CPD Q's

Question 1

1. CPD on Ariba and Icertis, online procurement software?

Answer 1

a. This allows population of tender documents by all parties, to the clients supply chain under their frameworks

Question 2

2. Decarbonisation in the UK

Answer 2

a. Companies have incentives to reduce CO2 emissions, and there are targets in place for companies to

Question 3

3. What is the knowledge and practice committee?

Answer 3

a. An RICS committee reporting to the board which develops the knowledge and working practice, highlighting areas of improvement

Question 4

4. What happens at lease expiry?

Answer 4

a. A section 25 notice can be served by landlord to terminate existing lease.

Question 5

5. Whole life carbon in offsite construction?

Answer 5

a. Decarbonisation and use of sustainable materials in off site construction. Creating and designing materials to lookahead in the future how the end of life of those will work

Question 6

6. You delivered workshop on drainage, how do you measure drainage?

Answer 6

a. Generally speaking for a drain run, I take the invert level and cover level of two manholes and calculate the average depth of both invert levels (the bottom), I then take the average depth and times it by the length. Manholes are Nr’s.

Question 7

8. What is a RICS surveyor?

Answer 7

a. Someone who is professional surveyor for RICS in the construction industry, providing services to clients

Question 8

7. CPD on development funding, how are they funded?

Answer 8

a. Through joint ventures and banks. Risk is cashflow.

Question 9

9. What is the purpose of the memorandum of understanding?

Answer 9

a. The coming together of multiple organisations to drive diversity in the industry

Question 10

10. What is immersion cooling technology?

Answer 10

a. Data centres have massive energy demands, for cooling which solar power cant do for air handling units. It is the process of pumping water through the servers to extract the heat output.

Question 11

11. What do you know about ISO 19650?

Answer 11

a. This relates to BIM, and offers guidance on how BIM is implemented in a business.

Question 12

12. Termination in JCT?

Answer 12

a. Contractors employment is terminated. It is difficult for employer to do and must have significant reason for doing so under common law.

Question 13

13. CESMM?

Answer 13

a. Class P is for piling works. Civil engineering standard method of measurement

Question 14

14. What does the net to gross ratio of a building tell us?

Answer 14

a. If there is a lot of useable space. 75% ratio is the goal.

Question 15

15. If the drawings and specification clash, what takes precedence?

Answer 15

a. Generally in JCT anyway the drawings take precedence.

Question 16

How is net present value assessed?

Answer 16

To do with cashflows at different times, to analyse the profitability of a project

Question 17

When is Nabers typically used on a prokect?

Answer 17

Soft landings

Question 18

What is force majeure and how do you assess?

Answer 18

Contractor has to demonstrate and show it was the event that caused the delay and nothing more, and how they looked to mitigate the delay

Question 19

What ratio of net to gross area should residential units aim for? And what is this?

Answer 19

75%. It is the ratio of useable area to unusable area

Question 20

What is the best way to reduce risk on a project?

Answer 20

Early design certainty.

Question 21

Why would you want to amend the contract to shift the risk of statutory requirements to the contractor?

Answer 21

As these can be a big risk to both programme and cost to the client, especially where there are unknowns. ground risk is biggest risk

Question 22

What is the lowest risk type of contract sum for the client?

Answer 22

Generally a lump sum is lowest risk, as the cost is known up front, and any other change will be by variation to this only.

Question 23

If there is an error between the spec and design docs, which takes precedence in JCT?

Answer 23

Generally the drawings take precedence

Question 24

What is the RICS ethics decision tree?

Answer 24

It sets out how to assess a possibly unethical situation, and how to act on it.

Question 25

What % of the lobal CO2 emissions does the construction industry contribute?

Answer 25

37%

Question 26

How does JCT define defects?

Answer 26

it doesn’t

Question 27

Is there any regulation when doing a PQQ that you are aware of?

Answer 27

PAS-91, offers a standardised approach

Question 28

Is there a clause in JCT that allows for material price changes?

Answer 28

Fluctuations provision, options A B C. based on different ways of estimating the change

Question 29

What takes precedence the ER’s or CPS’ and why?

Answer 29

The ER’s, although the contract does state the Employer has examined the CP’s, the contractor still must meet the ER’s

Question 30

Why is a CE different to a Variation?

Answer 30

CE deals with both time and money

Question 31

What pricing doc does NEC option B use?

Answer 31

BOQ

Question 32

What pricing doc does NEC option C use?

Answer 32

Target cost with Activity schedule

Question 33

What is the X29 clause?

Answer 33

(KPI’s) - Puts a requirement on the contractor to adhere to a performance indicator, such as CO2 emissions, materials used.

Question 34

What is the difference in force majeure between NEC and JCT?

Answer 34

In NEC contractor can claim time and money