AC Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Calculate Activity Duration -
correct answer ✅Plan Quantity/Daily Production Rate
A topographical map is a drawing showing? -
correct answer ✅Contour Lines and Elevations
The owner's rep observed substandard drywall patches on a
general contractor's renovation project.
Which of the following should be the representative's first course of
action? -
correct answer ✅Notify general contractors superintend of
problem.
Which of the following can be identified from the initial schedule of
values?
a. Vendors working on the project
b. Contractors proposed breakdown of the project cost
c. Profit margin of the applicant
d. Quality of work in place -
correct answer ✅Contractors proposed breakdown of the project
cost
,AC Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Who is primarily responsible for ensuring that contract documents
comply with building codes? -
correct answer ✅Architect design professional
What method is used to calculate activity duration? -
correct answer ✅Plan quantity divided by daily production rate
The architect has approved the rerouting of an HVAC through
concrete slabs in a building. To insure that
activities are coordinated, a meeting should be called by the field
supervisor and the -
correct answer ✅HVAC subcontractor and all other affected
subcontractors
How do you calculate Total Float (TF)? -
correct answer ✅Late Finish-Early Finish/Late Start-Early Start
Under a design-build contract which of the following parties is
responsible for coordination of the design
engineers and the subcontractors -
correct answer ✅Contractor
,AC Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What is the term for a change order issued by the owner of a
project that is outside of the contractor's
scope of work and therefore the contractor can a refuse to perform
the work? -
correct answer ✅Cardinal Change
What is a "Schedule of Values"? -
correct answer ✅a breakdown of the contract amount into pay
items
According to CSI, which of the following is in the project manual?
a. General requirements
b. Estimate
c. schedule
d. Certificate of occupancy -
correct answer ✅a. General requirements
Which of the following are calculated by the "Backward pass"
through the CPM network?
a. Early start and late start
, AC Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
b. Total float and free float
c. Early start and early finish
d. Late start and late finish -
correct answer ✅Late start and late finish
Which of the following pre-bid information should be gathered for
developing a bid proposal?
a. Schematic design, design development drawings, contract
documents
manual, and bid documents
b. adjacent site conditions, existing surface conditions, existing
utility loca
dimensions
c. value engineering criteria, design outline specifications, total
quality m
procedures, safety management procedures -
correct answer ✅Schematic design, design development drawings,
contract documents, project
manual, and bid documents
(Grade A+)
Calculate Activity Duration -
correct answer ✅Plan Quantity/Daily Production Rate
A topographical map is a drawing showing? -
correct answer ✅Contour Lines and Elevations
The owner's rep observed substandard drywall patches on a
general contractor's renovation project.
Which of the following should be the representative's first course of
action? -
correct answer ✅Notify general contractors superintend of
problem.
Which of the following can be identified from the initial schedule of
values?
a. Vendors working on the project
b. Contractors proposed breakdown of the project cost
c. Profit margin of the applicant
d. Quality of work in place -
correct answer ✅Contractors proposed breakdown of the project
cost
,AC Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Who is primarily responsible for ensuring that contract documents
comply with building codes? -
correct answer ✅Architect design professional
What method is used to calculate activity duration? -
correct answer ✅Plan quantity divided by daily production rate
The architect has approved the rerouting of an HVAC through
concrete slabs in a building. To insure that
activities are coordinated, a meeting should be called by the field
supervisor and the -
correct answer ✅HVAC subcontractor and all other affected
subcontractors
How do you calculate Total Float (TF)? -
correct answer ✅Late Finish-Early Finish/Late Start-Early Start
Under a design-build contract which of the following parties is
responsible for coordination of the design
engineers and the subcontractors -
correct answer ✅Contractor
,AC Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What is the term for a change order issued by the owner of a
project that is outside of the contractor's
scope of work and therefore the contractor can a refuse to perform
the work? -
correct answer ✅Cardinal Change
What is a "Schedule of Values"? -
correct answer ✅a breakdown of the contract amount into pay
items
According to CSI, which of the following is in the project manual?
a. General requirements
b. Estimate
c. schedule
d. Certificate of occupancy -
correct answer ✅a. General requirements
Which of the following are calculated by the "Backward pass"
through the CPM network?
a. Early start and late start
, AC Level 1 Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
b. Total float and free float
c. Early start and early finish
d. Late start and late finish -
correct answer ✅Late start and late finish
Which of the following pre-bid information should be gathered for
developing a bid proposal?
a. Schematic design, design development drawings, contract
documents
manual, and bid documents
b. adjacent site conditions, existing surface conditions, existing
utility loca
dimensions
c. value engineering criteria, design outline specifications, total
quality m
procedures, safety management procedures -
correct answer ✅Schematic design, design development drawings,
contract documents, project
manual, and bid documents
