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A project estimator is developing a cost estimate for construction of a new diagnostic imaging
wing. The projected costs are:
Fixed equipment installation charges $700,000
Site isolation $50,000
Annual utilities $425,000
Construction materials $1,200,000
Portable equipment $900,000
Annual depreciation $275,000
What are the expected contractor expenses? - Answer✔1,600,000
Which of the following contribute to typical general contractor fees:
1. Permit and inspection fees
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2. General conditions
3. Overhead and profit
4. Site condition assessment fees - Answer✔2, 3, and 4
Demand side management (DSM) programs are developed and offered to organizations by
energy providers to do which of the following during peak service? - Answer✔Provide
emergency energy demand sources
When developing a preventive maintenance program, a facility manager should ensure that an
annual test is conducted on every required battery-powered lighting system. This test should be
run for NOT less than: - Answer✔30 seconds
In existing facilities, doors that open onto exit corridors should have 1-3/4 inch solid bonded
wood core or be of construction that resists fire for NOT less than: - Answer✔20 minutes
Total dissolved solids in a cooling tower are regulated by: - Answer✔Variable speed drive fans
What contracts requires a schedule of values when negotiating? - Answer✔Guaranteed
maximum price
A project has a budget of $6,600,000. Planning and design fees are estimated at $700,000 and
construction expenses are estimated at $5,100,000. What is the amount of a 10% construction
contingency? - Answer✔580,000
The Joint Commission standards require that an organization develop and implement a policy
to prohibit smoking except in specified circumstances. The standard is intended to reduce risks
of:
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1. Possible adverse effects on care, treatment, and services to people who smoke
2. Passive smoke to others
3. Fire
4. False alarms - Answer✔2, 3, and 4
When planning demolition, construction, or renovation, an organization selects and
implements proper controls to reduce risk and minimize the impact of these activities on
infection control. Which of the following are proper controls within the construction area:
1. Providing negative air machines
2. Installing dust barriers
3. Wet-mopping the floors
4. Ensuring debris-free job site - Answer✔2, 3, and 4
A facility is installing an air intake for a medical air compressor. What is the minimum heights, in
ft., at which this should be located above the ground? - Answer✔5
When using a load bank to perform a load test on an Emergency Power Supply System (EPSS)
because the monthly test could not achieve 30% of the name plate load rating, the test is run
for a minimum of: - Answer✔30 minutes
The process of a hospital construction project close-out by the contractor includes:
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