SUBMITTALS, SITE VISITS, TESTING, INSPECTIONS

Question 1

Drawings part of the contract documents?

Answer 1

NO!

Question 2

Which two kinds of items do you need to request submittals for?

Answer 2

Samples of natural materials, and mockups of design-build work

Question 3

If the contractor claims that changes to the shop drawings increase project cost or time, he is entitled to request a…

Answer 3

Change order

Question 4

What are two major publishers of standard specifications?

Answer 4

CSI – construction specifications institute

PSD – production systems division (of the AIA)

Question 5

Who developed MASTERSPEC?

Answer 5

PSD of the AIA

Production Systems Division

Question 6

Who developed COMSPEC and SPECTEXT?

Answer 6

the Construction Specifications Institute

Question 7

What is SPECTEXT?

Answer 7

A knowledge-based system more recent than MASTERSPEC

Question 8

Previous versions of the AIA documents used what term to describe the frequency of architect’s visits to the site?

Answer 8

“Periodic”

Question 9

What is the principal role of the architect during the construction phase?

Answer 9

To advise the owner whether the contractor is performing the work according to the contract documents

Question 10

What needs to be done if changes to the bidding documents are required because of clarification made during a pre-bid meeting?

Answer 10

Architect issues an addendum.

Question 11

What does an architect fill out with his observations at a site visit?

Answer 11

Field report

Question 12

What should an architect right or not to write in a field report?

Answer 12

He should write factual observations.

He should not write any comments about construction means, methods, safety or other responsibilities of the contractor.

Question 13

Who enforces OSHA?

Answer 13

The government…

Question 14

How long do you have to make a claim about additional cost, time delays, concealed or unknown conditions, or other contractual conflicts?

Answer 14

Within 21 days of the occurrence

Question 15

How many days is an architect have to respond to a claim?

Answer 15

In 10 days of the receipt

Question 16

The architects right to reject work does not include…

Answer 16

Stopping the work

Question 17

If an inspector requires work necessary to comply with the code that is not signing the contract documents, the contractor may be entitled to a…

Answer 17

Change order

Question 18

A government agency requires additional tests for inspection, who pays for that?

Answer 18

The owner

Question 19

If an inspection finds a building assembly to be deficient, who pays for that?

Answer 19

Contractor

Question 20

Why is it recommended that the owner, not the architect, hire and pay the geotechnical consultants?

Answer 20

Because of the great liability associated with faulty soil information

Question 21

Why doesn’t an architect include the results of the soil test in the contract documents?

Answer 21

Because that information may expose the architect to unnecessary liability

Question 22

Bid documents usually require that the contractor provide what kind of costing for work such as earth excavation?

Answer 22

Unit costs

Question 23

How long do you have to report a claim for concealed or unknown conditions?

Answer 23

21 days

Question 24

Other than soil testing, which other two forms of construction are almost always tested as well?

Answer 24

Concrete and welding, since they are critical to structural integrity