new bid and estimating Flashcards
Which of the following bid documents would
the contractor place his or her price on?
A. instructions to bidders
B. bid form
C. contract agreement
D. general conditions
b
Which of the following bid documents
contains additional or supplemental
information to the design documents?
A. instructions to bidders
B. addendum
C. alternate
D. general conditions
b
Which type of specification provides the
criteria that the contractor must build to but
does not include a specific design?
A. performance specification
B. project specification
C. preliminary specification
D. prescriptive specification
a
The criteria set by a trade organization for
acceptable quality and installation
procedures, such as the Sheet Metal and Air
Conditioning Contractors’ National
Association (SMACNA) benchmarks for
ductwork quality, are best described as a
.
A. code
B. specification
C. regulation
D. standard
d
If a project trailer is vandalized, which of the
following type of insurance would cover the
claim?
A. errors and omissions
B. builder’s risk
C. general liability
D. property insurance
b
What is the term used to describe the
financial evaluation of the cost of a building
component or system over its useful life?
A. cost ratio
B. value engineering
C. life cycle costing
D. initial cost analysis
c
Which type of estimate is most appropriate
when the contract documents are 100%
complete?
A. detailed estimate
B. cost indices estimate
C. parametric estimate
D. conceptual estimate
b
- How many crew days would it take to install
1,500 sq yd of carpet if the two-person
crew can install 500 sq yd/day?
A. 1.25 days
B. 2.25 days
C. 3.00 days
D. 4.35 day
1500/500=3
Carpet is typically taken off by which unit of
measure?
A. square foot
B. square yard
C. square
D. cubic yard
b
How many 7-cy dump truck loads are
needed to remove 350 Bcy of soil assuming
the swell factor is 15%?
A. 53
B. 58
C. 59
D. 412
B. 350 × 1.15/7 = 57.5
How many bank cubic yards of soil would be
needed to fill an excavation requiring 45
Ccy of fill assuming an 88% compaction
factor?
A. 39.6
B. 40.5
C. 50.4
D. 51.1
D. 45/.88 = 51.1 Ccy
Assuming the footings shown in Figure 5-6
were formed along the sides (not the
bottom). How much formwork would be
required?
A. 9 sq ft
B. 112 sq ft
C. 224 sq ft
D. 448 sq ft
C. (30 × 4) + (4 × 26) = 224 sq ft
How much concrete is needed for the footing
shown in Figure 5-6?
A. 0.3 cy
B. 4.2 cy
C. 8.3 cy
D. 16.6 cy
D. (28 × 4) × 1 × 4/27 = 16.6 cy
How much rebar should be ordered for the
footing shown in Figures 5-6 and 5-7?
Assume rebar comes in 20-ft lengths.
A. 125 lnft
B. 224 lnft
C. 500 lnft
D. 548 lnft
C. Effective length = 20 – ((5/8) ×
30)/12 = 18.44 ft
Total length of runs = 2
A structure is an intersecting hip roof with the
main hip roof outside dimensions being 73 ft
long and the width being 30 ft wide. The
intersection portion extends 20 ft beyond the
30-ft side, and the intersecting portion is 20
ft wide. The overhang is 2 ft 6 in. and the
slope is 5:12. The rafters are 16 in. on
center. Based on the information provided,
what is the total length of the common rafters
in linear feet?
A. 13.00
B. 17.50
C. 18.90
D. 35.00
- C. (15 ft + 2.5 ft) × 1.08 = 18.9
Using the information provided in the
previous question, what is the total number of
common rafters required for the roof?
A. 55
B. 72
C. 112
D. 146
D. Main = 73 ft/1.3 = 55 + 1 = 56
56 × 2 sides = 112
Extension = 20 ft/1.3 = 16 + 1 = 17
17 × 2 sides = 34
112 + 34 = 146
How many board feet is 200inft of 2inx6in wood stud
a12 btf
b138btf
c 200btf
d 2400btf
C. Effective length = 20 – ((5/8) ×
30)/12 = 18.44 ft
Total length of runs = 28 ft centerline × 4
sides × 4 bars = 448 ft
448 ft/18.44 = 25 sticks of rebar
25 sticks × 20 ft = 500 lnft
What would happen to the total cost of the
building described in Figure 5-2 if the brick
veneer made up 60% and the windows
made up 40% of the building enclosure
instead of 80% and 20%?
A. Cost would decrease $780,900.
B. Cost would decrease $334,650.
C. Cost would increase $334,650.
D. Cost would increase $780,900
C. (25,000 × 0.6 × 4.46) + (25,000 ×
0.4 × 71.4) – (89,250 + 357,000) =
$334,650
Using Figure 5-3, how much would a bank
that costs $500,000 in Clemson, South
Carolina, in 2012 cost if built in 2015 in
Provo, Utah?
A. $367,155
B. $628,947
C. $680,912
D. $889,685
C. (500,000 × 47.8)/35.1 = $680,912
Using the square foot costs from Figure 5-1,
how much would a 6,500 sq ft post office
cost?
A. $484,575
B. $617,630
C. $660,055
D. $689,585
B. 6,500 × 95.02 = $617,630
