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Project Management Flashcards

1
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Retainage at substantial completion is often equal to what?

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Contractor’s profit (5-20%, commonly 10%)

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Components of the Contract Documents

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Contracts, Gen Conditions, Supplemental Conditions, Drawings, Specs, Addenda and Modifications to the contract (Change order, CCD, ASI). Anything to do with bidding is NOT included.

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Procedures for submitting shop drawings are included in what spec section?

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Division 01 Gen Requirements

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Supplemental Conditions

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A503, prepared by owner. Includes legal rights and responsibilities that may vary from one project to another including insurance, indemnification, liquidated damages, legal requirements of the jurisdiction, fiduciary obligations.

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5
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What items does the IBC require in the drawings?

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Fire Protection shop drawings (submitted after permit)
Structural live loads
Site Plan
Exterior Wall envelope

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What items does the IECC require in the drawings?

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Mechanical system design criteria

Insulation materials and their R-values

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Easiest type of spec to write

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Proprietary or Base bid w/ alternates /Closed, followed by base bid with alternates

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Hardest type of spec to write

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Descriptive or Reference /Open (requires knowing all the attributes)

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Types of closed specs

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aka Prescriptive
Proprietary
Base bid with alternates
Base bid or approved equal

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Types of open specs

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aka Performance
Descriptive specification
Reference standard specification

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Which types of projects use open specs?

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Public projects to encourage competitive bidding
Project with tight budget that needs to find the lowest cost for each spec
Design-build project that allows for contractor choice to fit in budget

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Spec section for Communications

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Spec section for Fire Protection

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14
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Spec section for integrated automation

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Spec section for plumbing

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Spec section for Electrical

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17
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Spec section for HVAC

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23

18
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Spec section for vertical transportation

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14

19
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Spec section for special construction and what is it

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13
Structures made from unconventional materials
Special purpose rooms
Towers
Geodesic domes
Pre-engineered structures
Swimming pools
Kennels
X-ray rooms
Control of sound/vibration
Seismic control
20
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Spec section for furniture

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12

21
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Spec section for earthwork

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31

22
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Spec section for electronic safety/security

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28

23
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Spec section for exterior improvements and what is it

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32
Fences/gates
Paving/surfacing
Retaining walls
Site furnishings
Screens
Irrigation
Planting
24
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Spec section for utilities

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33

25
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Spec section for specialties and what is it

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10
Non-standard construction, small, installed in multiples
Visual display boards
Lockers
Corner guards
26
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Spec section for equipment and what is it

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11
Indispensible items for the function of a building, larger, more expensive than division 10 and requires coordination with other disciplines
Library carrels, checkout desk, book depository
Bank vault, teller stations and safety deposit boxes
Bowling alley lanes

27
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What does the project manual include?

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Bidding requirements and forms
Contract information, including the owner-contractor agreement, bonds, etc.
General and supplementary conditions of the contract
Specifications
NOT: addenda or drawings

28
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Calculating current cost based on Inflation

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Pn=P(1+i)^n
Example: The 2005 estimated cost of a project is $100,000. Calculate the expected cost of the project in 2010. Assume a 3% inflation rate.
Pn = $100,000(1+0.03)^5 = $115,927

29
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Calculating inflation rate

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((Current index - previous index) / previous index) x 100

30
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Location Adjustment Using the City Cost Indexes

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(Index for City A ÷ Index for City B) x Cost in City B = Cost in City A

31
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Time Adjustment for the National Average Using the Historical Cost Index:

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(Index for Year A ÷ Index for Year B) x Cost in City B = Cost in City A

32
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Adjustment from the National Average:

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(Index for City A ÷ 100) x National Average Cost= Cost in City A

33
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What is included in project manual?

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Anything in “book form”. Project manual is comprised of four major parts:
• bidding requirements (Prequalification forms, subcontractor list, bid security form)
• contract information, including the owner-contractor agreement, bonds, etc. (Sample performance bond)
• general and supplementary conditions of the contract (Sample general conditions of the contract)
• specifications

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