Quiz Flashcards
The project team consists of:
owner, design, contractor and supplier teams
The Owner is responsible for:
providing project funding
The design team is responsible for:
producing the construction documents
The contractor team is responsible for:
managing the construction
The supplier team is responsible for:
manufacturing, fabricating, distributing, and supplying products
The Life Cycle of a project includes:
project conception, design, construction and facility management
During which facility life cycle stage does the A/E review the Owner’s program and budget?
Project Conception
What format governs the organization of the Project Manual?
MasterFormat
What format guides the organizational content of a single specification?
SectionFormat
Communication between team members is effective when:
contractual lines of communication are followed
Successful projects result from contracts with the following:
Compatible agreements, professional standard of care, and building code compliance.
Fundamental sustainable design approaches include:
energy performance, materials, resources, and environmental quality
When is it important to establish a project budget?
d. Before the Owner proceeds too far into the project delivery process
Hard costs?
Utilities, demolition, construction, fixtures and equipment
What is a characteristic of a well-prepared project schedule?
Details appropriate for each phase of project life cycle
When assisting an Owner with site selection, what needs to be considered?
Location, regulations, surrounding conditions
What is the first step in facility programming?
Establishing the Owner’s goals
What must be considered when selecting a project delivery method?
Which delivery method will be the least expensive
If an Owner has limited expertise in design and construction, a complex schedule, and extensive coordination is required between disciplines, which project delivery method is recommended?
Construction Management at Risk
In a typical design-bid-build project, what is the contractual relationship between the A/E and Contractor?
Third party responsibilities - no contractual relationship
When selecting an A/E the Owner needs to consider?
A/E qualifications and experience with project type
When using a cash allowance, what must be clearly specified?
Product cost
Who establishes the basis for quality for a project?
Owner
What steps are part of product selection?
Establishing performance requirements, product attributes, performance history and compatibility
A product representative’s role is best described by the following:
Provide accurate product information and detail
Which regulation defines how close a tavern can be built in proximity to a school?
Zoning Ordinance
Schematic Design drawings include the following items except:
Preliminary Project Description
What written document is used by the A/E to describe a project during the Schematic Design phase of a project?
Preliminary Project Description
What written document is used by the A/E to describe a project during the Design Development phase of a project?
Outline Specifications
Cost estimating methods include the following except:
Bid pricing
Quality control during design includes which of the following:
Peer and AHJ reviews
What is the difference between Drawings and Specifications?
Drawings indicate products quantitatively and Specifications indicate products qualitatively
The Drawings include the following information:
Location, identification, dimension, size, and details.
What type of Drawings would include details and schedules?
Construction drawings.
What standard is a tool that organizes drawing information?
National CAD Standard.
The Specifications include the following information
Physical properties, chemical constituents, and performance requirements .
Which type of information is found in the Specifications?
Standards of workmanship.
What type of specification is generally used during the Conceptual Design phase?
Narrative specifications.
The MasterFormat groups include
Procurement and Contracting Requirements and Specifications.
SectionFormat describes
guidelines for the display of specification text.
What is the correct sentence structure for specifications?
Imperative and indicative moods.
The Project Manual includes
procurement requirements, contracting requirements, and specifications.
General and Supplementary Conditions should be prepared by and/or have the approval of
Owner including Owner’s council.
The Supplementary Conditions
modify General Conditions to suit specific project requirements.
Revisions to the Contract Documents are done at what time in the project process?
During the bidding/negotiations and construction phases.
Division 01, General Requirements, includes the following:
Administrative and procedural requirements.
What is the relationship between Division 01 and other construction documents?
Expands administrative and procedural provisions in the Conditions of the Contract.
In what Division would you find specifications for roofing?
Division 07
In what Division would you find specifications for fire sprinklers?
Division 21
When Drawings and Specifications are not coordinated a discrepancy can
cause bidders to make different interpretations of what is required.
What is key to effective team coordination?
Good communication and attention to detail
The Procurement Phase is
the transition from design to construction.
The document that tells the Bidder how to prepare their bid is the
Instructions to Bidders.
How is the Bidder’s price presented to the Owner?
A written bid.
The purpose of the prebid meeting is to
orient the bidders to conditions affecting the project.
Who evaluates the bids?
Owner and A/E.
What is an activity that takes place during procurement?
Investigating the site.
Addenda are used to accomplish all of the following except
correct unforeseen field conditions in the work.
Pricing methods include
stipulated sum, GMP, and unit price.
Costs included in a Contractor’s bid or proposal include
construction, contingency, overhead, and profit.
The Owner may obtain goods for the project or maintenance using
requests for proposals and purchase orders.
The construction agreement is signed by the
Owner and successful bidder.
Preconstruction submittals include
bonds, schedules, and certificates of insurance.
The construction agreement includes
scope of work and mutual consent.
The preconstruction meeting occurs
before construction begins.
Available information includes
survey and geotechnical information.
Verification of site conditions by the Contractor is done
prior to construction activities.
Mobilization generally commences
after receiving the notice to proceed.
The requirements for the Contractor’s field office are located in
Division 01.
The administration and management of construction activities are divided into
contract administration and project management.
Sequencing the project involves
performing one portion of the work prior to another portion.
Only the contractor has sole responsibility for
means and methods of completing the project.
Preinstallation meetings are required by
individual specification sections.
The period of review time for submittals is usually found in the
Division 01 submittal specification section.
Submittal review by the architect/engineer is limited to determining
if the submittal is consistent with the design intent.
During construction the contractor is responsible for
inspecting each portion of the work prior to performing subsequent work.
The entities that are authorized by the General Conditions to stop the work are
owner and contractor.
An example of quality control is
monitoring, verifying, and substantiating requirements.
The project team member responsible for interpretations and modifications to the Contract Documents is the
architect/engineer.
To reduce the need for interpretations and modifications, the design team needs to
prepare well-coordinated Contract Documents.
The contractor prepares the Schedule of Values and submits it to the architect/engineer for review after
award of the contract and before the first progress payment.
To ensure that the work is completed or to settle third-party claims against the contractor, the owner protects their
retaining a percentage of the cost of completed work.
Liquidated damages can be assessed on the contractor if the
contractor fails to achieve substantial completion by the stipulated date.
Claims can be filed on a construction project by the
owner and contractor.
Disputes are avoided by a
mutual understanding of interests and limitation of each party.
In order to facilitate an orderly completion of the project,
a comprehensive set of closeout procedures needs to be followed.
The purpose of the closeout meeting is to
review closeout procedures and activities.
The correction period for a project starts
on the date of substantial completion.
The architect/engineer reviews the owner’s program during the
design stage.
The facility manager is generally responsible for
managing the day-to-day decision-making about the facility.
After the construction has reached final completion, the contractor is required to
take corrective action on warranty items.
The standard contract correction period ends when the project reaches
one year from substantial completion.
The categories of asset storage and archiving of materials include
permanent record and regular maintenance information.
Post-construction documentation includes
warranties, O&M data, and record submittals.
The key to maintaining and evaluating a facility are the
project records.
Decommissioning a building happens when the
building is being removed from active service.
What is the difference between a Project and a Facility?
Project describes the process of planning, designing, documenting for procurement and construction, procuring, contracting, and constructing a facility for delivery to its owner. The goal of a project is the facility. The term project can refer to the object of the delivery process or the delivery process itself. The design and construction (delivery process) of a project
is a unique combination of a scope of work (extent), its budget (cost), and its schedule (time). Facility is the completed project as a constructed entity intended for a specific purpose and function. [PDPG 1.8.1]
Codes governing building (commercial) construction and residential construction are …
Building (commercial) codes and residential codes are not the same. International Building Code (IBC) applies to every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures WITH THE EXCEPTION that detached one-and-two family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures not more than three stories above grade plane in height shall comply with the International Residential Code (IRC). [PDPG 4.4.2]
Which member of the project team usually hires a construction manager.
The owner usually engages the services of a construction manager, an entity that typically contracts with the owner to provide construction management services. [PDPG 3.1.2; PDPG Figure 3.4]
The Procurement Documents include all of the following EXCEPT:
The Procurement Documents include the procurement requirements, contracting requirements, specifications,
contract drawings, and resource drawings. Contract modifications are outside of the scope of procurement documents due to their nature of modifying the Agreement. [PDPG 6.2; PDPG Figure 5.1]
Differences between the AlA A201, EJCDC C-700, DBIA 535, and AGC ConsensusDOCS 200:
Each document deals with project conditions and issues in a similar manner but with language determined to be in accord with the needs of each organization. [PDPG Appendix A: Comparisons of Standard General Conditions]
How are construction drawings and the specifications complementary?
Both are needed to fully describe a construction project. The drawings show size, form, quantity, relationship, generic type, and graphic representations of construction materials. The specifications define the qualitative requirements for products, materials, and workmanship on which the construction contract is based. [PDPG 5.2; PDPG 5.8.2]
The ____ furnishes products for the project.
A supplier furnishes or supplies materials and products for the project to be constructed. Typically, suppliers do not physically install materials themselves, but may be required to certify installers (in most instances a subcontractor) or observe installation for complicated work. [PDPG 1.6]
The General Conditions of the Contract for Construction apply to the contractual relationship between:
The conditions of the contract are written provisions that define the basic rights, responsibilities, and relationships of the parties associated in the construction of a project. [PDPG 5.1.2]
Preliminary Project Descriptions are…
Preliminary project descriptions are associated with the Schematic Design Phase and are informational documents that are not used for construction. [PDPG 4.5.2]
