INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION
EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
What's wwit wwcalled wwwhen wwa wwcontractor wwadjusts wwtheir wwbid wwto wwget wwmore
wwmoney wwup wwfront wwor wwto wwtake wwadvantage wwof wwa wwmistake wwin wwquantities?
ww- wwAnswer wwFront wwloading wwor wwunbalanced wwbid
What wware wwthree wwmain wwPAYMENT wwmethods wwwhen wwhiring wwa wwcontractor?
ww- wwAnswer wwLump wwSum, wwCost wwPlus wwFee ww(% wwor wwFixed), wwCost wwPlus
wwFee wwwith wwGMP, wwUnit wwPrice
This wwterm wwdescribes wwthe wwprocess wwof wwstarting wwconstruction wwbefore wwthe
wwdesign wwis ww100% wwcomplete. ww- wwAnswer wwWhat wwis wwFast wwTracking?
Which wwdelivery wwsystem wwinvolves wwthe wwowner wwhiring wwall wwsubs wwdirectly? ww-
wwAnswer wwMultiple wwPrime
In wwDesign wwBid wwBuild ww(private wwowner), wwwho wwtypically wwchecks wwthe
wwContractor's wwwork? ww- wwAnswer wwDesign wwTeam
List wwthree wwIndirect wwCosts ww- wwAnswer wwOverhead, wwProfit, wwInsurance, wwBond,
wwGeneral wwConditions
True wwor wwFalse? wwThe wwforklift wwused wwfor wwgeneral wwsite wwmaintenance wwis wwan
wwIndirect wwCost ww- wwAnswer wwTrue
What wwis wwthe wwname wwof wwthe ww"payment wwsystem" wwwhere wwthe wwcontractor
wwgets wwpaid wwtheir wwcosts, wwbut wwwith wwan wwoverall wwcap? ww- wwAnswer wwCost
wwPlus wwFee wwwith wwa wwGMP
What's wwthe wwname wwof wwa wwcomprehensive, wwlong‐term wwplan? ww- wwAnswer
wwMaster wwPlan
To wwwin wwa wwlow wwbid, wwa wwcontractor wwmust wwbe wwboth ww______ ww& ww_______
ww- wwAnswer wwResponsible ww& wwResponsive
True wwor wwFalse? wwIf wwyou wwexcavate ww10BCY, wwyou wwwill wwneed wwone ww10CY
wwdump wwtruck wwto wwhauling wwthat wwsoil. ww- wwAnswer wwFalse ww- wwThe wwsoil wwwill
wwswell ww10-40% wwby wwvolume
, What wwis wwthe wwapproximate wwconstruction wwcost ww(per wwsquare wwfoot) wwof wwa
wwstandard wwoffice wwbuilding? ww- wwAnswer ww$200/SF
What wwis wwthe wwapproximate wwconstruction wwcost ww(total wwcost) wwof wwa ww50,000sf
wwoffice wwbuilding? ww- wwAnswer ww10 wwMillion
When wwdoing wwa wwquantity wwtakeoff wwfor wwformwork, wwwe wwadded ww10%. wwWhy?
ww- wwAnswer wwWaste
Is wwit wwunethical wwto wwbuild wwa wwprison? ww- wwAnswer wwThe wwanswer wwdepends
wwon wwpersonal wwethics wwand wwprofessional wwethics.
What wwwould wwyou wwcall wwthe wwtechnique wwwhen wwa wwsub wwasks wwa wwGC wwfor
wwthe wwother wwbidders' wwnumbers, wwthen wwoffers wwto wwbeat wwthe wwlowest wwprice?
ww- wwAnswer wwBid wwSelling
True wwor wwFalse? wwAn wwRFI wwis wwused wwto wwformally wwdocument wwa wwchange wwto
wwthe wwproject wwPRICE ww- wwAnswer wwFalse. wwRFIs wware wwused wwfor wwclarification
wwpurposes, wwnot wwchanges.
True wwor wwFalse? wwThe wwDesign wwTeam wwnever wwAPPROVES wwsubmittals. wwThey
wwREVIEW wwfor wwconformance wwto wwplans wwand wwspecs ww- wwAnswer wwTrue. wwThe
wwaccuracy wwof wwthe wwsubmittal wwultimately wwfalls wwon wwthe wwcontractor's
wwshoulders.
What wware wwtypical wwsources wwof wwfunding wwfor wwa wwconstruction wwproject?
wwChoose wwall wwthat wwapply. ww- wwAnswer wwBonds, wwgovernment wwbudgets,
wwconstruction wwloans, wwand wwdonors
True wwor wwFalse? wwLenders wwdeem wwprojects wwhigh-risk wwduring wwconstruction
wwbecause wwthey're wwnot wwuseful wwuntil wwcomplete. ww- wwAnswer wwTrue
What wwis wwthe wwtypical ww"trigger" wwto wwmove wwa wwproject wwfrom wwMaster
wwPlanning wwto wwProject wwPlanning? wwChoose wwthe wwbest wwanswer. ww- wwAnswer
wwFunding
What wware wwtypical wwactivities wwperformed wwduring wwProject wwPlanning? wwChoose
wwall wwthat wwapply. ww- wwAnswer wwInvestigate wwexisting wwconditions, wwdefine wwthe
wwproject wwscope, wwdefine wwthe wwproject wwgoals
Which wwdelivery wwsystem wwis wwconsidered wwthe wwmost wwtraditional wwand wwwell-
established? wwChoose wwthe wwbest wwanswer. ww- wwAnswer wwDesign-Bid-Build
True wwor wwFalse? wwIn wwCM/GC ww(Construction wwManager wwat wwRisk), wwthe
wwCM/GC wwaccepts wwthe wwproject wwDESIGN wwrisk. ww- wwAnswer wwFalse
EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
What's wwit wwcalled wwwhen wwa wwcontractor wwadjusts wwtheir wwbid wwto wwget wwmore
wwmoney wwup wwfront wwor wwto wwtake wwadvantage wwof wwa wwmistake wwin wwquantities?
ww- wwAnswer wwFront wwloading wwor wwunbalanced wwbid
What wware wwthree wwmain wwPAYMENT wwmethods wwwhen wwhiring wwa wwcontractor?
ww- wwAnswer wwLump wwSum, wwCost wwPlus wwFee ww(% wwor wwFixed), wwCost wwPlus
wwFee wwwith wwGMP, wwUnit wwPrice
This wwterm wwdescribes wwthe wwprocess wwof wwstarting wwconstruction wwbefore wwthe
wwdesign wwis ww100% wwcomplete. ww- wwAnswer wwWhat wwis wwFast wwTracking?
Which wwdelivery wwsystem wwinvolves wwthe wwowner wwhiring wwall wwsubs wwdirectly? ww-
wwAnswer wwMultiple wwPrime
In wwDesign wwBid wwBuild ww(private wwowner), wwwho wwtypically wwchecks wwthe
wwContractor's wwwork? ww- wwAnswer wwDesign wwTeam
List wwthree wwIndirect wwCosts ww- wwAnswer wwOverhead, wwProfit, wwInsurance, wwBond,
wwGeneral wwConditions
True wwor wwFalse? wwThe wwforklift wwused wwfor wwgeneral wwsite wwmaintenance wwis wwan
wwIndirect wwCost ww- wwAnswer wwTrue
What wwis wwthe wwname wwof wwthe ww"payment wwsystem" wwwhere wwthe wwcontractor
wwgets wwpaid wwtheir wwcosts, wwbut wwwith wwan wwoverall wwcap? ww- wwAnswer wwCost
wwPlus wwFee wwwith wwa wwGMP
What's wwthe wwname wwof wwa wwcomprehensive, wwlong‐term wwplan? ww- wwAnswer
wwMaster wwPlan
To wwwin wwa wwlow wwbid, wwa wwcontractor wwmust wwbe wwboth ww______ ww& ww_______
ww- wwAnswer wwResponsible ww& wwResponsive
True wwor wwFalse? wwIf wwyou wwexcavate ww10BCY, wwyou wwwill wwneed wwone ww10CY
wwdump wwtruck wwto wwhauling wwthat wwsoil. ww- wwAnswer wwFalse ww- wwThe wwsoil wwwill
wwswell ww10-40% wwby wwvolume
, What wwis wwthe wwapproximate wwconstruction wwcost ww(per wwsquare wwfoot) wwof wwa
wwstandard wwoffice wwbuilding? ww- wwAnswer ww$200/SF
What wwis wwthe wwapproximate wwconstruction wwcost ww(total wwcost) wwof wwa ww50,000sf
wwoffice wwbuilding? ww- wwAnswer ww10 wwMillion
When wwdoing wwa wwquantity wwtakeoff wwfor wwformwork, wwwe wwadded ww10%. wwWhy?
ww- wwAnswer wwWaste
Is wwit wwunethical wwto wwbuild wwa wwprison? ww- wwAnswer wwThe wwanswer wwdepends
wwon wwpersonal wwethics wwand wwprofessional wwethics.
What wwwould wwyou wwcall wwthe wwtechnique wwwhen wwa wwsub wwasks wwa wwGC wwfor
wwthe wwother wwbidders' wwnumbers, wwthen wwoffers wwto wwbeat wwthe wwlowest wwprice?
ww- wwAnswer wwBid wwSelling
True wwor wwFalse? wwAn wwRFI wwis wwused wwto wwformally wwdocument wwa wwchange wwto
wwthe wwproject wwPRICE ww- wwAnswer wwFalse. wwRFIs wware wwused wwfor wwclarification
wwpurposes, wwnot wwchanges.
True wwor wwFalse? wwThe wwDesign wwTeam wwnever wwAPPROVES wwsubmittals. wwThey
wwREVIEW wwfor wwconformance wwto wwplans wwand wwspecs ww- wwAnswer wwTrue. wwThe
wwaccuracy wwof wwthe wwsubmittal wwultimately wwfalls wwon wwthe wwcontractor's
wwshoulders.
What wware wwtypical wwsources wwof wwfunding wwfor wwa wwconstruction wwproject?
wwChoose wwall wwthat wwapply. ww- wwAnswer wwBonds, wwgovernment wwbudgets,
wwconstruction wwloans, wwand wwdonors
True wwor wwFalse? wwLenders wwdeem wwprojects wwhigh-risk wwduring wwconstruction
wwbecause wwthey're wwnot wwuseful wwuntil wwcomplete. ww- wwAnswer wwTrue
What wwis wwthe wwtypical ww"trigger" wwto wwmove wwa wwproject wwfrom wwMaster
wwPlanning wwto wwProject wwPlanning? wwChoose wwthe wwbest wwanswer. ww- wwAnswer
wwFunding
What wware wwtypical wwactivities wwperformed wwduring wwProject wwPlanning? wwChoose
wwall wwthat wwapply. ww- wwAnswer wwInvestigate wwexisting wwconditions, wwdefine wwthe
wwproject wwscope, wwdefine wwthe wwproject wwgoals
Which wwdelivery wwsystem wwis wwconsidered wwthe wwmost wwtraditional wwand wwwell-
established? wwChoose wwthe wwbest wwanswer. ww- wwAnswer wwDesign-Bid-Build
True wwor wwFalse? wwIn wwCM/GC ww(Construction wwManager wwat wwRisk), wwthe
wwCM/GC wwaccepts wwthe wwproject wwDESIGN wwrisk. ww- wwAnswer wwFalse
