NICET LEVEL III WATER BASED LAYOUT – QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
What is not included in the technical specification? Right Ans - General
Conditions
Bid documents include? Right Ans - •contract
•specifications
•contract drawings
Codes, standards, Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), clean-up, safety
requirements, barricades, fencing, insurance and bond requirements, ect.
Right Ans - General Conditions
Addendums, time schedules, working days allowed, delay agreements,
payment schedules Right Ans - Supplementary Conditions
Specifications typically use what format? Right Ans - Construction
Specifications Institute (CSI)
Construction manager concept is when the owner contracts with the
construction manager who oversees ____________ working on the project
Right Ans - Contractors
Sometimes referred to as a turn-key type agreement or contract? Right Ans
- Design-Build Concept
Multiple Prime Contractor Method has the intent is eliminate the middleman
__________ __________. Right Ans - general contractor
Multiple prime contractor method involve more than one prime contractor
which consist of? Right Ans - •architectural/structural contractor
•mechanical contractor
•electrical contractor
Who commonly uses the multiple prime contractor method? Right Ans -
•federal government
•general services administration (GSA)
,•large companies
Traditional method contract uses the typical chain of command which is?
Right Ans - Owner, architect, general contractor, subcontractor
General contractors can be chosen in a number of different ways which is?
Right Ans - •open bid method
•bid-by invitation procedure
•direct contractor selection
Contract conditions is divided into two categories which is? Right Ans -
General category and supplementary conditions
Changes to the contract or other modifications. Right Ans - Addendum
Types of payment schedules are? Right Ans - •up-front payments
•progress payments
•lump sum
What comprises the project manual? Right Ans - Bidding requirements,
sample forms, conditions of the contract and specifications, including general
conditions and supplementary conditions
Contract documents include: Right Ans - •contract itself
•contract conditions
•specifications
•drawings
Drawings have different stages which are? Right Ans - Preliminary, bid,
approval, construction, as-built
Oftentimes a project will begin with a _________. Right Ans - Request for
proposal (RFP)
Value-engineering team typically consist of? Right Ans - •certified value
specialist
•owner's representatives
•designers and consultants
•the construction team
, •cost estimator
•building management staff
•third-party (independent) reviewers
Value-engineering typically goes through phases which are? Right Ans -
•Information gathering
•brainstorming
•analysis
•development
•recommendations
At what stage does value-engineering provide the most benefit? Right Ans -
Planning stage
Value-engineering equation is: Right Ans - Value = Function / Cost
Value-engineering cost vs value goal is? Right Ans - Low cost and high
value
Value-engineering of a project involves: Right Ans - Giving careful
consideration to all options, without sacrificing the project's goals.
Discrepancies between the plans and specifications should be resolved using
a? Right Ans - Request for Information (RFI)
Minimum distance between the deflector and the top of the storage shall be?
Right Ans - 36 inches
The minimum distance control modes sprinklers can be spaced apart is?
Right Ans - 8 foot on center
The minimum distance an upright control mode sprinkler shall be permitted
to be offset horizontally from the pipe is? Right Ans - 12 inches
The minimum distance upright control mode sprinkler shall be located above
the centerline of the pipe for pipe greater than 4 inch nominal in diameter?
Right Ans - 12 inches
WITH SOLUTIONS
What is not included in the technical specification? Right Ans - General
Conditions
Bid documents include? Right Ans - •contract
•specifications
•contract drawings
Codes, standards, Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), clean-up, safety
requirements, barricades, fencing, insurance and bond requirements, ect.
Right Ans - General Conditions
Addendums, time schedules, working days allowed, delay agreements,
payment schedules Right Ans - Supplementary Conditions
Specifications typically use what format? Right Ans - Construction
Specifications Institute (CSI)
Construction manager concept is when the owner contracts with the
construction manager who oversees ____________ working on the project
Right Ans - Contractors
Sometimes referred to as a turn-key type agreement or contract? Right Ans
- Design-Build Concept
Multiple Prime Contractor Method has the intent is eliminate the middleman
__________ __________. Right Ans - general contractor
Multiple prime contractor method involve more than one prime contractor
which consist of? Right Ans - •architectural/structural contractor
•mechanical contractor
•electrical contractor
Who commonly uses the multiple prime contractor method? Right Ans -
•federal government
•general services administration (GSA)
,•large companies
Traditional method contract uses the typical chain of command which is?
Right Ans - Owner, architect, general contractor, subcontractor
General contractors can be chosen in a number of different ways which is?
Right Ans - •open bid method
•bid-by invitation procedure
•direct contractor selection
Contract conditions is divided into two categories which is? Right Ans -
General category and supplementary conditions
Changes to the contract or other modifications. Right Ans - Addendum
Types of payment schedules are? Right Ans - •up-front payments
•progress payments
•lump sum
What comprises the project manual? Right Ans - Bidding requirements,
sample forms, conditions of the contract and specifications, including general
conditions and supplementary conditions
Contract documents include: Right Ans - •contract itself
•contract conditions
•specifications
•drawings
Drawings have different stages which are? Right Ans - Preliminary, bid,
approval, construction, as-built
Oftentimes a project will begin with a _________. Right Ans - Request for
proposal (RFP)
Value-engineering team typically consist of? Right Ans - •certified value
specialist
•owner's representatives
•designers and consultants
•the construction team
, •cost estimator
•building management staff
•third-party (independent) reviewers
Value-engineering typically goes through phases which are? Right Ans -
•Information gathering
•brainstorming
•analysis
•development
•recommendations
At what stage does value-engineering provide the most benefit? Right Ans -
Planning stage
Value-engineering equation is: Right Ans - Value = Function / Cost
Value-engineering cost vs value goal is? Right Ans - Low cost and high
value
Value-engineering of a project involves: Right Ans - Giving careful
consideration to all options, without sacrificing the project's goals.
Discrepancies between the plans and specifications should be resolved using
a? Right Ans - Request for Information (RFI)
Minimum distance between the deflector and the top of the storage shall be?
Right Ans - 36 inches
The minimum distance control modes sprinklers can be spaced apart is?
Right Ans - 8 foot on center
The minimum distance an upright control mode sprinkler shall be permitted
to be offset horizontally from the pipe is? Right Ans - 12 inches
The minimum distance upright control mode sprinkler shall be located above
the centerline of the pipe for pipe greater than 4 inch nominal in diameter?
Right Ans - 12 inches
