USACE 2026 QCM Study Guide
– Construction Quality
Management Exam
QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED
SOLUTIONS.
Characteristics that are specific to the construction industry. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The construction industry has become highly specialized because of the
changing market. Increased technology and regulation have resulted in increasing
numbers of specialty contractors
Define *QA* testing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define *QC* testing. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define a Quality Control Plan. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define Contractor Quality Control (CQC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅primary
responsibility for producing construction through compliance with plans, specifications,
and accepted standards of the industry.
Define CQM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅performance of tasks, which ensure that
construction is performed according to plans and specifications, on time, within a
defined budget, and a safe work environment.
Define first principal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define Government Quality Assurance (QA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assure that the
quality set by the plans and specifications is achieved.
Define second principal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define the function and importance of Construction Quality Assurance. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅
Define the function and importance of Contractor Quality Control for *design-bid-build*
contracts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
, Define the function and importance of Contractor Quality Control for *design-build*
contracts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define the purpose of control of onsite construction through the Three-Phase Control
System. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define the Quality Assurance Plan. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define the Quality Control (QC) Plan. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe contractor responsibilities for the scheduling and control of submittals. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe contractor testing procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe Government responsibilities for submittal review and/or approval. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅
Describe project completion procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe the benefit of proper layout drawings. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe the benefits of CQC to the contractor, the Government, and the
client/customer. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅work is performed according to plans and
specifications,
on time,
within a defined budget,
easily maintained,
and a safe work environment.
Describe the process used to review the contractor's Quality Control (QC) Plan by
comparing it to the requirements of the contract provisions and determining its
feasibility. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe, in general, the contractor's and the Government's responsibilities in CQM. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Differentiate between "inspection" and "control." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Discuss how the responsibilities of contractor and Government personnel interrelate
and are mutually supportive. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Discuss partnering relationships - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
– Construction Quality
Management Exam
QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED
SOLUTIONS.
Characteristics that are specific to the construction industry. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The construction industry has become highly specialized because of the
changing market. Increased technology and regulation have resulted in increasing
numbers of specialty contractors
Define *QA* testing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define *QC* testing. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define a Quality Control Plan. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define Contractor Quality Control (CQC) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅primary
responsibility for producing construction through compliance with plans, specifications,
and accepted standards of the industry.
Define CQM - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅performance of tasks, which ensure that
construction is performed according to plans and specifications, on time, within a
defined budget, and a safe work environment.
Define first principal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define Government Quality Assurance (QA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assure that the
quality set by the plans and specifications is achieved.
Define second principal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define the function and importance of Construction Quality Assurance. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅
Define the function and importance of Contractor Quality Control for *design-bid-build*
contracts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
, Define the function and importance of Contractor Quality Control for *design-build*
contracts - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define the purpose of control of onsite construction through the Three-Phase Control
System. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define the Quality Assurance Plan. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Define the Quality Control (QC) Plan. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe contractor responsibilities for the scheduling and control of submittals. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe contractor testing procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe Government responsibilities for submittal review and/or approval. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅
Describe project completion procedures. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe the benefit of proper layout drawings. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe the benefits of CQC to the contractor, the Government, and the
client/customer. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅work is performed according to plans and
specifications,
on time,
within a defined budget,
easily maintained,
and a safe work environment.
Describe the process used to review the contractor's Quality Control (QC) Plan by
comparing it to the requirements of the contract provisions and determining its
feasibility. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Describe, in general, the contractor's and the Government's responsibilities in CQM. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Differentiate between "inspection" and "control." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Discuss how the responsibilities of contractor and Government personnel interrelate
and are mutually supportive. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
Discuss partnering relationships - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
