Ethics

Question 1

morals and customs of conduct

Answer 1

ethics

Question 2

what are engineering and Construction ethics

Answer 2

standards governing a profession

Question 3

recognizes the public’s health, safety, and welfare involved in practice

Answer 3

profession

Question 4

the ability to think independently

Answer 4

moral authority

Question 5

who resigned as VP during bribery charges and taxx evasion?

Answer 5

Spiro T Agnew

Question 6

What happened with the Challenger?

Answer 6

A simple seal join two segments failed to contain hot gases; flames spewed out

Question 7

Four factors that deals with salary for Civil Engineers

Answer 7

Experience, PE, job functions, Additional Education

Question 8

Best state to pay for CE’s

Answer 8

Alaska

Question 9

Greatest achievements of CE’s

Answer 9

highways and water supply distribution

Question 10

characteristics of construction projects

Answer 10

defined objective
defined period
defined deliverables
resource consumed

Question 11

industry breakdown

Answer 11

residential
commercial
heavy civil & highway
industrial

Question 12

who does the bid go to?

Answer 12

The lowest responsible, responsive bidder

Question 13

organization of industry

Answer 13

owners
subcontractors
insurance companies

Question 14

who designs vertical construction?

Answer 14

Architects

Question 15

Who designs horizontal construction

Answer 15

engineers

Question 16

TF Construction is a goods producing industry

Answer 16

true

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Davis Bacon Act

Question 18

Protects workers right to strike

Answer 18

Norris-LaGuardia Act

Question 19

makes it illegal for an employer to require a kickback

Answer 19

copeland act

Question 20

contains minimum wage standards, maximum hours, overtime pay, equal pay, and child labor standards

Answer 20

Wage and Hour Law

Question 21

what is the purpose of bidder qualification

Answer 21

to ensure the bidder will have both the resources and expertise to perform

Question 22

establishes the breakdown of the overall project into smaller, manageable, sub contract pieces

Answer 22

work packaging

Question 23

added to bids when the adequacy of theproject is questionable

Answer 23

alternates

Question 24

change in the documents made during the bidding phase, before contract award

Answer 24

addenda

Question 25

3 types of bonds

Answer 25

bid, performance, payment bonds

Question 26

what do bonds do?

Answer 26

manage risks

Question 27

guarantees the selected contractor will enter into a contract with owner for the bid price

Answer 27

bid bond

Question 28

guarantees the contractor will perform the work in accordance with the terms of the

Answer 28

performance bond

Question 29

guarantees the contractor will pay all the bills

Answer 29

payment bond

Question 30

Who do the bids benefit?

Answer 30

owner

Question 31

the insurance covers disability and medical insurance for workforce

Answer 31

workers comp

Question 32

provides protection for 3rd party claims - inuries to non workers even after completion

Answer 32

comprehensive liability

Question 33

property insurance for the building while it is under the control of the contractor

Answer 33

builder’s risk

Question 34

Work breakdown structure

Answer 34

project
CSI
category
subcategory

Question 35

technical requirements of work breakdown

Answer 35

uniformat 1 or 2

CSI Master Format

Question 36

What is the difference between CSI Master Format and Unifrmat?

Answer 36

CSI is a detailed estimate