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Question 1

begins when the owner gives a notice to proceed to the contractor that they have chosen through the bidding process.

Answer 1

Pre-construction stage

Question 2

When the owner gives permission to the contractor to begin their work on the project

Answer 2

Notice to proceed

Question 3

Project team

Answer 3

• project manager
• contract administrator
• superintendent
• field engineer

Question 4

In charge of the project team

Answer 4

Project manager

Question 5

Assist the project manager as well as the superintendent with the details of the construction contract

Answer 5

Contract administrator

Question 6

‘s job to make sure everything is on schedule, including the flow of materials, deliveries, and equipment.

Answer 6

Superintendent

Question 7

Is considered an entry-level position and is responsible for paperwork

Answer 7

Field engineer

Question 8

is when labor, materials and equipment needed to complete the project are purchased.

Answer 8

Procurement stage

Question 9

Who is in charge in procurement stage

Answer 9

General contractors - company does all the work
Subcontractor - does not do their own work

Question 10

Are contractors who specialize in one particular aspect of the construction work such as concrete, welding, glass, or carpentry.

Answer 10

Subcontractors

Question 11

Is an agreement between a buyer and seller that the products purchased meet the required specifications for the agreed price.

Answer 11

Purchase order

Question 12

Begins with a pre-construction meeting brought together by the superintendent.

Answer 12

Construction stage

Question 13

Is meant to make decisions dealing with work hours, material storage, quality control, and site access.

Answer 13

Pre- construction meeting

Question 14

Is a schedule of when contractors and suppliers will be paid for the current progress of installed work.

Answer 14

Contractor progress payment schedule

Question 15

Are partial payments for work completed during a portion of a construction period, usually a month.

Answer 15

Progress payments or interim payments

Question 16

Are made to general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers as construction-project progress.

Answer 16

Progress payments

Question 17

Are an important part of contract administration for the contractor

Answer 17

Progress payments

Question 18

Once the owner moves into the building, a _____ begins. This is to ensure that all materials, equipment, and quality meet the expectations of the owner that are included within the contract

Answer 18

Warranty period

Question 19

An obligation that arises from a document that has been signed or issued by the warrantor

Answer 19

Warranties

Question 20

Environmental protections

Answer 20

• storm water pollution
• endangered species
• vegetation
• wetlands
• historical or cultural artifacts

Question 21

Issues resulting from construction

Answer 21

• dust and mud
• environmental protections

Question 22

Construction activity documentation

Answer 22

• diary
• logs
• daily field reports

Question 23

Contains summaries of the day’s events in the member’s own words

Answer 23

Diary

Question 24

Keep track of the regular activities on the job site such as phone logs, transmittal logs, delivery logs, and RFI logs

Answer 24

Logs

Question 25

Are a more formal way of recording information on the job site. They contain information that includes the day’s activities, temperature and weather conditions, delivered equipment or materials, visitors on the site, and equipment used that day.

Answer 25

Daily field reports

Question 26

Resolving disputes

Answer 26

Mediation
Mini trial
Arbitration

Question 27

Uses a third party mediator to resolve any disputes.

Answer 27

Mediation

Question 28

Takes place in an informal setting and involves some type of advisor or attorney that must be paid.

Answer 28

Mini trial

Question 29

Each party us represented by an attorney while witnesses and evidence are presented.

Answer 29

Arbitration

Question 30

The construction industry typically includes three parties:

Answer 30

Owner
Licensed designer
Builder

Question 31

Describes the prevailing model of construction management, in which the general contractor is engaged through a tender process after design have been completed by the architect or engineer

Answer 31

Design, bid , build

Question 32

In this type of contract, the construction team is responsible for taking the owner’s concept and completing a detailed design before proceeding with construction

Answer 32

Design-build contracts

Question 33

Architect and engineers (6)

Answer 33

• work inspection
• change orders
• review payments
• materials and samples
• shop drawings
• three- dimensional image

Question 34

Is a fee-based service in which the construction manager is responsible exclusively to the owner, acting in the owner’s interest at every stage of the project.

Answer 34

Construction cost management

Question 35

Is a delivery method which entails a commitment by the construction manager to deliver the project within a guaranteed maximum price.

Answer 35

CM-at-risk

Question 36

Is a global term referring to the business relationship of a construction contractor, owner and architect.

Answer 36

Cm-at-risk

Question 37

which it signs contracts with incentives for early completion and penalties for late completion, uses intense construction during longer periods of complete closure to shorten the overall project duration and reduce cost.

Answer 37

Accelerated construction techniques

Question 38

Typical table of organization (project based)

Answer 38

Construction manager

Technical assistant

Site civil engineer
Site architect
Site engineer/electrical
Site mechanical engineer

Question 39

Flow of project communication

Answer 39

Owner/proponent

Quantity surveyor
Construction manager
Consultants

General contractor- subcontractors
Trade contractors - subcontractors
suppliers