TIME AND SCHEDULE

Question 1

Name for factors affecting the time required for schematic design.

Answer 1

1. Size and complexity
2. Quality and completeness of the program information supplied by the client
3. Decision-making ability of the client
4. The nature of the design team

Question 2

What is the main factor determining the length of time it takes to complete design development and construction document phases?

Answer 2

Complexity

Question 3

Typical time for schematic design on a simple project

Answer 3

1-2 months

Question 4

Typical time for design development on a typical project

Answer 4

2-4 months

Question 5

Typical time for construction documents on a typical project

Answer 5

3-7 months

Question 6

Typical time for bidding or negotiation on a typical project

Answer 6

3-6 weeks… Regardless of the size of the project

Question 7

In what phase can financing lags have the greatest effect?

Answer 7

Usually in the client approval. Between schematic design and design development and between design development of construction documents

Question 8

When do you file for a building permit?

Answer 8

Near the conclusion of the construction phase… So that the building permit can be obtained about the same time as the construction contract is let

Question 9

The five phases of design

Answer 9

Schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding or negotiation, construction administration

Question 10

Three ways to shorten the design schedule

Answer 10

1. Architects work overtime (more expensive)
2. More people on the job (less efficient = more expensive)
3. Reduce man-hours spent (lower quality work)

Question 11

What do the arrows indicate I the CPM method?

Answer 11

Activities resulting in events/milestones (no indication of time)

Question 12

What is a completed CPM diagram referred to as?

Answer 12

Network diagram

Question 13

When two portions of a project are planned in separate CPM diagrams, but have events common to both networks, these events are called…

Answer 13

Interface events

Question 14

After the CPM network diagram is created, time is added to the equation to create… And to ascertain the…

Answer 14

CPM scheduling… The critical path

Question 15

What is the unit of time in CPM scheduling?

Answer 15

One normal working day

Question 16

What is the critical path?

Answer 16

This is the procedural path in a CPM network diagram with the longest total required time

Question 17

What are activities along the critical path called?

Answer 17

Critical activities

Question 18

If critical activities are delayed…

Answer 18

They will delay overall construction time

Question 19

What are float paths?

Answer 19

All other path in the network diagram other than the critical path.

Question 20

How do you determine the float of the path?

Answer 20

This is the difference, and days, between the path in question and the critical path.

Question 21

Why would a contractor multiply working days by 7/5?

Answer 21

That gives him the number of calendar days

Question 22

For reasons a client might want to shorten the construction schedule.

Answer 22

1. Interest on borrowed funds
2. Pressures of business
3. To minimize effects of inflation
4. Inclement weather

Question 23

Though shortening the durations of the critical path likely result in increased direct cost through inefficiency of added overtime work and inefficiency’s from coordination and supervision, the contractors overhead _______

Answer 23

Actually decreases as the scheduled time is shortened.

Question 24

Fast track scheduling often the gates the possibility of…

Answer 24

Fixed price for construction… Because it usually has to be bid in stages

Question 25

Who can help you with fast-track construction?

Answer 25

Construction manager

Question 26

Shop fabrication reduces the impact of…

Answer 26

Inclement weather on construction time

Question 27

Prefabricated items reduce design time because…

Answer 27

It is easier to select from a catalog then to design new pieces

Question 28

The only party responsible for scheduling construction trades

Answer 28

Contractor