AIC PREP UH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Au'placeuconcrete'uactivityurequiresutheuplacementuofu2080ucubicuyards.uIfutheuindividualuproductionurateuis
u2ucubicuyardsuperuworkuhouruperuperson,uwithuau10-
personucrewuandu8uhouruworkday,uhowumanyudaysuareuneededutoucompleteuthisuactivity?u
a.u13u
b.u26u
c.u104u
d.u130u-uANSWERua.u13
Autopographicalumapuisuaudrawingushowing?u
a.uSubsurfaceusoiluconditions
b.uAugeneraluprofileuviewuofutheusiteu
u
c.uContourulinesuanduelevationsud.uCrossusectionsualongutheulengthuofutheuprojectu-
uANSWERuc.uContourulinesuanduelevations
Theuowner'surepuobservedusubstandardudrywallupatchesuonuaugeneralucontractor'surenovationuproject.uWh
ichuofutheufollowingushouldubeutheurepresentative'sufirstucourseuofuaction?u
a.uSaveuitemsuforupunchulistu
b.uNotifyudrywallufinisheruofutheuproblemu
c.uTellupainterunotutouacceptupatcheduwalls.u
d.uNotifyugeneralucontractorsusuperintenduofuproblemu-
uANSWERud.uNotifyugeneralucontractorsusuperintenduofuproblem
FiveuContractorsuareubiddingupartuofuaujobuwithustormusewer,usanitaryusewer,uanduwaterudistribution.uTheir
ubidsuare:uContractoru1uwilludoustormuanduwateruforu$2000.uContractoru2uwilludoustormuforu$1000.uContract
oru3uwilludousanitaryuanduwateruforu$12,000.uContractoru4uwilludousanitaryuforu$7,000uContractoru5uwilludou
wateruforu$7,000uWhatuisutheulowestupriceuforutheucompleteujob?
a.u$7,000u
u
b.u$9,000u
c.u$13,000u
,d.u$15,000u-uANSWERub.u$9,000
Whichuofutheufollowingucanubeuidentifiedufromutheuinitialuscheduleuofuvalues?u
a.uVendorsuworkinguonutheuprojectu
b.uContractorsuproposedubreakdownuofutheuprojectucostuc.uProfitumarginuofutheuapplicantud.uQualityuofuwor
kuinuplaceu-uANSWERub.uContractorsuproposedubreakdownuofutheuprojectucost
Whouisuprimarilyuresponsibleuforuensuringuthatucontractudocumentsucomplyuwithubuildingucodes?u
a.uOwneru
b.uContractoru
c.uBuildinguinspectoru
d.uArchitectudesignuprofessionalu-uANSWERud.uArchitectudesignuprofessional
Whatumethoduisuusedutoucalculateuactivityuduration?u
a.uDailyuproductionurateudividedubyuplanuquantityu
b.uPlanuquantityudividedubyucrewurateu
c.uPlanuquantityudividedubyudailyuproductionurateu
d.uPlanuquantityudivedubyulaboruunitucostu-uANSWERuc.uPlanuquantityudividedubyudailyuproductionurate
TheuarchitectuhasuapprovedutheureroutinguofuanuHVACuthroughuconcreteuslabsuinuaubuilding.uTouinsureuthatu
activitiesuareucoordinated,uaumeetingushouldubeucalledubyutheufieldusupervisoruandutheu
a.uHVACusubcontractoruonlyu
b.uHVACusubcontractoruandualluotherusubcontractorsu
c.uHVACusubcontractoruandualluotheruaffectedusubcontractorsu
d.uHVACusubcontractoruandutheuarchitectuengineeru-
uANSWERuc.uHVACusubcontractoruandualluotheruaffectedusubcontractors
Auprojectuscheduleuhasubeenuupdated.uTheuactivityuplacementuofuspreadufootinguconcreteuwasuoriginallyus
cheduledutoubeginuasuearlyuasudayu10.uTheuactivityudurationuisu4udays.uTheuactualustartudayuwasudayu12.uThe
uoriginaluscheduleuhaducalculatedutotalufloatuofu7udaysuforuthisuactivity.uTheurecalculatedutotalufloatuforutheu
activity,uwhenuupdated,uwouldubeu
,a.u2udaysu
b.u5udaysu
c.u6udaysu
d.u9udaysu-uANSWERub.u5udays
10.uUnderuaudesign-
builducontractuwhichuofutheufollowingupartiesuisuresponsibleuforucoordinationuofutheudesignuengineersuandu
theusubcontractorsu
a.uOwneru
b.uContractor
c.uArchitectu
d.uSubcontractoru-uANSWERub.uContractor
Concreteutoubeupoureduforu10ufootingsuareu5ufeetuwideubyu5ufeetulongubyu2ufeetudeep.uHowumanyucubicuyar
dsuofuconcreteushouldutheuestimateubeuforuthisupour,uusinguau10%wasteufactor.u
a.u14.8u
b.u16.3u
c.u18.5u
d.u20.3u-uANSWERud.u20.3
Whatuisutheutermuforuauchangeuorderuissuedubyutheuowneruofuauprojectuthatuisuoutsideuofutheucontractor'sus
copeuofuworkuanduthereforeutheucontractorucanuaurefuseutouperformutheuwork?
a.uCardinaluChangeu
b.uPreliminaryuChangeu
c.uNoucostuchangeuorderu
d.uSupplementaluinstructionsu-uANSWERua.uCardinaluChange
Whatuisuau"ScheduleuofuValues"?ua.uAulistuofuethicalupracticesuinuwhichuemployeesumayuparticipateu
b.uautableushowinguaverageuwageuratesuforueachucrewu
c.uaubreakdownuofutheucontractuamountuintoupayuitemsu
, d.uaulistuofuconstructionuactivitiesu-uANSWERuc.uaubreakdownuofutheucontractuamountuintoupayuitems
Duringulayoutuofuausite,uituisudetermineduthatutheuslopeudistanceubetweenupointuAuandupointuBuisu200ufeetua
tuauslopeuangleuofu15udegrees.uWhatuisutheuactualuhorizontaludistanceu(Hudistance)uonutheuplansufromupoint
uAutoupointuB?u
a.u181.26'u
b.u193.19'u
c.u199.44'u
d.u207.06'u-uANSWERub.u193.19'
AccordingutouCSI,uwhichuofutheufollowinguisuinutheuprojectumanual?u
a.uGeneralurequirementsu
b.uEstimateu
c.uscheduleu
d.uCertificateuofuoccupancyu-uANSWERua.uGeneralurequirements
Whichuofutheufollowinguareucalculatedubyutheu"Backwardupass"uthroughutheuCPMunetwork?u
a.uEarlyustartuandulateustartu
b.uTotalufloatuandufreeufloatu
c.uEarlyustartuanduearlyufinishu
d.uLateustartuandulateufinishu-uANSWERud.uLateustartuandulateufinish
Whichuofutheufollowingupre-
biduinformationushouldubeugathereduforudevelopinguaubiduproposal?ua.uSchematicudesign,udesignudevelop
mentudrawings,ucontractudocuments,uprojectumanual,uandubidudocumentsu
b.uadjacentusiteuconditions,uexistingusurfaceuconditions,uexistinguutilityulocations,uandufieldudimensionsu
c.uvalueuengineeringucriteria,udesignuoutlineuspecifications,utotaluqualityumanagementuprocedures,usafetyu
managementuproceduresu
d.ushopudrawings,uproductudatausheets,usamples,uandusubmittalulogsu-
uANSWERua.uSchematicudesign,udesignudevelopmentudrawings,ucontractudocuments,uprojectumanual,uandu
bidudocuments
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Au'placeuconcrete'uactivityurequiresutheuplacementuofu2080ucubicuyards.uIfutheuindividualuproductionurateuis
u2ucubicuyardsuperuworkuhouruperuperson,uwithuau10-
personucrewuandu8uhouruworkday,uhowumanyudaysuareuneededutoucompleteuthisuactivity?u
a.u13u
b.u26u
c.u104u
d.u130u-uANSWERua.u13
Autopographicalumapuisuaudrawingushowing?u
a.uSubsurfaceusoiluconditions
b.uAugeneraluprofileuviewuofutheusiteu
u
c.uContourulinesuanduelevationsud.uCrossusectionsualongutheulengthuofutheuprojectu-
uANSWERuc.uContourulinesuanduelevations
Theuowner'surepuobservedusubstandardudrywallupatchesuonuaugeneralucontractor'surenovationuproject.uWh
ichuofutheufollowingushouldubeutheurepresentative'sufirstucourseuofuaction?u
a.uSaveuitemsuforupunchulistu
b.uNotifyudrywallufinisheruofutheuproblemu
c.uTellupainterunotutouacceptupatcheduwalls.u
d.uNotifyugeneralucontractorsusuperintenduofuproblemu-
uANSWERud.uNotifyugeneralucontractorsusuperintenduofuproblem
FiveuContractorsuareubiddingupartuofuaujobuwithustormusewer,usanitaryusewer,uanduwaterudistribution.uTheir
ubidsuare:uContractoru1uwilludoustormuanduwateruforu$2000.uContractoru2uwilludoustormuforu$1000.uContract
oru3uwilludousanitaryuanduwateruforu$12,000.uContractoru4uwilludousanitaryuforu$7,000uContractoru5uwilludou
wateruforu$7,000uWhatuisutheulowestupriceuforutheucompleteujob?
a.u$7,000u
u
b.u$9,000u
c.u$13,000u
,d.u$15,000u-uANSWERub.u$9,000
Whichuofutheufollowingucanubeuidentifiedufromutheuinitialuscheduleuofuvalues?u
a.uVendorsuworkinguonutheuprojectu
b.uContractorsuproposedubreakdownuofutheuprojectucostuc.uProfitumarginuofutheuapplicantud.uQualityuofuwor
kuinuplaceu-uANSWERub.uContractorsuproposedubreakdownuofutheuprojectucost
Whouisuprimarilyuresponsibleuforuensuringuthatucontractudocumentsucomplyuwithubuildingucodes?u
a.uOwneru
b.uContractoru
c.uBuildinguinspectoru
d.uArchitectudesignuprofessionalu-uANSWERud.uArchitectudesignuprofessional
Whatumethoduisuusedutoucalculateuactivityuduration?u
a.uDailyuproductionurateudividedubyuplanuquantityu
b.uPlanuquantityudividedubyucrewurateu
c.uPlanuquantityudividedubyudailyuproductionurateu
d.uPlanuquantityudivedubyulaboruunitucostu-uANSWERuc.uPlanuquantityudividedubyudailyuproductionurate
TheuarchitectuhasuapprovedutheureroutinguofuanuHVACuthroughuconcreteuslabsuinuaubuilding.uTouinsureuthatu
activitiesuareucoordinated,uaumeetingushouldubeucalledubyutheufieldusupervisoruandutheu
a.uHVACusubcontractoruonlyu
b.uHVACusubcontractoruandualluotherusubcontractorsu
c.uHVACusubcontractoruandualluotheruaffectedusubcontractorsu
d.uHVACusubcontractoruandutheuarchitectuengineeru-
uANSWERuc.uHVACusubcontractoruandualluotheruaffectedusubcontractors
Auprojectuscheduleuhasubeenuupdated.uTheuactivityuplacementuofuspreadufootinguconcreteuwasuoriginallyus
cheduledutoubeginuasuearlyuasudayu10.uTheuactivityudurationuisu4udays.uTheuactualustartudayuwasudayu12.uThe
uoriginaluscheduleuhaducalculatedutotalufloatuofu7udaysuforuthisuactivity.uTheurecalculatedutotalufloatuforutheu
activity,uwhenuupdated,uwouldubeu
,a.u2udaysu
b.u5udaysu
c.u6udaysu
d.u9udaysu-uANSWERub.u5udays
10.uUnderuaudesign-
builducontractuwhichuofutheufollowingupartiesuisuresponsibleuforucoordinationuofutheudesignuengineersuandu
theusubcontractorsu
a.uOwneru
b.uContractor
c.uArchitectu
d.uSubcontractoru-uANSWERub.uContractor
Concreteutoubeupoureduforu10ufootingsuareu5ufeetuwideubyu5ufeetulongubyu2ufeetudeep.uHowumanyucubicuyar
dsuofuconcreteushouldutheuestimateubeuforuthisupour,uusinguau10%wasteufactor.u
a.u14.8u
b.u16.3u
c.u18.5u
d.u20.3u-uANSWERud.u20.3
Whatuisutheutermuforuauchangeuorderuissuedubyutheuowneruofuauprojectuthatuisuoutsideuofutheucontractor'sus
copeuofuworkuanduthereforeutheucontractorucanuaurefuseutouperformutheuwork?
a.uCardinaluChangeu
b.uPreliminaryuChangeu
c.uNoucostuchangeuorderu
d.uSupplementaluinstructionsu-uANSWERua.uCardinaluChange
Whatuisuau"ScheduleuofuValues"?ua.uAulistuofuethicalupracticesuinuwhichuemployeesumayuparticipateu
b.uautableushowinguaverageuwageuratesuforueachucrewu
c.uaubreakdownuofutheucontractuamountuintoupayuitemsu
, d.uaulistuofuconstructionuactivitiesu-uANSWERuc.uaubreakdownuofutheucontractuamountuintoupayuitems
Duringulayoutuofuausite,uituisudetermineduthatutheuslopeudistanceubetweenupointuAuandupointuBuisu200ufeetua
tuauslopeuangleuofu15udegrees.uWhatuisutheuactualuhorizontaludistanceu(Hudistance)uonutheuplansufromupoint
uAutoupointuB?u
a.u181.26'u
b.u193.19'u
c.u199.44'u
d.u207.06'u-uANSWERub.u193.19'
AccordingutouCSI,uwhichuofutheufollowinguisuinutheuprojectumanual?u
a.uGeneralurequirementsu
b.uEstimateu
c.uscheduleu
d.uCertificateuofuoccupancyu-uANSWERua.uGeneralurequirements
Whichuofutheufollowinguareucalculatedubyutheu"Backwardupass"uthroughutheuCPMunetwork?u
a.uEarlyustartuandulateustartu
b.uTotalufloatuandufreeufloatu
c.uEarlyustartuanduearlyufinishu
d.uLateustartuandulateufinishu-uANSWERud.uLateustartuandulateufinish
Whichuofutheufollowingupre-
biduinformationushouldubeugathereduforudevelopinguaubiduproposal?ua.uSchematicudesign,udesignudevelop
mentudrawings,ucontractudocuments,uprojectumanual,uandubidudocumentsu
b.uadjacentusiteuconditions,uexistingusurfaceuconditions,uexistinguutilityulocations,uandufieldudimensionsu
c.uvalueuengineeringucriteria,udesignuoutlineuspecifications,utotaluqualityumanagementuprocedures,usafetyu
managementuproceduresu
d.ushopudrawings,uproductudatausheets,usamples,uandusubmittalulogsu-
uANSWERua.uSchematicudesign,udesignudevelopmentudrawings,ucontractudocuments,uprojectumanual,uandu
bidudocuments
