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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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? - Correct Answers -1,600,000
Which of the following contribute to typical general contractor fees:
1. Permit and inspection fees
2. General conditions
3. Overhead and profit
4. Site condition assessment fees - Correct Answers -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? - Correct Answers
-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: - Correct Answers -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: - Correct
Answers -20 minutes
, Total dissolved solids in a cooling tower are regulated by: - Correct Answers -Variable
speed drive fans
What contracts requires a schedule of values when negotiating? - Correct Answers -
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? - Correct Answers -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:
1. Possible adverse effects on care, treatment, and services to people who smoke
2. Passive smoke to others
3. Fire
4. False alarms - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -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? - Correct Answers -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: - Correct Answers -30 minutes
The process of a hospital construction project close-out by the contractor includes:
1. A punch list
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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? - Correct Answers -1,600,000
Which of the following contribute to typical general contractor fees:
1. Permit and inspection fees
2. General conditions
3. Overhead and profit
4. Site condition assessment fees - Correct Answers -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? - Correct Answers
-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: - Correct Answers -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: - Correct
Answers -20 minutes
, Total dissolved solids in a cooling tower are regulated by: - Correct Answers -Variable
speed drive fans
What contracts requires a schedule of values when negotiating? - Correct Answers -
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? - Correct Answers -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:
1. Possible adverse effects on care, treatment, and services to people who smoke
2. Passive smoke to others
3. Fire
4. False alarms - Correct Answers -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 - Correct Answers -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? - Correct Answers -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: - Correct Answers -30 minutes
The process of a hospital construction project close-out by the contractor includes:
1. A punch list
