FDOT FINAL ESTIMATES - LEVEL 1
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ||ALREADY GRADED
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What two types of Estimates are needed to pay for the work performed by contractors?
ANSWER -Final & Progress Monthly
In case of discrepancies among the contract documents, which document takes the highest
precedence? ANSWER -Special Provisions
Contractors Recieve progress payments on the basis of? ANSWER -Monthly Progress
Estimates
Which of the following sets forth the Department's methods and procedures for preparing
and checking final estimates? ANSWER -Preparation and Documentation Manual (PDM)
, Which Document contains a series of Specially designed forms that show both original
estimates of quantities and the final quantities as measured ad accepted? ANSWER -
Computation Books
Which Document contains alignment notes, cross-section notes, linear and area
measurements and dimension sketches? ANSWER -Field Notebooks
Where are major changes during construction documented and "as-built" conditions
shown? ANSWER -Field Notebooks
What identification is needed to show on the front cover of a field book? ANSWER -FEID,
Contract number, General contents of the book
When making corrections to a field book entry, you should: ANSWER -strike through,
initial and enter correct data and date
What should be started on the first lined page (page 1) of a field book? ANSWER -INDEX
An entire page of a field notebook you are using is incorrect, what do you do to correct the
situation? ANSWER -Mark the page VOID and reference it to a new page showing the
correct information.
"Check Levels" must be run at the start of a construction project to assure that: ANSWER -
Construction will be done to design elevations & final measurements for payment will be
from the same base elevations as the original survey.
What should accompany final measurements so that nonstandard measurements may be
interpreted accurately? ANSWER -Sketches
In the REMARKS column of most computation book forms a reference should be made to
the: ANSWER -Source Documents
When is it permissible to record only the net weight on an asphaltic concrete tabulation
form? ANSWER -Never, gross tare must be included also
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ||ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What two types of Estimates are needed to pay for the work performed by contractors?
ANSWER -Final & Progress Monthly
In case of discrepancies among the contract documents, which document takes the highest
precedence? ANSWER -Special Provisions
Contractors Recieve progress payments on the basis of? ANSWER -Monthly Progress
Estimates
Which of the following sets forth the Department's methods and procedures for preparing
and checking final estimates? ANSWER -Preparation and Documentation Manual (PDM)
, Which Document contains a series of Specially designed forms that show both original
estimates of quantities and the final quantities as measured ad accepted? ANSWER -
Computation Books
Which Document contains alignment notes, cross-section notes, linear and area
measurements and dimension sketches? ANSWER -Field Notebooks
Where are major changes during construction documented and "as-built" conditions
shown? ANSWER -Field Notebooks
What identification is needed to show on the front cover of a field book? ANSWER -FEID,
Contract number, General contents of the book
When making corrections to a field book entry, you should: ANSWER -strike through,
initial and enter correct data and date
What should be started on the first lined page (page 1) of a field book? ANSWER -INDEX
An entire page of a field notebook you are using is incorrect, what do you do to correct the
situation? ANSWER -Mark the page VOID and reference it to a new page showing the
correct information.
"Check Levels" must be run at the start of a construction project to assure that: ANSWER -
Construction will be done to design elevations & final measurements for payment will be
from the same base elevations as the original survey.
What should accompany final measurements so that nonstandard measurements may be
interpreted accurately? ANSWER -Sketches
In the REMARKS column of most computation book forms a reference should be made to
the: ANSWER -Source Documents
When is it permissible to record only the net weight on an asphaltic concrete tabulation
form? ANSWER -Never, gross tare must be included also
