COSC 275 EXAM 1 PALMER 2025
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
What happens if Concrete does not set at the right time of day or at the right
temperature?
It can flash set
QUESTION 2
What does it mean when a contract has to be balanced?
It cannot have a penalty without a bonus
QUESTION 3
What are DBA wages?
Union contractors can make sure that the wage paid on the job is a union elevated
wage
based on the area
this is done if a project is paid with federal funds
QUESTION 4
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, COSC 275 EXAM 1 PALMER 2025
A ______ ______ is the first option to be removed from the plans if a budget
cut is needed to reduce cost of project.
Deductive Alternate
QUESTION 5
A _____ prime contract is most common, where the owner contracts a GC
who then contracts a SC.
Single
QUESTION 6
(T/F) Multi Prime contracts, where the owner has a separate contract with
each party, is common with fast tracking.
True
QUESTION 7
The Davis Bacon Act (DBA) states the minimum wage to pay _________.
Subcontractors
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QUESTION 8
_____-set concrete is a type that hardens quickly but is relatively very weak.
Flash
QUESTION 9
______ Damages are daily fees used to punish a GC for every day they run
over the project completion date.
Liquidated
QUESTION 10
______ structures are supported by a non-expansive layer of earth, like
bedrock.
Isolated
QUESTION 11
Ideally, the Potential Vertical Rise (PVR) should be ___" or less for buildings.
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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
What happens if Concrete does not set at the right time of day or at the right
temperature?
It can flash set
QUESTION 2
What does it mean when a contract has to be balanced?
It cannot have a penalty without a bonus
QUESTION 3
What are DBA wages?
Union contractors can make sure that the wage paid on the job is a union elevated
wage
based on the area
this is done if a project is paid with federal funds
QUESTION 4
END OF
PAGE 1
, COSC 275 EXAM 1 PALMER 2025
A ______ ______ is the first option to be removed from the plans if a budget
cut is needed to reduce cost of project.
Deductive Alternate
QUESTION 5
A _____ prime contract is most common, where the owner contracts a GC
who then contracts a SC.
Single
QUESTION 6
(T/F) Multi Prime contracts, where the owner has a separate contract with
each party, is common with fast tracking.
True
QUESTION 7
The Davis Bacon Act (DBA) states the minimum wage to pay _________.
Subcontractors
END OF
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, COSC 275 EXAM 1 PALMER 2025
QUESTION 8
_____-set concrete is a type that hardens quickly but is relatively very weak.
Flash
QUESTION 9
______ Damages are daily fees used to punish a GC for every day they run
over the project completion date.
Liquidated
QUESTION 10
______ structures are supported by a non-expansive layer of earth, like
bedrock.
Isolated
QUESTION 11
Ideally, the Potential Vertical Rise (PVR) should be ___" or less for buildings.
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