Construction Quality Management for Contractors
Question and Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | Complete Exam Prep
• Design-Build contracts require -✓✓ The QC Manager to be in place and take an active
role in the review and coordination of the design.
• Which of the following is included in all three phases of the Three Phases of Control? -
✓✓ Safety
• The purpose of Construction Quality Management is to -✓✓ Achieve the quality
established by properly developed requirements through the combined responsibility,
but separate, efforts of contractors and government personnel
• Testing is extremely important in construction quality management and is performed
by -✓✓ Both the contractor and the government
• The primary purpose of the Three-Phase Control System is to -✓✓ Require the
contractor to plan, schedule, and perform quality management actions to assure work
meets all specified quality standards
• Quality Assurance Personnel have the responsibility to -✓✓ Require the contractor to
maintain the quality specified in the plans and specifications
• The _________________ is the appropriate time to assure that all materials and/or
equipment have been tested, submitted, and approved -✓✓ Preparatory Phase
• The Preconstruction Conference and Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meeting
Are -✓✓ Conducted prior to the commencement of any physical construction work
• Contractor testing procedures: -✓✓ Are specified in the technical specs, outlined in the
QCP, and addressed at Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meeting
• The Quality Control Plan contains -✓✓ Identification of individual quality quality control
personnel, including name, qualifications, assigned duties, responsibilities and
authorities.
• Tests that are unannounced, randomly performed, and repeat quality control tests are
-✓✓ Quality assurance tests
• The contractor is required to conduct a Preparatory Phase Meeting before they begin
any definable feature of work except when -✓✓ There are no exceptions to the rule
, • During the punch-out inspection of a project: -✓✓ Quality Control personnel prepare
and punch-list and make corrections
• The Quality Control Report should include -✓✓ All of the above
• In a design build contract, if the contractor has a question about the design, what is the
process to get an answer? -✓✓ Contractor submits a design verification request to the
contractor's design team
• Submittals are -✓✓ Necessary to demonstrate that the proposed materials, etc. are in
compliance with the contract.
• The success or failure of all contractors is based upon -✓✓ The ability to control costs,
finance work, estimate jobs, schedule the work and maintain effective quality control
• The contract requires the contractor to submit quality control reports -✓✓ Daily
• All submittals for government approval must be provided by the _________________
in time to allow for the review, approval, procurement, delivery, and performance of
preparatory phase for an item before it is needed for construction. -✓✓ Contractor to the
Government
• Partnering relationships are based upon -✓✓ Building trust and dedication to common
goals
• ENG Form 4288-R, the submittal register: -✓✓ Identifies those submittals identified in
the contract and the corresponding submittal action codes
• What is a purpose of the Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meeting? -✓✓ The
government and contractor meet to discuss implementation of the QC plan
• Characteristics that describe a definable feature of work include: -✓✓ Cross-
referenced listings to the contractor's construction schedule that may have more than
one definable feature under a section of the specifications
• Requests for Information are submitted to -✓✓ Ask for clarification of the contract
• The ___________ is workmanship oriented, and where workmanship standards are
established -✓✓ Initial Phase
• Grounds for withholding payment include the contractors failure to: -✓✓ Perform in
accordance with the terms of the contract, provide an acceptable QCP, and build to the
quality standards established by the contract.
Question and Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | Complete Exam Prep
• Design-Build contracts require -✓✓ The QC Manager to be in place and take an active
role in the review and coordination of the design.
• Which of the following is included in all three phases of the Three Phases of Control? -
✓✓ Safety
• The purpose of Construction Quality Management is to -✓✓ Achieve the quality
established by properly developed requirements through the combined responsibility,
but separate, efforts of contractors and government personnel
• Testing is extremely important in construction quality management and is performed
by -✓✓ Both the contractor and the government
• The primary purpose of the Three-Phase Control System is to -✓✓ Require the
contractor to plan, schedule, and perform quality management actions to assure work
meets all specified quality standards
• Quality Assurance Personnel have the responsibility to -✓✓ Require the contractor to
maintain the quality specified in the plans and specifications
• The _________________ is the appropriate time to assure that all materials and/or
equipment have been tested, submitted, and approved -✓✓ Preparatory Phase
• The Preconstruction Conference and Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meeting
Are -✓✓ Conducted prior to the commencement of any physical construction work
• Contractor testing procedures: -✓✓ Are specified in the technical specs, outlined in the
QCP, and addressed at Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meeting
• The Quality Control Plan contains -✓✓ Identification of individual quality quality control
personnel, including name, qualifications, assigned duties, responsibilities and
authorities.
• Tests that are unannounced, randomly performed, and repeat quality control tests are
-✓✓ Quality assurance tests
• The contractor is required to conduct a Preparatory Phase Meeting before they begin
any definable feature of work except when -✓✓ There are no exceptions to the rule
, • During the punch-out inspection of a project: -✓✓ Quality Control personnel prepare
and punch-list and make corrections
• The Quality Control Report should include -✓✓ All of the above
• In a design build contract, if the contractor has a question about the design, what is the
process to get an answer? -✓✓ Contractor submits a design verification request to the
contractor's design team
• Submittals are -✓✓ Necessary to demonstrate that the proposed materials, etc. are in
compliance with the contract.
• The success or failure of all contractors is based upon -✓✓ The ability to control costs,
finance work, estimate jobs, schedule the work and maintain effective quality control
• The contract requires the contractor to submit quality control reports -✓✓ Daily
• All submittals for government approval must be provided by the _________________
in time to allow for the review, approval, procurement, delivery, and performance of
preparatory phase for an item before it is needed for construction. -✓✓ Contractor to the
Government
• Partnering relationships are based upon -✓✓ Building trust and dedication to common
goals
• ENG Form 4288-R, the submittal register: -✓✓ Identifies those submittals identified in
the contract and the corresponding submittal action codes
• What is a purpose of the Coordination and Mutual Understanding Meeting? -✓✓ The
government and contractor meet to discuss implementation of the QC plan
• Characteristics that describe a definable feature of work include: -✓✓ Cross-
referenced listings to the contractor's construction schedule that may have more than
one definable feature under a section of the specifications
• Requests for Information are submitted to -✓✓ Ask for clarification of the contract
• The ___________ is workmanship oriented, and where workmanship standards are
established -✓✓ Initial Phase
• Grounds for withholding payment include the contractors failure to: -✓✓ Perform in
accordance with the terms of the contract, provide an acceptable QCP, and build to the
quality standards established by the contract.
