Ethics Flashcards
morals and customs of conduct
ethics
what are engineering and Construction ethics
standards governing a profession
recognizes the public’s health, safety, and welfare involved in practice
profession
the ability to think independently
moral authority
who resigned as VP during bribery charges and taxx evasion?
Spiro T Agnew
What happened with the Challenger?
A simple seal join two segments failed to contain hot gases; flames spewed out
Four factors that deals with salary for Civil Engineers
Experience, PE, job functions, Additional Education
Best state to pay for CE’s
Alaska
Greatest achievements of CE’s
highways and water supply distribution
characteristics of construction projects
defined objective
defined period
defined deliverables
resource consumed
industry breakdown
residential
commercial
heavy civil & highway
industrial
who does the bid go to?
The lowest responsible, responsive bidder
organization of industry
owners
subcontractors
insurance companies
who designs vertical construction?
Architects
Who designs horizontal construction
engineers
TF Construction is a goods producing industry
true
applies to all federal and federally assisted construction projects over 2000$; requires employees be paid a wage that is not less than the schdule of prevailing wages
Davis Bacon Act
Protects workers right to strike
Norris-LaGuardia Act
makes it illegal for an employer to require a kickback
copeland act
contains minimum wage standards, maximum hours, overtime pay, equal pay, and child labor standards
Wage and Hour Law
what is the purpose of bidder qualification
to ensure the bidder will have both the resources and expertise to perform
establishes the breakdown of the overall project into smaller, manageable, sub contract pieces
work packaging
added to bids when the adequacy of theproject is questionable
alternates
change in the documents made during the bidding phase, before contract award
addenda
3 types of bonds
bid, performance, payment bonds
what do bonds do?
manage risks
guarantees the selected contractor will enter into a contract with owner for the bid price
bid bond
guarantees the contractor will perform the work in accordance with the terms of the
performance bond
guarantees the contractor will pay all the bills
payment bond
Who do the bids benefit?
owner
the insurance covers disability and medical insurance for workforce
workers comp
provides protection for 3rd party claims - inuries to non workers even after completion
comprehensive liability
property insurance for the building while it is under the control of the contractor
builder’s risk
Work breakdown structure
project
CSI
category
subcategory
technical requirements of work breakdown
uniformat 1 or 2
CSI Master Format
What is the difference between CSI Master Format and Unifrmat?
CSI is a detailed estimate
