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What is R.A. No. 544? |
Civil Engineering Law or an act to Regulate the Practice of Civil Engineering in the Philippines. |
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Article 1/ Section 2: Define the practice of CE |
Consultation Design Preparation of Plans Specifications Estimates Erection Installation Supervision
of the construction of |
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Article 1/ Section 2: Practice of CE involves the construction of? |
Streets Bridges Highways Railroad Airports and Hangars Port works Canals River and shore improvements Lighthouses Dry docks
Buildings Fixed structures for irrigation Flood protection Drainage Water supply and sewerage works
Demolition of permanent structures
Tunnels |
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Article 1: A person duly registered with the Board for Civil Engineers in the manner as hereinafter provided. |
Civil Engineer |
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Article 2: What is the Board of Examiners composed of? |
A Chairman and 2 members
Appointed and recommended by the PRC (Profeessional Regulatory Commission) |
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Article 2: Who are the current (2019) members of the Board of Examiners? |
Chairman: Praxedes P. Bernardo Member: Romeo A. Estanero Member: Pericles P. Dakay |
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What is the content of R.A. No. 544? |
Article 1: Title and definition of terms Article 2: Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers Article 3: Examination and Registration Article 4: Enforcement of Act and Penal Provisions Article 5: Miscellaneous Provisions |
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Article 3: What are the qualifications for taking the exam? |
✔ 21 y.o. (prior to the date of examination) ✔ Philippine citizen ✔ Good reputation and moral character ✔ Graduate of a 4 yr course in CE from a school, institute, college or university recognized by the Government or the State wherein it is established |
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Article 3: Who are exempted from registration? |
officers or enlisted men of the US and Philippine Armed Forces and civilian employees of the US Government stationed in the Philippines while rendering CE services for the US and/or the Philippines
civil engineers or experts called in by the Phil Gov't for consultation, or specific design and construction of fixed structures |
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What should the successful candidates of the examination do before practicing the civil engineering profession? |
Take a professional oath before the Board of Civil Engineers or other Government Official authorized to administer oaths. |
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What is R.A. No. 4566? |
An Act creating the Philippine Licensing Board for Contractors, Prescribing its Powers, Duties, and Functions, Providing Funds therefor, and for other purposes or Contractor's Law. |
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Article 1/ Section 5: What are the powers and duties of the Board? |
To issue, suspend and revoke licenses of contractors
To investigate such violations of this Act, issue subpoena duces tecum to secure appearance of witnesses
To discharge such other powers and duties affecting the construction industry in the Philippines. |
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Article 2: Also known as "Builder". Any person who submits a bid construct alter demolish structures. |
Contractor |
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Article 2: A person whose principal engineering business is in connection with fixed works requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill. |
General Engineering Contractor |
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Article 2: Fixed works that are done by a general engineering contractor. |
Irrigation Drainage Water power Water supply Flood control Inland waterways Harbors Docks and Wharves Shipyards and Ports Dams Hydroelectric Projects Levees River Control and Reclamation Works Railroads Highways Streets and Roads Tunnels Airports and Airways Waste Reduction Plants Bridges Overpasses Underpasses Pipelines Other system for the transmission of petroleum and other liquid or gaseous substances Land leveling Earth moving projects Escavating Grading Trenching Paving Surfacing
Article 3: Roads, pavement and bridge, reservoirs, tunneling, port, offshore structure |
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Article 2: A person whose principal contracting business is in connection with any structure for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind, requiring in its construction the use of more than 2 unrelated building trades or crafts, or to do or superinted the whole or any part thereof. |
General Building Contractor |
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Article 2: Structures that are done by a general building contractor. |
Sewers Sewerage Disposal Plants and Systems Parks Playgrounds Other Recreational Works Refineries Chemical Plants Similar industrial plants requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill. Powerhouse Power Plants and Other Utility Plants Installations Mines Metallurgical Plants Cement and Concrete Works
Article 3: Building, water treatment plant and system |
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Article 2: A person whose operations pertain to the performance of contruction work requiring special skill and whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts. |
Specialty Contractor |
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Article 3: Specialty Construction |
Foundation work Structural steel work Concrete pre-casting and pre-stressing Plumbing and sanitary work Electrical work Mechanical work (ventilation - refrigeration) Mechanical work (elevator - conveyor) Fire protection work |
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Article 4/ Section 20: What are the qualifications for the applicants of contractors' licenses? |
✔ at least 2 years of experience in the industry ✔ knowledge of the: - building, safety, health and lien laws of the Republic of the Philippines. - rudimentary administrative principles of the contracting business (for the safety of the contracting business of the public). (for the safety of the contracting business of the public). lien - a right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed by that person is discharged |
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P.D. No. 1746 made an entity that is mandated to promote, accelerate and regulate the growth and development of the Construction Industry in conformity with national goals. It is now attached to the Ministry of Industry (now, DTI). Its primary powers and objectives: Strategy - Authority - Optimum Dev't of Construction Industry Monitor and Study - Operations of Construction Industry - Here and Abroad |
Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) |
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CIAP shall exercise authority, jurisdiction and supervision over the following entities and implementing arms: |
PCAB : Phil Contractors Accreditation Board POCB : P Overseas C B PDCB : P Domestic C B CMDF : C Manpower Development Foundation |
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What are the functions of PCAB? |
To issue, suspend and revoke licenses of contractors To investigate such violations of this Act, issue subpoena.
To adopt a code of ethics.
To classify and qualify (see checklist) applicants for contractor's licenses by written or oral examination (or both). |
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Owns and finances the project. Engages architects, engineering firms, and contractors necessary to accomplish the desired work.
They need to accurately define the project objectives. |
Owner (Client) |
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Assists the owner in: Developing the project's scope, budget and schedule.
Prepare the construction documents. |
Design Professionals |
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Parties responsible for the construction of the project. |
Construction Professionals |
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Responsible for delivering a complete project in accordance with the contract documents.
Divides the work among many specialty contractors called subcontractors. |
Prime Contractor |
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Who are the construction project participants? |
Owner (Client) Design Professionals Construction Professionals |
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Individual charged with the overall coordination of the entire construction program for the owner including planning, design, procurement, and construction.
Clear definitions of the goals of the project Investigate alternative solutions for the problems Develop a detailed plan to make the selected program a reality Implement the plan and control the project |
Project Manager |
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Specialized firm or organization which administrates the on-site construction activities amd the consulting services required by the owner from planning through design, construction and commissioning. Responsible for: Design coordination Proper selection of materials and methods of construction Contract preparation for award Cost and scheduling information and control |
Construction Manager |
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Fixed fee contract. Suitable if the scope and schedule of the project are sufficiently defined. Both buyer and seller are at risk. |
Lump Sum Contract |
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Based on estimated quantities of items included in the project and their unit prices. Suitable for projects where different types of items, but not their numbers, can be identified in the contract documents. |
Unit Price Contract |
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The owner agrees to pay the cost of all labor and materials plus an amount for contractor overhead and profit (usually as a percentage of labor and material cost. ) Cost + Fixed Percentage Contract or Fixed Fee Contract or Fixed Fee with a Guaranteed Maximum Price Contract. Operating words: direct cost, indirect cost |
Cost plus contract (cost reimbursable contracts) |
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A bonus is given if the project is finished below budget, ahead of schedule.. |
Cost + Fixed Fee with Bonus Contract |
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The project will not exceed an agreed upper limit and a bonus is given if the project is finished below the budget, ahead of schedule. |
Cost + Fixed Fee with Guaranteed Maximum Price and Bonus Contract |
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Any cost savings are shared with the owner and contractor. |
Cost + Fixed Fee with Agreement for Sharing any Cost Saving. |
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Compensation based on contracting performance according to an agreed target - budget, schedule, and/or quality. - Fixed price incentive contract - Cost reimbursement incentive tract. |
Incentive Contract |
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Provides for the initially negotiated fee to be adjusted later by a formula based on the relationship of total allowable costs to the total target costs. It specifies a target cost, a target fee, a minimum and maximum fees, and a fee adjustment formula. |
Cost Reimburesement Incentive Contract |
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The process of identification, selection and commissioning of the contributions required for the construction and/or design phases of the project. |
Procurement (Construction Project) |
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Avenues and Modes of General Procurement |
Negotiations Short listing, competitive commercial tenders (lowest bid cost, qualification based, best value based) Unsolicited bid proposals Government procurement process |
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Categories of customers in the construction industry: Client |
Public Sector and Private Sector |
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Categories of customers in the construction industry: Client - Public Sector |
Government Agencies Public Works Departments |
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Categories of customers in the construction industry: Client - Private Sector |
Companies (Commerce and Manufacturing) Institutions (Religious and Education) Individuals |
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What is RA 9184? |
An Act Providing for the Modernization, Standardization and Regularization of the Procurement Activities of the Government or Government Procurement Reform Act. |
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What are the Governing Principles of R.A. 9184? (TCSAP) |
Transparancy Competitiveness (private contracting parties - public bidding) Streamlined procurement process (applicable to all) Accountability (public officials and private parties) Public Monitoring and Implementation of Awarded Contracts |
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Refers to the budget for the contract duly approved by the Head of the Procuring Entity. |
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) |
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Refers to documents issued by the Procuring Entity as the basis for Bids, furnishing all info necessary for a prospective bidder to prepare a bid for the Goods, Infrastructure Projects, and Consulting Services to be provided. |
Bidding Documents |
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Refers to the signed offer or proposal submitted by a supplier, manufacturer, distributor, contrqctor or consultant in response to Bidding Documents. |
Bid |
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Any branch, dept, office, agency or instrumentality of the govt including state universities and colleges, GOCC, govt financial inst, and LGUs. |
Procuring Entity |
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The BAC is mandated to hold a what before the issuance of the Invitation to Bid? |
Pre-Procurement Conference |
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These provide a convenient and practical basis for communication between the designer and the owner in the idea formulation stage. |
Preliminary Design and Concept Drawings |
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Purpose is to present the proposed building or facility in an attractive setting at the proposed site for promotional purposes. |
Presentation Drawings |
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It includes all the drawing required by the various trades to complete a project. |
Working Drawings (Project and Construction Drawings) |
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What are the 7 functions of working drawings? |
1. they are the means for receiving building permit. 2. they are used for competitive bidding 3. they provide instruction for construction 4. they are used for material take-offs. 5. they provide a permanent record for the future use. 6. they can be used as a basis for leasing purposes. 7. after project is awarded, drawings form the basis of the contract between the contractor, subcontractor and client. |
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What do these letters mean as they are used in blueprints? A S P M E |
A-architectural pages S- structural pages P-plumbing pagesM-mechanical pages E-electrical pages |
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Prepared by various contractors, subcontractors and suppliers participating in the construction process to show how their product is to be made. |
Shop and Assembly Drawings |
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Numerous other type of drawings used by architects and engineers in the construction industry. |
Specialized and Miscellaneous Drawings. Examples: freehand sketches Erection drawings framing drawings |
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What are the content of the title block? |
(1) names of stakeholders with address and phone number; (2) title of drawings, (3) drawing number; (4) scale; (5) the signature and initials of drafter checker, approving officer and issuing officer; (6) drawing or sheet identification; others. |
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Line Weights & Types |
1. Object lines 2. Dashed lines 3. Section lines 4. Center lines 5. Extension lines 6. Dimension lines 7. Phantom lines 8. Leader lines and arrowheads 9. Cutting-plane and viewing-plane lines 10. Break lines 11. Contour lines 12. Property lines |
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A numerical value expressed in an appropriate unit of measure. |
Dimensions |
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Building projects are too large to be drawn to actual size on a sheet of paper, everything needs to be drawn proportionately smaller to fit. |
Scales |
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The Civil Engineer's Scale is based on the same principles as this, but they are divided into tenths, twentieths, rather than halves, quarters and eighths (English system). Has six scales; 10,20,30, 40, 50 and 60. |
Architect's Scale |
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NTS |
Not to scale. |
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Essentially approximate or rough-cut dimensions by which a material is generally called or sold in trade but which differs from the actual dimension. |
Nominal Size |
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Representing three-dimensional objects using multiple dimensions (2D) of the front, top, bottom, back and sides of the object.
Minimum number of views possible is used. - first angle projection - third angle projection |
Orthographic (Multiview) Drawings and Projections |
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A form of parallel graphical projection used mainly for producing pictorial 2D images of 3D objects. |
Oblique Drawings |
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For surfaces or features on drawings that are oblique to the principal plane of projection and still are shown in their true shape. |
Auxiliary Views |
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Technique used in orthographic pictorials. Shows an image of an object as viewed from a skew direction in order to reveal more than one side in the same picture. Scale of distant features is the same as for near features. |
Axonometric Projection |
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They are forms of pictorial drawings. It is a system for representing three- dimensional space on a flat surface, using vanishing points and horizontal lines. |
Perpective Drawings |
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a scale drawing of part of a city or town-ship showing some specific area, such as a subdivision made up of several individual lots. |
Plot Map |
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It shows the elements to be demolished and to be retained |
Demolition Plan |
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a scale drawing of a property that shows its size and configuration including the size and location of man-made features such as buildings, driveways, and walkways on the property. |
Site Plan |
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Indicate to the builder the slope or flatness of the site. |
Topography Map |
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Shows locations of the water, gas , sanitary and electric utilities that will service the building |
Drainage and Utility Plans |
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Large complex projects often require separate drawings to clarify proposed site improvements including curbing, walkways, retaining walls, paving, fences, steps, benches and flagpoles. |
Site Improvement Drawings |
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consists of the preparation of design and construction drawings for buildings, bridges and other civil structures. They include foundation plans, wall sections and framing details, structural steel framing and details, beam and column drawings and details, and others. Numbered beginning with an “S”, as in S-1, S-2, etc. |
Structural Drawing |
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is a plan view of a structure projected onto an imaginary horizontal plane passing through at the level of the foundation |
Foundation Plan |
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will indicate used for framing the building and may include wood or metal, studs, concrete masonry units or structural steel . It include the basic skeletal structure of the building |
Framing Plan |
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show the overall dimensions of the structure, such as the location of columns, beams, angles and other structural shapes. |
Structural Steel Drawings |
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made by the steel fabricator are assembly drawings for the steel structure. They show how the steel parts fit together. |
Erection Plans |
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contain required information on the size, material, and makeup of all main members of the structure, as well as their relative position and method of connection. Numbered sequentially with the prefix “A” for architectural. |
Architectural Drawings |
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views that show the exterior or interior of a building, they are orthographic views. They are flat, 2D views with only the height and width indicated/obvious. |
Elevations |
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represents a view of the project from above. It is the most common, and a floor plan is a 2D view of a space, such as room or building. |
Plan |
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used to clarify the building design and construction process. Show views of cross sections cut by vertical planes (can be staggered) |
Sections |
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specifies the design of or the modification to the mechanical system, ductwork layout and dimensions, mechanical equipment location, damper locations, design air-delivery rates, diffuser locations, thermostat locations and supplemental cooling systems. Identified normally as M- 1, M-2, etc. |
Mechanical Plan or HVAC drawings - heating, ventilating and air-conditioning drawings. FP - Fire Protection System |
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a drawing of a room or space looking down at the interior ceiling. It shows ceiling treatment, ceiling grid, and the placement of all light fixtures. |
Reflected Ceiling Plan |
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include lighting, electrical outlets, communication lines and computer networks. Normally numbered using prefix of “E” |
Electrical Systems |
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drawing of the floor plan showing all required outlets, locating panels, receptacles, and circuitry of power-utilizing equipment and special systems. |
Power Plan |
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provide all pertinent information on the design of the plumbing system for a project, including line sizes and location, fixture location, isolation valves, storage-tank capacities, hot-water heater capacities and locations, and drain locations and routing. Involves two major components water supply and drainage. Usually numbered beginning with “P”, as in P-1, P-2, etc. |
Plumbing Drawing |
