Exam 1

Question 1

when was the code of hurambi made

Answer 1

1792-1750BC

Question 2

What does ASC stand for

Answer 2

Associated schools of construction

Question 3

how many 4 year colleges with contruction majors

Answer 3

120

Question 4

what are the 5 primary sectors of the construction industry

Answer 4

residential 
commercial
heavy civil
industrial
environmental

Question 5

what is the most volatile segment of construction

Answer 5

residential

Question 6

who are the primary players in construction

Answer 6

oners
design professionals
construction professionals
secondary players

Question 7

what are the two basic owners

Answer 7

provate and public

Question 8

what are the two design professinals

Answer 8

architects and engineers

Question 9

who is considered secondary players in the industry

Answer 9

utility, bonding, insurance companies, building and zoneing officials

Question 10

who is considered third level players in the industry

Answer 10

courts, attorneys, government, trade associations

Question 11

what does AGC stand for

Answer 11

Associated General Contractors is a union based

Question 12

What does ABC stand for

Answer 12

Associated Builders and Contractors is a non union based

Question 13

what does NAHB stand for

Answer 13

National Association Of Home Builders

Question 14

what does LEED stand for

Answer 14

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Question 15

What does AIC Stand for

Answer 15

American Institute of COntractors

Question 16

what does CMAA Stand for

Answer 16

Construction Management Association of America

Question 17

what does scope mean

Answer 17

it sets the parameters of the project and identifies what work needs to get done

Question 18

what happens in design bid build

Answer 18

owner hires arch to design structure
owner selects GC
GC selects subs

Question 19

what happens in COnstructin Management or CM at risk

Answer 19

fee based service where the CM is responsible for the

CM AT RISK
owner nd acts in his best intrest
GC provides both pre construction and construction services

Question 20

what happens in besign build

Answer 20

owner contracts with the design/build entity which is responsible fo the design of the project

Question 21

who selects project delivery

Answer 21

the owner

Question 22

what does a CM do

Answer 22

mitigate the risks associated with project cost

Question 23

what type of bid do public projects have to be by law

Answer 23

open bids

Question 24

what are prequalifications for projects

Answer 24

weeds out the contractors that are not qualified to bid on the project

Question 25

what does notice to proceed mean

Answer 25

gives the go ahead to start work on the project

Question 26

what missing part of a bid could make the bid nonresponsive

Answer 26

bid bonds
non collusion affidavit
certificates of insurance
subcontractor lists

Question 27

what are the two main components of a contract

Answer 27

drawings and project manual

Question 28

difference between drawings and project manual

Answer 28

drawings are the plans

project manual is the specs

Question 29

which drawing will take precedence if there is a discrepency

Answer 29

civil

or think of it from the ground up. which ever drawing is closer to the start of the project will get precidence

Question 30

what is the order of drawings

Answer 30

civil
architectural
structural
mechanical
electrical

Question 31

what are the 4 basic types of drawings

Answer 31

floor
plans
elevations
sections
details

Question 32

what does CSI mean

Answer 32

Construction Specification Institute

Question 33

who determines which type of contract the project will follow

Answer 33

the owner

Question 34

what are the 4 basic types of contracts

Answer 34

lump sum
cost plus fee
guaranteed maximum price
unit price contracts