FDOT: Final Estimates - Level 1-Test
Questions Fully Solved.
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 Receive 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
A limerock base course is constructed in two 13-foot widths between station 19+40.20 and
station 84+50.00. What is the area of the base course to the whole square yard? - Answer
18,806 SY
How many square yards are in one acre? - Answer 4,840
Determine the area of the section (G) in the circle to the tenth of a square foot. (NOTE: A= pi
r(squared) x (angle/360degrees) - Answer 887.3 SF
If you have a benchmark at an elevation of 80.25' and a back sight rob reading of 5.45', what is
the height of instrument (HI)? - Answer 85.70'
If you have a pile cut off elevation of 50.00' and tip elevation of 10.00', what would your pile
length be? - Answer 40'
Where can you find the typical widths of base and surface courses? - Answer Typical Sections
sheets of the plans
Thirteen and one-half gallons is equal to how many cubic feet? - Answer 1.8 Cubic Feet
Using the data given below, find the volume to the nearest cubic yard. The areas were
determined for the cross sections at these stations:
Station: Area (Sq Feet):
5091+00 287.60
5091+38 302.0
Questions Fully Solved.
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 Receive 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
A limerock base course is constructed in two 13-foot widths between station 19+40.20 and
station 84+50.00. What is the area of the base course to the whole square yard? - Answer
18,806 SY
How many square yards are in one acre? - Answer 4,840
Determine the area of the section (G) in the circle to the tenth of a square foot. (NOTE: A= pi
r(squared) x (angle/360degrees) - Answer 887.3 SF
If you have a benchmark at an elevation of 80.25' and a back sight rob reading of 5.45', what is
the height of instrument (HI)? - Answer 85.70'
If you have a pile cut off elevation of 50.00' and tip elevation of 10.00', what would your pile
length be? - Answer 40'
Where can you find the typical widths of base and surface courses? - Answer Typical Sections
sheets of the plans
Thirteen and one-half gallons is equal to how many cubic feet? - Answer 1.8 Cubic Feet
Using the data given below, find the volume to the nearest cubic yard. The areas were
determined for the cross sections at these stations:
Station: Area (Sq Feet):
5091+00 287.60
5091+38 302.0
