Reports

Question 1

defined as all costs specific to a project incurred through the startup of a facility but prior to the operation of a facility. It is comprised of TEC and OPC.

Answer 1

Total Project Cost

Question 2

Selection of Civil Engineer

Answer 2

1. Envelope System

2. Bidding

Question 3

Charging of Civil Engineer

Answer 3

1. Salary Cost times Multiplier plus direct salary Expense
2. Hourly Billing rate
3. Per diem
4. Cost plus fixed fee
5. Fixed Price
6. Percentage of construction
7. Schedule of min. Basic fee

Question 4

Defined as Direct salary plus employee’s benefits

Answer 4

Salary Cost

Question 5

Factor that compensate the engineer for overhead cost

Answer 5

Multiplier

Question 6

defined as all engineering design costs (after conceptual design), facility construction costs, and other costs specifically related to those construction efforts. These are typically capitalized.

Answer 6

Total Estimated Cost

Question 7

are defined as all other costs related to a project that are not included in the TEC, such as supporting research and development, pre-authorization costs prior to start of Title I design, plant support costs during construction, activation, and startup.

Answer 7

Other Project Cost

Question 8

TEC is divided into cost associated wiht

Answer 8

Project Management (PM)
Construction Contractor (CM)
Construction Management (CM)
ED&I

Question 9

activities include the engineering and design activities in Titles I & II, the inspection activities associated with Title III, and activities defined in the Brooks Bill (e.g., the 6 percent allowed for design, drawings, and specifications).

Answer 9

Ed&I

Question 10

covers those services provided to the DOE on a specific project, beginning at the start of design and continuing through the completion of construction, for planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and reporting on the status of the project.

Answer 10

Project Management

Question 11

covers those services provided by the organization responsible for management of the construction effort during Title I and Title II design, and continuing through the completion of construction.

Answer 11

Construction Management

Question 12

cover salaries, travel, and other expenses of engineers, engineering assistants, and their secretarial support responsible for engineering and design performed by the construction contractor

Answer 12

Construction Contractors

Question 13

COST ALLOCATIONS

Answer 13

Plant and Capital Equipment (PACE) Fund
Operating Expense Fund
Usage

Question 14

provides funding for the plant and
its basic equipment/furnishings. This fund is for conventional construction projects
only.

Answer 14

The Plant and Capital Equipment (PACE) Fund

Question 15

provides funding for ongoing activities, such as laundry, cleaning, etc. These items are typically captured in site overhead accounts and then allocated to projects as site overhead.

Answer 15

Operating Expense Fund

Question 16

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9184

Answer 16

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION, STANDARDIZATION, AND REGULATION OF THE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Also known as the Government Procurement Reform Act

Question 17

Head of the Procuring Entity- refers to:

Answer 17

1. The head of the agency or his duly authorized official, for national government agencies
2. The government board or its duly authorized official, for government-owned and/or controlled corporations
3. The local chief executive- for local government units

Question 18

G- EPS –

Answer 18

Government Electronic Procurement System

Question 19

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 544

Answer 19

An Act to Regulate the Practice of Civil Engineering in the Philippines

Question 20

Civil Engineering Law

Answer 20

RA 544

Question 21

Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers, hereinafter referred to as the Board.

Answer 21

Chairman

Two members

Question 22

Who can appoint the Board of Examiners?

Answer 22

The President with the recommendation of th PRC

Question 23

Powers and Duties of the Board

Answer 23

• administer oaths
• issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of civil engineering
• issue certificates of recognition
• Investigate such violations of this Act
• Issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum
• Inspect at least once a year educational institutions offering CE

Question 24

Qualifications of Board Members

Answer 24

Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;
Be at least thirty years of age and of good moral character;
Be a graduate of civil engineering from a recognized and legally constituted school, institute, college or university.
Be a registered civil engineer duly qualified to practice civil engineering in the Philippines;
Have practiced civil engineering, with a certificate as such, for a period of not less than ten years prior to his appointment.
Not be a member of the faculty of any school, institute, college, or university where civil engineering course is taught, nor have a pecuniary interest in such institutions;
No former members of the faculty of any school, institute or university where civil engineering is taught can become a member of the Board unless he had stopped teaching for at least three consecutive years.

Question 25

PRC

Answer 25

Professional Regulation Commission

Question 26

Qualifications for Examination

Answer 26

• Be at least twenty-one years of age;
• Be a citizen of the Philippines;
• Be of good reputation and moral character; and
• Be a graduate of a four-year course in civil engineering from a school, institute, college or • university recognized by the Government or the State wherein it is established.

Question 27

Obligation arises from

Answer 27

Law
Contract
Quasi-contract
Acts or ommision punished by law
Quasi-delicts

Question 28

Different kinds of obligation

Answer 28

Pure and conditonal Obligation
Obligation with period
Alterative Obligation
Joint and solidary obligation
Divisible and indivisible Obligation 
Obligation with penal cause

Question 29

Extinguishment of Obligation

Answer 29

By payment or performance
By the loss of the thing due
By the condonation or remission of the debt
By the confusion or merger of the rights of creditor and debtor
By compensation
By novation

Question 30

refers to any acceptable form of bond accompanying the Bid submitted by the bidder as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the Contract with the Owner for the construction of the Work, if the Contract is awarded to him

Answer 30

Bid bond

Question 31

collectively refer to all documents provided or made available to prospective bidders which include the Invitation to Bid and a copy of the Contract which the winning bidders would be required to sign with the Owner.

Answer 31

Bid documents

Question 32

is a document containing additional information on Bid Documents issued to bidders before date of bidding.

Answer 32

Bid bulletin

Question 33

is a written order to the Contractor issued by the Owner after the execution of the Contract, authorizing a change or variation in the work or an adjustment in the Contract Price or Contract time.

Answer 33

Change order

Question 34

is the term used to describe the Agreement and the Contract Documents.

Answer 34

Contract

Question 35

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Answer 35

a. Special Provisions or Conditions
b. General Conditions
c. Specifications
d. Drawings
e. Other Bid Documents

Question 36

Governing Principles on Government Procurement

Answer 36

Transparency
Competitiveness
Streamlined procurement process 
System of Accountability
Public monitoring of the procurement process and the implementation of awarded contracts

Question 37

What is GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT?

Answer 37

This Act shall apply to the procurement of infrastructure projects, goods and consulting services regardless of the source of funds, whether local or foreign, by all branches and instrumentalities of government

Question 38

any event beyond the reasonable control of the owner or the Contractor.

Answer 38

ACT OF GOD OR FORCE MAJEURE

Question 39

invitation issued to prospective bidders, giving information about:

Answer 39

ADVERTISEMENT OR INVITATION TO BID

Question 40

are the documents attached to the Agreement identified therein as Contract Documents, including all additions, deletions and modifications incorporated therein. T

Answer 40

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS