Project Management Final Exam

Front 1

If in the inspector discovers that the work of a subcontractor is deficient, he or she should direct the subcontractor to make the necessary corrections, then tell the general contractor what was done.

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False

Front 2

Inspectors diary may be in looseleaf warm as long as the pages are numbered in ink

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False

Front 3

An inspector should always try to get the contractor to give the owner of the highest quality materials and workmanship, regardless of what specifications call for.

Back 3

False

Front 4

Front loading of a contractors bid is not always an illegal form of unbalancing a big.

Back 4

True

Front 5

On grant-funded projects and public works projects and states requiring the specifier to allow or equal products, if the specifier list two or more brand-name products, he or she does not have to add the words “or equal.“

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False

Front 6

The rivers and harbors act of 1899 applies to both public and private projects.

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True

Front 7

As an excepted standard of quality, Acceptance by the engineer of a supplier certificate is a valid substitute for manufactures Mills test certificate

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False

Front 8

Has a mean of minimizing conflicts between the inspector and the contractor, it is better to set absolute Dimensions rather than an allowable range, so that the inspector has a specific value to enforce

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False

Front 9

A change order can be issued anytime after execution of the agreement.

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True

Front 10

The authority to make design changes in the field during construction can be exercised by which of the following person's?

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The design engineer

Front 11

The basic responsibility for planning construction operations is that if the:

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Contractor

Front 12

Evaluation of a contractor's construction schedule should be limited to which of following considertions

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Completion date , network logic, beginning date

Front 13

Supervision of the construction work is the responsibility of

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The contractor

Front 14

If a soils report for a potential construction site was prepared under a contract with the owner prior to advertising for bids, indicate which of the following may be properly included in the contract documents without excessive risk:

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Log of borings

Front 15

When you received the contractors monthly partial payment request on a unit price project, the engineer resident project representative should

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All the contractors field quantities accurately, with all materials delivered to the site, and the contractors claims to percentages of the various parts of work completed.

Front 16

Is generally considered as being responsible for dimensions on shop drawings?

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Contractor

Front 17

The sequence of construction operations on a project involving a single general contract is usually established by the

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General contractor

Front 18

Under the construction specifications institute format (CSI format) the three parts of a technical specifications section

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General provisions, materials, and execution

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Under the construction specifications institute format (CSI format) the three parts of a technical specifications section

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General provisions materials and execution

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The contractor has subcontracted the cement finishing and shortly after troweling a slab , it begins to rain. Whose responsibility is to see that the slab is protected

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Public agency /owner of the project

Front 21

Unless otherwise specified, the specifications normally take precedence over:

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Drawings

Front 22

A resident project representative may direct a change in the work when such change is authorized in writing by

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The owner

Front 23

Which of the following statements is true if a subcontractor works one of its crews forty four hours in one week and does not pay the workers overtime

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Both the contractor and subcontractor may be held accountable according to the contractor documents and the labor laws

Front 24

If you are employed as the resident project representative on a project, upon being given specific instruction as too special quality control methods on a type of material you have worked with for many years without special controls YOU should:

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Follow them faithfully, even if you do not understand the reasons for such special requirements

Front 25

With regard to inspecting of onsite tests, the engineer or inspector should:

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Require reasonable notice

Front 26

The types of Bonds traditionally required on public works contracts are which of the following

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Payment bond, bid bond, & performance bond

Front 27

The inspector usually communicates with subcontractors through

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The contractors super intendent

Front 28

Bidder A wrote it's proposal as follows "concrete 300 cu. Yds. @150.00 - $40,000" in the bid evaluation the controlling price would be.

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45,000

Front 29

The principal steps (not necessarily in proper order) for bidding and contracting for construction are:

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Award, agreement, advertising, notice to proceed, open bids

Front 30

The inspector may make inspections and tests:

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Anytime he or she desires

Front 31

The inspector may make inspections and tests:

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Anytime he or she desires

Front 32

The method of performing work is the province of the

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Contractor

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The inspector may make inspections and tests:

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Anytime he or she desires

Front 34

The method of performing work is the province of the

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Contractor

Front 35

A preconstruction conference should be held

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After agreement but before notice to proceed

Front 36

The inspector may make inspections and tests:

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Anytime he or she desires

Front 37

The method of performing work is the province of the

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Contractor

Front 38

A preconstruction conference should be held

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After agreement but before notice to proceed

Front 39

In field testing, the inspector should

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Take field sampled to check on materials on the job.

Front 40

The inspector may make inspections and tests:

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Anytime he or she desires

Front 41

The method of performing work is the province of the

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Contractor

Front 42

A preconstruction conference should be held

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After agreement but before notice to proceed

Front 43

In field testing, the inspector should

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Take field sampled to check on materials on the job.

Front 44

The final decision regarding additions, deductions, and alternates in the contract tests with

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None of the above

Front 45

A section of concrete formwork erected by an approved sub-contractor fails and damages previous work. Who is responsible to the owner for this act?

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The contractor

Front 46

A section of concrete formwork erected by an approved sub-contractor fails and damages previous work. Who is responsible to the owner for this act?

Back 46

The contractor

Front 47

On a project that supports a full time on site resident project representative and a project manager who is based in the home office to whom should contractor submittals (including all shop drawings) be submitted first?

Back 47

The contractor

Front 48

A section of concrete formwork erected by an approved sub-contractor fails and damages previous work. Who is responsible to the owner for this act?

Back 48

The contractor

Front 49

On a project that supports a full time on site resident project representative and a project manager who is based in the home office to whom should contractor submittals (including all shop drawings) be submitted first?

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Resident project representative

Front 50

A resident project representative should be aware of project safety and if he or she observes a hazerdous condition while inspecting the work, the first thing he or she should do is:

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Order any workers to move out of the hazerdous area

Front 51

If the resident project representative is verifying the contractors estimate of work done to date, which of the following is true?

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Material delivered but not Incorporated into the work should be verified and may be included

Front 52

Which of the following listed tasks is not recommended to be performed by the architect or engineer:

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Recommend to the contractor the method of performing the work

Front 53

Progress payments are made to the contractor based upon

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An estimate of the work done as submitted by the resident project representative.

Front 54

The responsibility for coordinating the installation of mechanical and electrical work so as to avoid conflicts with the architectural or structural elements belongs properly to the

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General contractor

Front 55

The document referred to as federal specifications refers primarily to

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Materials

Front 56

A dispute between subcontractors regarding material storage or access to the work should be settled by

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The general contractor

Front 57

Of the following , the primary consideration in the timing / scheduling of inspections should be:

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To avoid costly delay for the builder

Front 58

By definition, free float is

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The amount of time that an activity canbve delayed without adversely affecting the early start date of the following activity.

Front 59

A resident project representative may permit the use of substitute materials if:

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They have been approved by the architect/engineer

Front 60

Which of the following is most directly involved in project safety

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Contractor

Front 61

If two subcontractors come to the resident project representative or inspector with a heated argument about priority of their work the resident project representative or inspector should

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Refer them to the general contractors superintendent

Front 62

The main purpose of construction inspection is to

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Assure compliance with contract documents

Front 63

Many reference standards exist today that still carry the designation "ASA". Which bid the following is the current designation for ASA standards?

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ANSI

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Which of the following person's has the final authority to accept or reject faulty work?

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The owner

Front 65

Which of the following is the most commonly used reference work on the subject of testing materials?

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ASTM

Front 66

Contract documents usually include

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Trade standards and federal specifications

Front 67

Due to several illnesses among it's workforce a contractor was short several workers for concrete placing and requested the assistance of the resident project representative. To what extent may the resident project representative be permitted to help?

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None of these

Front 68

The provisions of ASTM refer primarily to

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Materials and testing

Front 69

When there are questions by the general contractor to the inspector, the inspector should

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Resolve them if they are within his or her authority

Front 70

The inspector may reject materials or work if

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It does not comply with specifications

Front 71

All documents are of concern to the resident project representative and his or her inspector; however which of the following contract documents is probably of least direct concern to the inspector?

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The agreement

Front 72

A resident project representative should be held responsible for

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Keeping the architect engineer informed as to the progress of the work.

Front 73

If a public works specifications cites an item of equipment by it's manufacturer name and catalogue number, is it generally allowable for a different brand or your of equipment to be installed if it is of equal quality and utility

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Yes with approval of the architect and engineer

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Authorization to the contractor to perform work which involves a deviation from the requirements of the contract documents is called a

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Change order

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The term substantial completion unless redifined in the contract documents normally means that

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The contractors obligations under the contract have been satisfied even though some minor items of pickup work remain

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If there is a conflict between the following DOT contract documents, which all normally control

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Special provisions

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Prior to completion of the work, all materials incorporated in the building during construction become the responsibility of the

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Contractor.

Front 78

The inspector's relationship to the contractor is like that of

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None of the above

Front 79

Before going on the job a resident project representative should:

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Understand the plans and specifications for the project

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Upon receiving your copies of the contractors CPM diagram and regular updated printouts of scheduling data, the engineer or owner should:

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Review the schedules for logic, task durations, and ability to meet specified dates.

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A resident project representative should:

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Supervise the activities of the inspection on the project

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Which of the following Qualities in a resident project representative is More important

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Decisive

Front 83

When an owner starts to use a project before completion of the work, it is called "beneficial use." In the following list, indicate the item that is not true after an owner takes beneficial use

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Owner may continue to charge liquidated damages for delay in achieving final completion of the work

Front 84

While some variation in the number of inspections necessary for structures can be expected, generally the amount of inspection needed for a structure will be most dependent upon the:

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Complexity of the structure or project

Front 85

The architect engineer relies on whom for assurance that the monthly estimate of work performed as submitted by the contractor is valid

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The resident project representative

Front 86

A bonding company is most concerned with the work of the

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Contractor

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What relationship should the project representative maintain with the contractor?

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Business like

Front 88

In which document is the most likely to find the requirements for the type of material required to be used in the work ?

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Specifications

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Unsatisfactory progress of the work should first be reported by the resident project representative

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To the project manager

Front 90

In most States the parties to a construction contract can agree to resolve disputes through binding arbitration

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At the time of signing the contstruction contract

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Construction inspection is necessary to

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Assure compliance with plans and specifications

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Except for federal contracts, if a change is required in the contract documents after signing a contract for construction, the type of documebt used to implement that change is called

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A change order

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A subcontractor reports that the approved material is no longer in production. The sub contractor then brings in data claiming the superiority of a new substitute product. The resident project representative should:

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Leave the decision to the design engineer of record

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A resident project representative's principal responsibility on the project is to:

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Assure that the contractor performs per approved plans and specifications.

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In practice a construction inspector is primarily supposed to play the part of a

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Competent observer

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A modification in the contract should be covered by a

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Change order