AIC EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

1 AIC EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What percentage of conversations do listeners remember of what they hear? Correct Answer: 10% What percentage of conversations do speakers remember of what they say and do? Correct Answer: 90% When giving presentations, people should do which of the following? Correct Answer: Keep the conversation short and on topic Which of the following should people do to effectively listen? Correct Answer: Listen objectively with the intent to understand the speaker's perspective Which of the following statements is true about texting and a subcontractor change order? Correct Answer: Texting your subcontractor that a change order is coming later in the day is a good practice 2 What does RFI stand for? Correct Answer: Request for Information An Owner-initiated change order should include which of the following? Correct Answer: Reference to contract documents describing the change in detail A job Diary should be maintained by who? Correct Answer: All members of the project management team If a job has more than one shift, how often should a daily report be completed? Correct Answer: Each shift Daily reports are primarily created by whom? Correct Answer: Superintendents Meeting AGENDAS should be distributed __________ Correct Answer: At least one day PRIOR to the meeting Meeting MINUTES should be distributed _______ Correct Answer: About one day AFTER the meeting 3 Which of the following types of meetings is typically held at regular weekly or biweekly intervals throughout the project? Correct Answer: Progress Meetings Which of the following documents is used for correspondence between the architect or owner and the contractor? Correct Answer: Formal Business Letter Which of the following documents is used for correspondence between the home office and job site? Correct Answer: Memorandum What is the best time to distribute the working agenda to the participants of a meeting? Correct Answer: About one day prior to the meeting Which document describes the suggested agenda for the preconstruction meeting? Correct Answer: General Requirements What is the best time to distribute the meeting minutes to the participants? Correct Answer: About one day after the meeting Which of the following descriptions are the primary content items for the meeting minutes? 4 Correct Answer: Attendance, Topical Headings, Brief notes on what was discussed in paragraph form, who is assigned to action items, completion status Which of the following statements is true about the use of texting as a means of communicating in the construction industry? Correct Answer: Appropriate for clarifying but not for formal direction What is the best way for a contractor to get formal clarification on an apparent discrepancy found in the plans? Correct Answer: RFI What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive meeting? Correct Answer: Listening attentively, responding constructively, soliciting all ideas, and matching decision making to the situation Which of the following is not commonly discussed at monthly owner / architect / contractor progress meetings? Correct Answer: Pending subcontractor change orders What is a listener's retention percentage of an oral conversation? Correct Answer: 10% Which of the following communication methods is the most effective in knowing that the communication has been understood? 5 Correct Answer: The sender should ask open-ended questions and make them speak. Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended question? Correct Answer: What steps are you going to take to complete the activity? Which material is prone to fire damage and deterioration by moisture and insects? Correct Answer: Wood Concrete is strongest in __________ Correct Answer: Compressive Strength Which of the following is a type of aggregate? Correct Answer: Gravel Approximately what percentage (by volume) does aggregate make up in generalpurpose concrete? Correct Answer: 75% What does a sieve size of No. 4 mean? Correct Answer: The sieve has four openings per linear inch. Which panel wood product is made up of thin layers of wood veneers adhered together in alternating directions? 6 Correct Answer: Plywood The '10' in W10 x 30 steel beam indicates what? Correct Answer: The nominal DEPTH of the beam in inches Which of the following mortar types has the highest strength? Correct Answer: Type M Which of the following is a type of deep foundation? Correct Answer: Caisson Clay is what type of soil? Correct Answer: Cohesive Soil Sand is what type of soil? Correct Answer: Cohesionless Soil Soil that has been excavated and stockpiled is considered to be in a ________ state Correct Answer: Loose What is the purpose of a visual field soil analysis? Correct Answer: Establish general soil classifications 7 What is the correct order of subsurface soil exploration? Correct Answer: Boring, Sampling, Testing Fine-grained soils are soils finer than a _____________ Correct Answer: No. 200 sieve On a Boring Log, where do you go to check the depths of the described soils? Correct Answer: Left 2 columns Wood, Steel, and Rigid Insulation are all used for ____________ Correct Answer: Concrete Formwork Deflection is a result of what type of stress? Correct Answer: Bending stress Which of the following is a type of multiuse form? Correct Answer: Panel Forms Which of the following would be considered a dead load? Correct Answer: Formwork Which property of air is the best measure for latent heat? Correct Answer: Humidity Ratio 8 If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 80*F and an RH of 50%, what is its wet bulb temperature? [80*F on horizontal axis, follow that up to 50% on curved axis, WB = diagonal line at intersection of DB and RH] Correct Answer: 67*F If you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60*F and an RH of 100%, what is its wet bulb temperature? [60*F on horizontal axis, follow that up to 100% on curved axis, WB = diagonal line at intersection of DB and RH] Correct Answer: 60*F Using a psychrometric chart, if you have an air sample with a dry bulb temperature of 60*F and a humidity ratio of 23.0 gr/lb, what is its relative humidity? [60*F on horizontal axis, go up to 23.0 gr/lb on vertical axis, RH = curved line at intersection of DB and Hum. Rat.] Correct Answer: 30% Air sample "A" has a dry bulb temperature of 80*F and a relative humidity of 90%. Air sample "B" has a dry bulb temperature of 65*F and a relative humidity of 90%. Which of the following statements is true? Correct Answer: "A" has more sensible and latent heat as "B" If you have 10ohms of resistance and a voltage of 20 V, how much current is going through the circuit? [Current = Voltage / Resistance] Correct Answer: 2 Amps 9 Which is the unit of measure for AC power? Correct Answer: Watt If you have 3 resisters in a series and they each have 4ohms of resistance, what is the total resistance in the circuit? [Rt = R1+R2+...Rn] Correct Answer: 12ohms If you have 3 resisters in a parallel and they each have 4ohms of resistance, what is the total resistance in the circuit? [1/Rt= 1/R1 +1/R2+...1/Rn] Correct Answer: 1/Rt= 1/0.75 = 1.33ohms If a THREE-phase circuit has 240V, using 100A with a power factor of .5, what is the REAL power? [P = 1.73 x V x A x Power Factor] Correct Answer: 20,760W In the United State, alternating current is provided by utility companies at _______ hertz of cycles per second. Correct Answer: 60 If a SINGLE-phase circuit has 120V, using 10A with a power factor of .8, what is the APPARENT power? [P= V x A] Correct Answer: 1200W 10 Which source or organization promotes a uniform organizational system for categorizing construction materials, specifications, and documentation into divisions and sections for projects? Correct Answer: Construction Specifications Institute Assume you have a simple beam 16ft long supported on each end by R1 and R2. There is a concentrated load of 900lb that is 4ft from R2. Reaction R1 is pinned 12ft from the load. Reaction R1 is 225lb and R2 is 675lb. What is the maximum bending moment in pounds per foot? [ M= Distance from load x Reaction @ support] Correct Answer: 225lb x 12ft = 2700 675lb x 4ft = 2700 Assume that you are pouring a wall that is 151ft 4in long, 14 ft high, and 1ft 4in thick. The crew's daily placement rate is 375cy per 8-hr day. How many HOURS will it take to complete the wall? [=((L x H x D)/27)/(375cy a day/8hr)] Correct Answer: =105cy / 47cy/hr ~ 2.2hrs What is the swell percentage of loam soil if there is 2100LCY and 2600BCY of it? [Sw %= ((BCY/LCY)-1)x 100] Correct Answer: 23.8% What is the enthalpy of 1lb of air given a dry bulb temperature of 75*F and a relative humidity of 50%? [75*F on horizontal axis, follow that up to 50% on curved axis, use diagonal line at intersection to determine enthalpy] Correct Answer: 28 BTUs 11 Which of the following is a fundamental element of a contract? Correct Answer: Mutual Acceptance Which of the following contract types is generally considered to have the most risk for the contractor? Correct Answer: Lump Sum Which of the following contract types is best used if the scope is well defined but not the quantities of material? Correct Answer: Unit Price In which delivery method is the construction administrator most like a consultant? Correct Answer: CM Agency Which statement is true about the design-build delivery method from the owner's perspective? Correct Answer: There is a single source of fault for building system failures Which delivery method has the most risk for the contractor? Correct Answer: Design-build Which of the following is a major difference between a CM Agency and a CM at risk? 12 Correct Answer: Caps the construction costs the owner is required to pay Under which legal structure are the least total taxes paid for the goods and services provided by the company? Correct Answer: Sole Proprietorship In the construction industry, which legal entity is often a temporary arrangement? Correct Answer: Joint Venture Which is an advantage of forming a corporation? Correct Answer: Shareholders have reduced personal liability A company has $10,000 in cash, $20,000 in equipment, and $20,000 in accounts payable. The tax rate is 13%. What is the current ratio? [=Current Assests/ Current Liabilities] Correct Answer: =$10,000 / $20,000 = 0.5 What is the return on assets assuming a net profit before tax of $15,000 and $30,000 total assets? [(Net Profit before taxes / Total Assets) x 100] Correct Answer: = ($15k / $30k) x 100 = 50% A company has $50,000 in equipment, $20,000 in cash, and $30,000 in accounts payable. How much working capital does it have? [Current Assets - Current Liabilities] Correct Answer: = $20k - $30k = -$10k 13 Which chart would be the most appropriate to show the percentage of fall protection safety violations compared to all safety violations? Correct Answer: Pie Chart Which of the following is a management system used to improve customer satisfaction? Correct Answer: TQM, Six Sigma, Lean ((All of the above)) Which management system was developed based on Toyota's Production System? Correct Answer: Lean Which of the following should a construction professional provide when delivering services to his or her clients based on the AIC code of ethics? Correct Answer: Management Excellence The owner wants to fast-track a construction project. Which project delivery system best supports this process? Correct Answer: Design-Build A contract is entered into in which the design and scope are undefined and owner agrees to pay for all direct labor, materials, equipment, plus an agreed upon fee to the contractor for their services. What is this type of contract called? Correct Answer: Cost Plus 14 A contract is entered into in which the owner holds a contract with the architect and each trade contractor. In addition, the owner holds a contract with a management service company to perform the trade coordination, cost control, and scheduling services. What is this project delivery method called? Correct Answer: Construction Management Which legal entity is considered perpetual (never ending)? Correct Answer: Corporation Under which municipal law are corporations formed? Correct Answer: State Which law establishes basic rules governing the sale of goods used to establish a purchase order? Correct Answer: Uniform Commercial Code Which graphical measurement tool is a bar chart that displays a frequency distribution? Correct Answer: Histogram Which of the following principles of law states that if the prime contractor reasonably relies on the promise or price of the subcontractor to its detriment, then the subcontractor must be held to its promise to avoid harm to the prime contractor even though a signed contract between the contractor and subcontractor does not exist at the bidding phase of a project? Correct Answer: Promissory Estoppel 15 At which point in time must the owner-contractor agreement be provided to each prospective subcontractor bidder? Correct Answer: During the bidding phase of the project What is the working capital of a company that has $1,415,815 in assets and $682,661 in liabilities? [=Current Assets - Current Liabilities] Correct Answer: =$733,154 What is the current ratio of a company that has $1,415,815 in assets and $682,661 in liabilities? [=Current Assets / Current Liabilities] Correct Answer: =2.07 If a company has $260,631 in cash, $423,731 in contracts receivable, and $682,661 in liabilities, what is its quick ratio (acid test)? [= (Cash and Equivalents + Accounts Receivable)/ Current Liabilities] Correct Answer: = (260,631+423,731)/682,661 = 1.00 Which of the following is not a type of pile installed by pile driving? Correct Answer: Cast-in-place concrete pile Which of the following types of equipment is most suitable for excavation of a standard residential basement? Correct Answer: Excavator 16 Which of the following types of excavation equipment is most suitable for removing and stockpiling on-site 2ft of soil from 1 acre of excavation area? Correct Answer: Scraper Which of the following types of excavation equipment is most suitable for final grading of a roadway? Correct Answer: Grader Which of the following types of compaction equipment is most suitable for compacting the granular base of a large parking lot? Correct Answer: Smooth wheel roller A sheepsfoot roller is most suitable for compaction of which type of soil? Correct Answer: Clay Soils What is an advantage of a tower crane? Correct Answer: Its operator has an unobstructed view of the site. Which of the following types of aerial work platforms is most suitable for installing fire sprinkler piping inside a building? Correct Answer: Slab Scissor Lift 17 Using a crane loading diagram, what is the maximum load of a crane if the boom is at an angle of 40* and extended 53ft? [Using the chart, first find the length of boom, then scroll down to find the angle that its at] Correct Answer: 5030lb In which CSI division is information about Specialties located? Correct Answer: Division 10 Which CSI technical specification part would contain information about which submittals were required? Correct Answer: Part 1 Which CSI division significantly changed with the 2004, 50-division format change? Correct Answer: Division 15 Which of the following views is used in plumbing drawings to show a 3D view of pipe runs? Correct Answer: Isometric Where is the best location to look to determine the electrical requirements for a project's chillers? Correct Answer: Schedule 18 Which of the following types of lines are used to show hidden objects or objects above or below the cutting plane? Correct Answer: Dashed Lines Where do you look to find whether or not a door is fire rated? Correct Answer: Door Schedule Where do you look to find the horse powers of fans within the plans? Correct Answer: Fan Schedule Which CSI division contains technical information on structural steel? Correct Answer: Division 5 Which CSI division is considered the technical specifications? Correct Answer: 02-49 Which CSI division contains the bidding requirements for a project? Correct Answer: 00 Which part in the CSI technical specifications provides the contractor information about how the work is to be executed, including approved installation procedures? Correct Answer: Part 3 19 The technical specifications reference ASHRAE as a publisher of numerous technical standards. What does the acronym stand for? Correct Answer: American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Which party is normally responsible for designing the temporary structures? Correct Answer: Contractor/ Vendor Which of the following systems is designed to carry the total vertical load of a structure? Correct Answer: Piling Which piece of equipment is most efficient for compacting granular soils, such as sand, gravel, and crushed stone? Correct Answer: Smooth Wheel Roller Which of the following bid documents would the contractor place his or her price on? Correct Answer: Bid Form Which of the following bid documents contains additional or supplemental information to the design documents? Correct Answer: Addendum Which type of specification provides the criteria that the contractor must build to but does not include a specific design? 20 Correct Answer: Performance Specification The Criteria set by a trade organization for acceptable quality and installation procedures, such as the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) benchmarks for ductwork quality, are best described as a _____ Correct Answer: Standard If a project trailer is vandalized, which of the following type of insurance would cover the claim? Correct Answer: Builder's Risk What is the term used to describe the financial evaluation of the cost of a building component or system over its useful life? Correct Answer: Life Cycle Costing Which type of estimate is most appropriate when the contract documents are 100% complete? Correct Answer: Detailed Estimate If you built a post office with 6,500 sq ft, and it cost $95.02/sf to build, how much would the total cost be? Correct Answer: = 6,500 x 95.02/sf = $617,630 21 Imagine a bank is built in SC for $500k in 2012. Assume the cost index for SC was 35.1. How much would cost to build in 2015 if the cost index was raised to 47.8. [=((known cost)(cost index for estimated cost))/ Cost index for known cost] Correct Answer: = ((500,000)(47.8)) / 35.1 = $680,912 How many crew days would it take to install 1,500 sq yd of carpet if the 2 person crew can install 500 sq yd/day? Correct Answer: =1500 / 500 = 3 days Carpet is usually taken off by which unit of measure? Correct Answer: Square Yard How many 7-cy dump truck loads are needed to remove 350 Bcy of soil, assuming the swell factor is 15%? [=(Bcy x SF)/ 7-cy] Correct Answer: =59 How many bank cubic yards of soil would be needed to fill an excavation requiring 45 Ccy of fill assuming an 88% compaction factor? [Ccy / Compaction Factor] Correct Answer: = 45/ .88 = 51.1 Ccy How many Board Feet is 200LF of 2in x 6in wood studs? [=(L x W x D)/12] Correct Answer: =(200 x 2 x 6)/12 = 200BF 22 Which document notifies the contractor of the forms, content, and procedures for submitting the bid proposal? Correct Answer: Instructions to Bidders Which party has the design liability for a prescriptive specification? Correct Answer: Architect / Engineer A specification reads as follows: "Furnish, install, operate, and maintain all necessary pumping equipment for dewatering the various parts of the work and for maintaining free of water the foundations and trenches as required for construction operations". Which type of specification is this? Correct Answer: Performance Specification A contractor submits a bid with the appropriate forms. They receive a notice of award letter indicating that their bid has been selected. The contractor decides not to accept the contract. Which of the following outcomes is a likely outcome? Correct Answer: They will lose the amount of their bond face value. Using the following bond premium schedule below, what is the bond premium for a $2,755,000 project? First $5k= $12/$1000 Next $2M= $6k + $7.25/1000 Next $2.5M= $20.5K + $5.75/1000 23 Correct Answer: =(($12 x ($5k/$1k)) + (6k + (7.25 x (2M/1000)) + (20.5K + (5.75 x (750K/1000) = $45,373 What does the R.S. Mean's unit of measure abbreviation for MBF stand for? Correct Answer: 1,000 Board Feet If there is a crew of: 1 Foreman 4 Pile Drivers 2 Crane Operators .5 Oilers on any given 8hr work day, how many total work hours are expended? Correct Answer: =(1 x 8) + (4 x 8) + (2 x 8) + (.5 x 8) = 60 hours Considering a crew works 60 total hours a day, and has a daily output of 545 SFCA, what is their productivity rate in work hours per unit? Correct Answer: = 60 / 545 = 0.110 Given a rectangular cofferdam that is 60ft wide x 100ft long x 10ft deep and enclosed with a 3ft toe, how many total SFCA are required for the sheet piling? Correct Answer: = (60 x 10 x 2sides) + (100 x 10 x 2sides) + (3 x 60 x 2sides) + (3 x 100 x 2sides) = 4160SFCA 24 Which of the following statements is true about a company's cost code structure? Correct Answer: It is often organized by CSI division with adaptations by individualized companies Which of the following statements is true about the work breakdown structure? Correct Answer: Divides the work into manageable packages A work breakdown structure typically includes which of the following for each work package? Correct Answer: Budgeted cost of work scheduled When are commercial contractors typically paid by the owner? Correct Answer: Monthly Which statement is true about front end loading a schedule of values? Correct Answer: Increases the value of activities at the beginning of a project in the schedule of values to improve the contractor's cash flow Which of the following statements is true about liquidated damages? Correct Answer: Determined at the time of contract signing based on estimated owner losses A Gant chart is which type of scheduling tool? 25 Correct Answer: A Bar chart If activity "C" finishes before activity "E", with activity "E" immediately following activity "C", what relationship do these activities share? Correct Answer: Finish to Start What type of relationship would best describe "installing the scratch coat of stucco" and then "installing the top coat of stucco"? Correct Answer: Finish to Start What classification of activity would "shop drawing rejection" be? Correct Answer: Procurement Which classification of activity would "building programming" be? Correct Answer: Design Which of the following defines the term 'trade stacking'? Correct Answer: The loss of productivity by placing too many workers in too small a space Which statement is true about the critical path? Correct Answer: The longest string of activities through the schedule 26 How is 'Free Float' Defined? Correct Answer: The amount of slack between activities Which types of activities are considered first when compressing the length of a project? Correct Answer: Zero Float and least cost to compress How is the term 'fast tracking' defined in construction? Correct Answer: Overlapping execution of the design, procurement, and construction What is the name of the term for shifting the activities within their available free floats to produce a uniform workforce and reduce the maximum resource usage requirements? Correct Answer: Resource Leveling What is the best source for developing the list of activities for the logic network and schedule? Correct Answer: Technical Specifications How is total float defined? Correct Answer: How much a series of activities can be delayed without delaying a project What is the primary reason the courts disfavor bar chart schedules? Correct Answer: They do not show the interrelationship of activities or the float within activities 27 When was the Occupational Safety and Health Act passed? Correct Answer: 1970 Which of the following parts of the CFR Title 29 addresses safety and health regulations for construction? Correct Answer: 1926 How many employees must an employer have before OSHA record keeping is required? Correct Answer: 10 or more Which of the following forms is used to record the information of a single specific incident? Correct Answer: Form 301 How long must the OSHA Form 300 be kept by the employer? Correct Answer: 5 years Within how many days must a notice of contest be filed for an OSHA citation? Correct Answer: 15 Days Which of the following accidents makes up the majority of fatalities in the construction industry? 28 Correct Answer: Falls What size load must a personal fall arrest system be designed to? Correct Answer: minimum 5,000 lb per person Which of the following heights would be acceptable for the top rail of a guardrail system? Correct Answer: 45in Which of the following ratios of vertical rise to horizontal run is acceptable for an extension ladder supported against a building? Correct Answer: 4:1 What is the maximum horizontal travel distance that a portable fire extinguisher can be located on a job site? Correct Answer: 100ft What is the farthest away that an egress ladder can be located from a worker in a trench excavation greater than 4ft in depth? Correct Answer: 25ft Which of the following ratios of vertical rise to horizontal run is acceptable for a supported scaffold that is not braced or tied back to a structure? Correct Answer: 4:1 29 What is the minimum load that a suspension scaffold must be designed to? Correct Answer: Four times the intended load What is the average noise level for which hearing protection is required to be worn? Correct Answer: 85 dB The Safety Standards utilize the abbreviation 29 CFR Part 1926. What does the acronym CFR stand for? Correct Answer: Code of Federal Regulations Which part of OSHA Standards is designated for record keeping? Correct Answer: 1904 According to OSHA, which document must the supervisor complete immediately after an accident by describing the accident in detail? Correct Answer: OSHA's Injury and Illness Incident Report (Form 301) When and where must a project's OSHA Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (Form 300A) be posted? Correct Answer: February 11 - April 30 and accessible to all employees at the job site 30 According to OSHA, what is the name of the violation where the firm or designated person is aware that a hazardous condition exits, knows that the condition violates a standard, and makes no effort to eliminate the safety hazard? Correct Answer: Willful Violation A GC supervised an excavator helping with a pipe laying job. The whole thing violated OSHA rules. a concrete sub stepped in to warn them. OSHA later inspected the job and observed the GC, excavator, and pipefitters. Which contractors would receive a citation for the unsafe job? Correct Answer: Pipefitting, Excavator, and General Contractor What is the maximum horizontal travel distance to retrieve a fire extinguisher for a project under construction? Correct Answer: 100 ft Which of the following piece of equipment does not measure vertical angles? Correct Answer: Builder's Level What type of telescoping rod is often used with levels, transits, and total stations? Correct Answer: Philadelphia Rod How many feet are in 1 mile? Correct Answer: 5,280 31 If a 1,000 ft road has a vertical rise of 10 ft, what percent incline does the road have? Correct Answer: = 10ft/ 1000ft = 1% The contour lines showing the existing grade on a topography survey are commonly ____________ Correct Answer: Lightly colored dashed lines What do contour lines that are spaced closely together represent? Correct Answer: Steep Slope A rectangle is 60ft long x 45ft wide. What is the diagonal measurement in feet/ inches? Correct Answer: =60^2 + 45^2 = sqrt 5625 = 75 Assume you have a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 310ft. If one of the angles is 20*, what is the length of the side that is opposite this angle? Correct Answer: =106.03 A rod reading of 4.72 ft is taken on a benchmark whose elevation is 813.30. The finish floor is 809.00. The top of the batter board is set 1 ft above the finish floor. What rod reading is required to set the line for the top of the batter board? Correct Answer: =(813.3 +4.72) - 810 = 8.02 What does the surveying abbreviation TP mean? Correct Answer: Turning Point 32 A job has a benchmark of 100ft. An instrument is set up with an HI of 5.42ft above the BM. A grade stake is set at an elevation of 96ft. What is the height reading on the rod at the grade stake? Correct Answer: 9.42ft What is the process of screening subcontractors before they bid a project to ensure they are capable of completing the work called? Correct Answer: Prequalifying What is the act of showing subcontractors the price of their competitors in the hope that they will lower their bid called? Correct Answer: Bid Shopping Which of the following statements is true about the procurement process? Correct Answer: Submittals do not supersede the contract documents even if they have been reviewed by the general contractor and designer. 33 Which trade ties and places rebar? Correct Answer: Rod Buster Which job title traditionally has multiple project managers from the same project report to them? Correct Answer: Senior Project Manager Which of the following documents is used to prove eligibility to work in the United States? Correct Answer: I-9 Which of the following documents is considered a submittal? Correct Answer: Shop Drawing Contractors typically mark up their submittals in which color? Correct Answer: Green Who is most commonly responsible for creating shop drawings? Correct Answer: Subcontractor Which of the following statements is true if 34 the contract documents required #6 rebar but #5 rebar was submitted and approved by the general contractor and the architect? Correct Answer: The approved submittal does not change the scope of the contract documents. Which of the following documents starts the contractor's schedule to complete the project? Correct Answer: notice to proceed Which of the following alternative dispute methods is often required by contract to resolve a claim? Correct Answer: Arbitration Which of the following documents typically starts the warranty period? Correct Answer: substantial completion Which of the following is a term used to describe minor incomplete or deficient items that need to be completed before final acceptance of a building? 35 Correct Answer: punch list What is the most common green building rating system in the United States for commercial buildings? Correct Answer: LEED Which of the following is the initial LEED credential available to individuals? Correct Answer: LEED Green Associate Which of the following items are never included with a purchase order? Correct Answer: Labor The terms on a purchase order indicate FOB Factory. At which point does the responsibility for the goods change? Correct Answer: Passes at time of pickup by the carrier Which of the following descriptions defines the term 2/ 10 Net 30? Correct Answer: If paid within 10 days of the invoice date, a 2% discount can be deducted; full payment is due in 30 days. Which position typically writes the subcontract agreements? 36 Correct Answer: Project Manager Which of the following activities does a millwright perform? Correct Answer: Assembles and aligns rotating equipment Which party typically obtains the general building permit? Correct Answer: Contractor Which form is filled out by the employees to inform the employer how much money is to be withheld from their paychecks for taxes? Correct Answer: W-4 Which of the following posters describes the regulations for wage payment and hours of work for all industries and must be posted at the job site? Correct Answer: Fair Labor Standards What is the name of the act that requires the contractor to pay prevailing wage 37 rates on all federally funded projects? Correct Answer: Davis-Bacon Act Which document is signed in agreement by the owner, architect, and contractor and modifies the contract's terms and conditions? Correct Answer: contract change order Which document establishes the actual start date from which the beginning of the project is calculated? Correct Answer: notice to proceed Which of the following parties issues the certificate of occupancy? Correct Answer: fire marshal, mechanical inspector, electrical inspector, and building inspector Which of the following descriptions provides the best example of how to report progress on the job site? 38 Correct Answer: Poured 75 cy concrete, placed rebar, and stripped forms for columns D1-D4. Which party is typically the developer of the shop drawings? Correct Answer: subcontractors and vendors Which document explicitly tells the reader the specific shop drawings, product data, and reference standards required on a project? Correct Answer: in part 1 of each section of a technical specification division