LECTURE 4

Question 1

These services deal primarily with collecting, interpreting and reporting
information, together with formulating conclusions and making recommendations.
Typical services in this category are:

Answer 1

CONSULTATION, RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AND REPORTS.

Question 2

Preliminary and Feasibility Investigations and Reports

Answer 2

• Impact of a project in the environment
• Sustainable development
• Operating costs
• Life cycle costs
• Expected revenues
• Financing considerations

Question 3

These services usually precede the authorization of a capital project and may involve extensive investigations, analyses of conditions, and comparison of several possible plans.

Answer 3

Preliminary and Feasibility Investigations and Reports

Question 4

These services may include the broad areas of developing the engineering requirement of master plans for long-range capital improvement programs;

Answer 4

Planning Studies

Question 5

Planning Studies

Answer 5

*Preparation of preliminary engineering of land development plans
* Urban plans
* Regional plans
* Investigation of environment conditions and preparation of environmental impact
studies with subsequent engineering planning to improve or maintain existing
conditions.

Question 6

These services may include investigations and analyses of existing conditions; capital and operating costs, overhead costs and costs of financing and revenues as needed to evaluate a property or to recommend establishment of prospective rates.

Answer 6

Appraisals, Valuations and Rate Studies

Question 7

The Civil Engineer may be engaged by a client who is planning to issue bonds, particularly
revenue bonds, to finance a capital project.

Answer 7

Assistance in Financial Matters

Question 8

These services include tests of materials and equipment under established codes and
standards, specialized examination of equipment and materials used in construction and
industry and other inspections and monitoring required by a client.

Answer 8

Materials Engineering and Equipment tests

Question 9

This include services such as assistance in preparation for legal proceedings. Appearance before courts or commissions to render opinions and conclusions and investigations of technical matters where specialized civil engineering knowledge, experience and judgment
is required.

Answer 9

Direct personal services

Question 10

Research is a specialized investigation and gathering of data from existing resources or
through laboratory works and processes related to the purpose and objective of the
research.

Answer 10

Research and Development

Question 11

These services can vary to suit special needs of the client and can include such diverse
activities

Answer 11

Special Services

Question 12

Special Services

Answer 12

• Value Engineering
• Appraisals and valuation
• Load testing
• Traffic Engineering
• Forensic engineering for structural and other failures
• Computer Modelling

Question 13

DESIGN SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Answer 13

1. Study and report phase
   2.Preliminary and design phase
2. Final Design Phase
3. Bidding or Negotiating Phase
4. Construction Phase
5. Operation Phase

Question 14

This phase involves determination of project scope and economic and technical
evaluation of feasible alternatives.

Answer 14

Study and Report Phase

Question 15

This phase involves the establishment of the general size and scope of the project and its
location on the selected site.

Answer 15

Preliminary Design Phase

Question 16

This phase of project development is usually undertaken only after the client has
approved the preliminary design phase material.

Answer 16

Final Design Phase

Question 17

Assisting the client in advertising for and obtaining bids or negotiating proposal for
each separate prime construction contract, maintaining a record of prospective
bidders to whom bidding documents have been issued.

Answer 17

Bidding or Negotiating Phase

Question 18

Services under this phase involve consulting with and advising the client during
construction and are usually those associated with service as the client’s representative.
Most of civil engineers are not willing to assume the responsibilities associated with
construction phase services without providing resident project representative services at
the site.

Answer 18

Construction phase

Question 19

At the completion of construction, the Civil Engineer may as a basic service, assist in the
start-up of project operations. The Civil Engineer may be commissioned to prepare a
manual for both operation and maintenance requirements and may also provide
assistance in adjusting and balancing equipment, identifying deficiencies and assisting in
obtaining corrections and performing inspection prior to the end of the project warranty
period.

Answer 19

Operation phase

Question 20

A Registered Civil Engineer may engage in construction contracting after being licensed
as a contractor by the Contractors Accreditation Board. It is considered unethical for a civil
engineer to allow his license to be used by any other construction company except his
own

Answer 20

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Question 21

Special Services required during the study, design, construction and operation phases of
a construction project may include investigations, reports and activities beyond the scope
of the basic services

Answer 21

SPECIAL SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Question 22

The professional services described above often require engineering support services.
Geotechnical engineering, for example, frequently requires services such as taking soil and rock boring, excavating test pits sampling and identifying soil and earth materials, field and laboratory test.

Answer 22

ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES

Question 23

These services involve full or part time teaching or training of prospective professionals
and also the upgrading of knowledge and skills of fellow professionals.

Answer 23

ACADEMIC SERVICES

Question 24

This is a condition when a Civil Engineer engages to perform work or fulfill duties regularly for wages or salary being paid by an employer.

Answer 24

SERVICES AS EMPLOYEE