Correct Answers
Which of the following duties would normally NOT be a responsibility of the estimating
department within a general contractor's organization?
(A) obtaining bid documents
(B) securing subcontractor/material quotations
(C) project cost accounting
(D) delivering competitive or negotiated proposals - answers (C) project cost
accounting
In competitive bidding, when the bids are all opened, the owner will normally award the
contract to the lowest
(A) available bidder
(B) qualified bidder
(C) responsible bidder
(D) bonded bidder - answers (C) responsible bidder
The term "design build" means the
(A) design firm designs the project & the client builds it
(B) design firm both designs & builds the project
(C) client designs the project & the contractor builds it
(D) contractor designs the project & the subcontractors
build it - answers (B) design firm both designs & builds the project
An activity is coded as 0793-31 62 13.16 using the Construction Specifications
Institute's MasterFormat 2012. THis coding represents
(A) clearing and grubbing land
(B) demolition of an existing structure
(C) shoring an excavation
(D) driving a deep foundation pile - answers (D) driving a deep foundation pile
Which of the following organizations is NOT a contributor to the standard design and
construction contract documents developed by the Engineers Joint Contract Documents
Committee (EJCDC)?
(A) National Society of Professional Engineers
(B) Construction Specifications Institute
(C) Associated General Contractors of America
(D) American Institute of Architects - answers (D) American Institute of Architects
What factor is responsible for an increase in production rates as a new task is repeated
and practiced?