COSC 475 MIDTERM (POULAND & COOKE)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Critical Thinking - Answer -view critical thinking skills as essential, and they expect
these skills to be increasingly crucial for workplace success. Effective critical thinking
enables effective problem solving and creativity, and it supports rational decision
making.
Keys to a Successful Project - Answer -a) Get the team together as early as possible:
b) Open Communications - Mutual Trust and Respect:
c) Early Participation of Subcontractors
d) Budget
e) Schedule
RFP/RFP - Answer -Request for Qualification is what Owners and Architects use to
determine if a
company is suited to partner with the team on all matter construction.
Request for Proposal is the offering of business terms, these are also considered
to be indirect costs.
Notice to Proceed - Answer -is defined in 14.6: "the construction phase shall be
deemed to commence" which is another way to say start or date, day 1.
Fast-Track - Answer -schedule method that starts activities at their earliest possible
time to push subsequent activities up in their execution.
Substantial Completion - Answer -the date in which the building is ready for use for
the purpose in which it is intended.
Liquidated Damages - Answer -a term that assigns a value to late completion in lieu of
actual damages. Typically, this is a dollar per calendar day. $500 for each day the
substantial completion is delayed.
Uniform General Conditions - Answer -This document is the legal definition of terms
and conditions related to all matter related contract time and schedule expectations.
When in doubt of what something means or what we should do. Start here.
Hierarchy of which is more important - Answer -Uniform General Conditions (UGC)
(State of Texas)
Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) Contract (Texas A&M University System)
Schedule Specification (TAMUS FP&C) from Owner's Designated Representative
(ODR)
RFQ/RFP
, Planning vs. Scheduling - Answer -Planning is about the "who", "what", "where", and
"how". Scheduling is the "when".
Evolution of a Schedule - Answer -• Milestone Schedules - concept, basis of design
• Bar Chart Schedules - schematic, design development
• CPM Scheduled - construction documents, monthly updates
• Look Ahead - jobsite
• Recovery
Expect change - where does change come from? - Answer -• People changes - ex:
individuals on the owner's teams
• Societal Changes - ex: work-from-home
• Code Changes - ex: ADA, City
• Environmental Changes - ex: protected species onsite
• Unknown Conditions - ex: underground utilities
• Uncontrollable Changes - COVID
Pre-Construction Phase - Answer -• Concept
• Basis of Design
• Schematic Design
• Design Development
• Construction Documents*
Construction Phase - Answer -• Baseline
• Three-Week Look ahead
• Schedule Update
• Recovery Schedules
• Postmortem
Level 1 Proposal Schedules - Answer -goal to summarize the overall project for client
and management. Level 1 schedules show start and finish dates for the major project
phases and key milestones (such as design, procurement, construction and start-up.)
Includes project time goals and objectives.
Level 2 Preconstruction Schedules - Answer -contain more details (development based
on understanding) for each summary phase based on the level 1 schedule. Can we
start to include the trades? This is a grey line - can be a few activities to many activities,
why? Perspective, the tendency is to impress with lots of activities.
Milestones - Answer -key dates that meet project goals and objectives.
• Important items to watch
• Zero Duration (0 days)
• May trigger the beginning or end of a phase
Sub-Categories - Answer -are logical divisions of the PROJECT that define the work
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Critical Thinking - Answer -view critical thinking skills as essential, and they expect
these skills to be increasingly crucial for workplace success. Effective critical thinking
enables effective problem solving and creativity, and it supports rational decision
making.
Keys to a Successful Project - Answer -a) Get the team together as early as possible:
b) Open Communications - Mutual Trust and Respect:
c) Early Participation of Subcontractors
d) Budget
e) Schedule
RFP/RFP - Answer -Request for Qualification is what Owners and Architects use to
determine if a
company is suited to partner with the team on all matter construction.
Request for Proposal is the offering of business terms, these are also considered
to be indirect costs.
Notice to Proceed - Answer -is defined in 14.6: "the construction phase shall be
deemed to commence" which is another way to say start or date, day 1.
Fast-Track - Answer -schedule method that starts activities at their earliest possible
time to push subsequent activities up in their execution.
Substantial Completion - Answer -the date in which the building is ready for use for
the purpose in which it is intended.
Liquidated Damages - Answer -a term that assigns a value to late completion in lieu of
actual damages. Typically, this is a dollar per calendar day. $500 for each day the
substantial completion is delayed.
Uniform General Conditions - Answer -This document is the legal definition of terms
and conditions related to all matter related contract time and schedule expectations.
When in doubt of what something means or what we should do. Start here.
Hierarchy of which is more important - Answer -Uniform General Conditions (UGC)
(State of Texas)
Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) Contract (Texas A&M University System)
Schedule Specification (TAMUS FP&C) from Owner's Designated Representative
(ODR)
RFQ/RFP
, Planning vs. Scheduling - Answer -Planning is about the "who", "what", "where", and
"how". Scheduling is the "when".
Evolution of a Schedule - Answer -• Milestone Schedules - concept, basis of design
• Bar Chart Schedules - schematic, design development
• CPM Scheduled - construction documents, monthly updates
• Look Ahead - jobsite
• Recovery
Expect change - where does change come from? - Answer -• People changes - ex:
individuals on the owner's teams
• Societal Changes - ex: work-from-home
• Code Changes - ex: ADA, City
• Environmental Changes - ex: protected species onsite
• Unknown Conditions - ex: underground utilities
• Uncontrollable Changes - COVID
Pre-Construction Phase - Answer -• Concept
• Basis of Design
• Schematic Design
• Design Development
• Construction Documents*
Construction Phase - Answer -• Baseline
• Three-Week Look ahead
• Schedule Update
• Recovery Schedules
• Postmortem
Level 1 Proposal Schedules - Answer -goal to summarize the overall project for client
and management. Level 1 schedules show start and finish dates for the major project
phases and key milestones (such as design, procurement, construction and start-up.)
Includes project time goals and objectives.
Level 2 Preconstruction Schedules - Answer -contain more details (development based
on understanding) for each summary phase based on the level 1 schedule. Can we
start to include the trades? This is a grey line - can be a few activities to many activities,
why? Perspective, the tendency is to impress with lots of activities.
Milestones - Answer -key dates that meet project goals and objectives.
• Important items to watch
• Zero Duration (0 days)
• May trigger the beginning or end of a phase
Sub-Categories - Answer -are logical divisions of the PROJECT that define the work
