Unit 1

Question 1

What are the 7 types of Construction Documents

Answer 1

Bidding Requirements
Contract Forms
Contract Conditions
Specifications
Drawings
Addenda
Contract Modifications

Question 2

Project Manual contains?

Answer 2

Specs, Drawings, Contract forms and conditions, bidding requirements

Question 3

Bidding Documents contain?

Answer 3

Requirements, contract forms and conditions, specs, drawings, addenda

Question 4

Contract Payment Forms

Answer 4

Agreement, Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds, Certificates

Question 5

Contract Conditions

Answer 5

Supplementary conditions (called special conditions) or terms and conditions

Question 6

Specs

Answer 6

MasterFormat or UniFormat

Question 7

MasterFormat

Answer 7

CSI developed, subgroups 
general 01
facility construction(2-19)
facility services(20-29)
site and infrastructure(30-39)
process equipment (40-49)

Question 8

Uniformat

Answer 8

Categorized by functional elements more so used as pre-design 
A-Substructure
B-Shell
C-Interiors
D-Services
E-Equipment and Furnishings
F-Special Construction & Demolition
G- Building Sitework

Question 9

Drawings sets (what does ET101 Mean)

Answer 9

ET101
E-Discipline
T-2nd level discipline
1-Sheet Type
01-Sheet Sequence

Question 10

Z on a sheet?

Answer 10

Contractor/Shop Drawings

Question 11

Project Delivery System?

Answer 11

How a project is provided to an owner

Question 12

Types of Delivery Systems?

Answer 12

design-bid-build, design-build, construction manager (at risk or agency), integrated project delivery, unit price contract, job order contract

Question 13

Design bid build

Answer 13

Owner hires A/E , advertises project and accepts bids from subcontractors awarded to lowest apparent bidder

adv-owner gets competition on price, not involved
disadv-high risk for contractor and quality enforcement hard

Question 14

Design Build

Answer 14

Design and construction services provided by the same firm
(rarely a true db firm) process and roles of each party are known
adv-single point of fault, fast track option, value engineering
disadv-fewer checks and balances, programming not an issue

Question 15

Contract Documents

Answer 15

Contract forms, contract conditions, specifications, drawings, addenda, contract modifications

Question 16

Sheet Types

Answer 16

0-General 
1-Plans
2-elevations and profiles
3-sections
4-large scale views
5-details
6-schedules and diagrams
7(8)-user defined 
9-3d drawings

Question 17

Construction Management types?

Answer 17

CM Agency and CM at Risk

Question 18

CM Agency

Answer 18

Contract with the designer and CM agency .

• Designer has separate contracts with engineers and landscape architects
• CM Agency has separate contracts with subs
• Designer and CM Agency have informal contract with each other

Question 19

CM at Risk

Answer 19

contract based on guaranteed maximum price, holds contracts with subs, reimbursed by owner, includes more risk but higher fee.

Question 20

Advantages of CM

Answer 20

-Good communication with owner designer and construction team
-fast track design and expedited work
-easier changes available
CM agency allows the owner to directly control contracts

Question 21

Disdavntages of CM

Answer 21

• Early contractor selector can increase cost
• owner has less time to make decisions on fast track jobs
• owner is responsible for cost overruns

Question 22

IPD

Answer 22

-collaborative multi party contract
adv-aligns goals with success of project , profts shared equally
disadvantages- very new with low case law or experiences, hard to change industry mindset

Question 23

Unit price contracts

Answer 23

-called requirement contracts
-single traded
-repetitive work
-owner specifies everything
-contract bids for each element and paid for what they install
adv- fast mobilization for small projects
disadv-potential for unbalanced bids

Question 24

Job order contracts

Answer 24

-owner product catalog, project price based on catalog plus markup, contractor can do any work from the catalog , project usually don’t involve designer
adv-quick and easy
disadv- knowledgeable owner to review line item costs proposals

Question 25

Construction Procurement

Answer 25

Process of buying construction services

Two parts: selection and price

Question 26

Bid Selection

Answer 26

Starts with invitation or ad, contractors compete on price

Question 27

Best Value

Answer 27

Consider qualifications with price, or shortlist contracts based on qualifications

Question 28

Qualification base selection

Answer 28

Contractors compete of qualifications

Question 29

Sole source

Answer 29

Contractor is selected bu owner based on relations, reputation or unique experience

Question 30

Prices?

Answer 30

Lump Sum- Cost Plus- Guaranteed Maximum Price- Unit Price-

Question 31

Lump Sum

Answer 31

firm , fixed price (may be negotiated or competitive)

Question 32

Cost Plus

Answer 32

The actual cost incurred during construction plus a fee that includes over head and profit

Question 33

Guaranteed Maximum Price

Answer 33

Cost plus but also has a price that will not be exceeded (GMP is negotiated)

Question 34

Unit Price

Answer 34

Each unit place will be paid for at a price agreed upon at the beginning on the contract (usually competitive)

Question 35

What are the three groups of construction documents?

Answer 35

• project manual
• bidding documents
• contract documents

Question 36

Types of Specifications

Answer 36

Performance, Prescriptive, Proprietary

Question 37

Performance

Answer 37

Optional requirements, what the final product must be capable of doing

Question 38

Prescriptive

Answer 38

Detailed explanation of materials, detailed means of installing the materials

Question 39

Proprietary

Answer 39

Requires the use of a single approved product

Question 40

Who makes specifications ?

Answer 40

Manufacturers, Specification writers, architects , Engineers and consultants, Standards by MasterSpec and SpecLink