSWER-Written direction, signed by the RE, requiring action by the Contractor Full Traffic Access - ANSWER-All work is complete to allow safe unencumbered use of the final paved portion of roadway throughout the project including but not limited to striping, RPMs, rumble strips, highway lighting, and traffic signals as determined by the RE.
highway, street, or road - ANSWER-A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the ROW (see Figure 101-1). holiday - ANSWER-A legal holiday as defined by N.J.S.A. 36:1- inspector - ANSWER-The Department's authorized representative assigned to inspect the Work for conformance to the Contract Interim Completion - ANSWER-A milestone other than "Completion of Work," requiring completion by a specified date or within a specified time. Item - ANSWER-A specifically described portion of Work for which there is a unit or lump sum price. ITS commissioning - ANSWER-Completion of Level A testing of an Intelligent Transportation System per 704.03.01. This does not constitute Acceptance by the Department of the work. Materials Engineer - ANSWER-The Department's Manager of the Bureau of Materials, or the Department's Regional Materials Engineer and their designated representatives land surveyor - ANSWER-A person who is legally authorized to practice land surveying in New Jersey according to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 45:8-27, et seq manufacturer's recommendations - ANSWER-Recommendations and instructions by the manufacturer including but not limited to the construction requirements, drawings, plans, and material requirements New Work - ANSWER-Work directed by the Department that is not covered under an existing Item or combination of Items in the Contract. Items established to provide payment modifications as specified in the Contract, such as damages, bonuses, and penalties, are not this. Others. - ANSWER-An individual or a legal entity other than the Contractor, the Surety, or an individual or a legal entity in a contractual relationship with the Contractor or the Surety. pavement structure - ANSWER-The combination of pavement, base courses, and when specified, a subbase course, placed on a subgrade to support the traffic load and distribute it to the roadbed (see Figure 101-1). These various courses are defined as follows: 1. pavement. One or more layers of specified material of designed thickness at the top of the pavement structure. 2. base course. One or more layers of specified material of designed thickness placed on the subgrade or subbase. 3. subbase. One or more layers of specified material of designed thickness placed on the subgrade.
Specifications. - ANSWER-The compilation of provisions and requirements for the performance of prescribed work contained in the Standard Specifications, Special Provisions, and Electrical Materials Specifications as modified by addenda State - ANSWER-The State of New Jersey State Funded Project Attachments - ANSWER-Attachments to the Contract Special Provision document, used for wholly State Funded contracts subcontractor - ANSWER-An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or any acceptable combination thereof, to which the Contractor shares part of the Work pursuant to 108.01. subgrade - ANSWER-The surface of the roadbed upon which the first layer of the pavement structure is constructed (see Figure 101-1). Substantial Completion - ANSWER-When all work is complete, with the exception of landscaping Items listed in 811.04, removal of SESC measures, FINAL CLEANUP, and repair of unacceptable work; provided the RE has determined that: 1. The Project is safe and convenient for use by the public. 2. Failure to complete work and repairs excepted above will not result in the deterioration of other completed work. 3. The value of the remaining landscaping work, removal of SESC measures, repairs, and FINAL CLEANUP is less than 2 percent of the Total Adjusted Contract Price. Superintendent - ANSWER-The Contractor's authorized representative responsible for and in charge of the Work and is authorized by the Contractor to receive all communications from the Department. Surety. - ANSWER-The individual, partnership, or corporation, other than the Contractor, that has provided a proposal bond, a performance bond, or a payment bond. Testing Agency - ANSWER-A privately-owned facility capable of testing and evaluating component parts, or the whole, for certification of the composition or construction of the material or product. Must be an AASHTO-accredited laboratory for each field of accreditation and type of material to be tested Total Adjusted Contract Price - ANSWER-The Total Contract Price as it is adjusted through the issuance of Change Orders and the calculation of as-built quantities. Total Contract Price - ANSWER-The correctly determined summation of lump sum bids and products of all quantities for Items shown in the Proposal multiplied by the unit prices bid. traveled way - ANSWER-. The portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes (see Figure 101-1).
Utility - ANSWER-The company, agency, or other entity that provides services, including, but not limited to: electric, water, gas, sewer, fiber optic, communications, and railroad, and the Department with regard to ITS and electrical facilities. utility - ANSWER-The rails, lines, facilities, or systems owned by Utilities Work - ANSWER-Labor, services, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, supplies, and incidentals necessary or convenient for Completion by the Contractor of the construction described in the Contract and the carrying out of all duties and obligations imposed by the Contract wholly, or any portion thereof, on the Contractor. work - ANSWER-Particular elements, Items, or portions of the Work. working day - ANSWER-Any day, exclusive of: 1. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 2. Days on which the Contractor is specifically required by the Contract to suspend construction operations. 3. Days on which the Contractor is prevented by any conditions beyond the control of the Contractor and adverse to the current controlling operation or operations, as determined by the RE, from proceeding with at least 75 percent of the normal labor and equipment force engaged on such operation or operations for at least 60 percent of the total daily time being currently spent on the controlling operation or operations for all shifts. working drawings - ANSWER-Stress sheets, shop drawings, catalogue cuts, calculations, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, performance charts, brochures, and other supplementary plans or similar data prepared by the Contractor or subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors. Acceptance - ANSWER-The written acceptance by the Department of the Work. acceptance testing - ANSWER-Testing conducted by the Department to measure the degree of compliance to the Contract actual cost - ANSWER-The computed cost using calculations provided addendum - ANSWER-A Contract revision or response to a Contractor inquiry issued after advertisement and before the opening of bids. as-built quantity - ANSWER-The quantity of a completed Item eligible for payment authorized funding amount - ANSWER-The amount of funds authorized by the Department for the Contract Bidder - ANSWER-The individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or any acceptable combination thereof that submits a bid to the Department. bridge - ANSWER-. A structure, other than a culvert, including supports, erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, highway, or railway, and having a
records, addenda, Change Orders, and Field Orders, all of which are to be treated as one instrument whether or not set forth at length in the form of it. Contract Time - ANSWER-The number of working days allowed to complete the work for a milestone or the date by which work must be completed, as provided in the Contract and as modified by Change Order. Contractor - ANSWER-The individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or any acceptable combination thereof contracting with the Department for performance of the Contract. For the purpose of carrying out the Contract, it also means the Contractor's representative. day. - ANSWER-Every day shown on the calendar
