COSC 275 UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔General Rule 6 - ✔✔Work in a consistent clockwise direction when taking off an
area and beconsistent. Label the points for more clarification
✔✔General Rule 7 - ✔✔When possible, show the location on the drawings or in the
specifications foreach item in a quantity takeoff
✔✔General Rule 8 - ✔✔Do not overlook work items that are solely labor with no
materials required
✔✔General Rule 9 - ✔✔Work with decimals instead of fractions
✔✔General Rule 10 - ✔✔Understand and apply the concept of significant digits
consistent with themeasurement capabilities and the influence of conversion factors
✔✔General Rule 11 - ✔✔Understand and apply the net and gross quantity amounts
✔✔General Rule 12 - ✔✔When possible, have a second pair of eyes look over the
quantity takeoff
✔✔General Rule 13 - ✔✔Mark it and move on
✔✔Earthwork - ✔✔Nearest CF or CY
✔✔Concrete - ✔✔Nearest CF or CY
✔✔Formwork - ✔✔Nearest SF
✔✔Finishing and Precast - ✔✔Nearest SF
✔✔Lumber - ✔✔Nearest BF
✔✔Finishes - ✔✔Nearest SF or SY
✔✔estimating - ✔✔The process of determining the anticipated cost of materials, labor,
and equipment of a proposed project.
✔✔take-off - ✔✔· The process in which detailed lists are compiled, based on drawings
and specifications, of all the material and equipment necessary to construct a project.
The cost estimator uses this list to calculate how much it will cost to build the project.
, ✔✔Quantities - ✔✔· Measured amounts of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
✔✔Quantification - ✔✔In estimating an activity to translate project scope information
into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and construction
industry, takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is a measurement and listing of
quantities of materials from drawings
✔✔quantity survey - ✔✔· A detailed analysis of material and equipment required to
construct a project.
✔✔Area - ✔✔A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid
✔✔area method - ✔✔A construction cost estimating system employing unit square foot
costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of a building
✔✔Length - ✔✔The longest dimension of an object
✔✔linear measurement - ✔✔A unit or system of units for measuring length: 12" = 1', 3'
=1
✔✔Dimension - ✔✔A distance between two points, lines, or planes.
✔✔specifications or specs - ✔✔· Documents that define the qualitative requirements for
products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is
based.
✔✔drawings - ✔✔· 1. Graphic illustrations depicting the dimensions, design, and
location of a project. Generally including plans, elevations, details, diagrams, schedules,
and sections. 2. The term, when capitalized, refers to the graphic portions of a project's
contract documents.
✔✔addendum - ✔✔A document describing an addition, change, correction, or
modification to contract documents. An addendum is issued by the design professional
during the bidding period or prior to the award of contract, and is the primary method of
informing bidders of modifications to the work during the bidding process. Addenda
become part of the contract documents
✔✔amendment - ✔✔· A modification of the contract by a subsequent agreement. This
does not change the entire existing contract but does alter the terms of the affected
provisions or requirements.
✔✔grade - ✔✔1. The surface or level of the ground. 2. A classification of quality as, for
instance, in lumber. 3. The existing or proposed ground level or elevation on a building
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔General Rule 6 - ✔✔Work in a consistent clockwise direction when taking off an
area and beconsistent. Label the points for more clarification
✔✔General Rule 7 - ✔✔When possible, show the location on the drawings or in the
specifications foreach item in a quantity takeoff
✔✔General Rule 8 - ✔✔Do not overlook work items that are solely labor with no
materials required
✔✔General Rule 9 - ✔✔Work with decimals instead of fractions
✔✔General Rule 10 - ✔✔Understand and apply the concept of significant digits
consistent with themeasurement capabilities and the influence of conversion factors
✔✔General Rule 11 - ✔✔Understand and apply the net and gross quantity amounts
✔✔General Rule 12 - ✔✔When possible, have a second pair of eyes look over the
quantity takeoff
✔✔General Rule 13 - ✔✔Mark it and move on
✔✔Earthwork - ✔✔Nearest CF or CY
✔✔Concrete - ✔✔Nearest CF or CY
✔✔Formwork - ✔✔Nearest SF
✔✔Finishing and Precast - ✔✔Nearest SF
✔✔Lumber - ✔✔Nearest BF
✔✔Finishes - ✔✔Nearest SF or SY
✔✔estimating - ✔✔The process of determining the anticipated cost of materials, labor,
and equipment of a proposed project.
✔✔take-off - ✔✔· The process in which detailed lists are compiled, based on drawings
and specifications, of all the material and equipment necessary to construct a project.
The cost estimator uses this list to calculate how much it will cost to build the project.
, ✔✔Quantities - ✔✔· Measured amounts of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
✔✔Quantification - ✔✔In estimating an activity to translate project scope information
into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and construction
industry, takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is a measurement and listing of
quantities of materials from drawings
✔✔quantity survey - ✔✔· A detailed analysis of material and equipment required to
construct a project.
✔✔Area - ✔✔A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid
✔✔area method - ✔✔A construction cost estimating system employing unit square foot
costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of a building
✔✔Length - ✔✔The longest dimension of an object
✔✔linear measurement - ✔✔A unit or system of units for measuring length: 12" = 1', 3'
=1
✔✔Dimension - ✔✔A distance between two points, lines, or planes.
✔✔specifications or specs - ✔✔· Documents that define the qualitative requirements for
products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is
based.
✔✔drawings - ✔✔· 1. Graphic illustrations depicting the dimensions, design, and
location of a project. Generally including plans, elevations, details, diagrams, schedules,
and sections. 2. The term, when capitalized, refers to the graphic portions of a project's
contract documents.
✔✔addendum - ✔✔A document describing an addition, change, correction, or
modification to contract documents. An addendum is issued by the design professional
during the bidding period or prior to the award of contract, and is the primary method of
informing bidders of modifications to the work during the bidding process. Addenda
become part of the contract documents
✔✔amendment - ✔✔· A modification of the contract by a subsequent agreement. This
does not change the entire existing contract but does alter the terms of the affected
provisions or requirements.
✔✔grade - ✔✔1. The surface or level of the ground. 2. A classification of quality as, for
instance, in lumber. 3. The existing or proposed ground level or elevation on a building
