NICET Level III Water Based
Layout Comprehensive
Questions (Frequently Tested)
with Verified Answers
General Conditions - Answer: What is not included in the technical specification?
•contract
•specifications
•contract drawings - Answer: Bid documents include?
General Conditions - Answer: Codes, standards, Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), clean-up, safety
requirements, barricades, fencing, insurance and bond requirements, ect.
Supplementary Conditions - Answer: Addendums, time schedules, working days allowed, delay
agreements, payment schedules
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Answer: Specifications typically use what format?
Contractors - Answer: Construction manager concept is when the owner contracts with the construction
manager who oversees ____________ working on the project
Design-Build Concept - Answer: Sometimes referred to as a turn-key type agreement or contract?
general contractor - Answer: Multiple Prime Contractor Method has the intent is eliminate the
middleman __________ __________.
•architectural/structural contractor
•mechanical contractor
,•electrical contractor - Answer: Multiple prime contractor method involve more than one prime
contractor which consist of?
•federal government
•general services administration (GSA)
•large companies - Answer: Who commonly uses the multiple prime contractor method?
Owner, architect, general contractor, subcontractor - Answer: Traditional method contract uses the
typical chain of command which is?
•open bid method
•bid-by invitation procedure
•direct contractor selection - Answer: General contractors can be chosen in a number of different ways
which is?
General category and supplementary conditions - Answer: Contract conditions is divided into two
categories which is?
Addendum - Answer: Changes to the contract or other modifications.
•up-front payments
•progress payments
•lump sum - Answer: Types of payment schedules are?
Bidding requirements, sample forms, conditions of the contract and specifications, including general
conditions and supplementary conditions - Answer: What comprises the project manual?
•contract itself
•contract conditions
•specifications
, •drawings - Answer: Contract documents include:
Preliminary, bid, approval, construction, as-built - Answer: Drawings have different stages which are?
Request for proposal (RFP) - Answer: Oftentimes a project will begin with a _________.
•certified value specialist
•owner's representatives
•designers and consultants
•the construction team
•cost estimator
•building management staff
•third-party (independent) reviewers - Answer: Value-engineering team typically consist of?
•Information gathering
•brainstorming
•analysis
•development
•recommendations - Answer: Value-engineering typically goes through phases which are?
Planning stage - Answer: At what stage does value-engineering provide the most benefit?
Value = Function / Cost - Answer: Value-engineering equation is:
Low cost and high value - Answer: Value-engineering cost vs value goal is?
Giving careful consideration to all options, without sacrificing the project's goals. - Answer: Value-
engineering of a project involves:
Layout Comprehensive
Questions (Frequently Tested)
with Verified Answers
General Conditions - Answer: What is not included in the technical specification?
•contract
•specifications
•contract drawings - Answer: Bid documents include?
General Conditions - Answer: Codes, standards, Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), clean-up, safety
requirements, barricades, fencing, insurance and bond requirements, ect.
Supplementary Conditions - Answer: Addendums, time schedules, working days allowed, delay
agreements, payment schedules
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Answer: Specifications typically use what format?
Contractors - Answer: Construction manager concept is when the owner contracts with the construction
manager who oversees ____________ working on the project
Design-Build Concept - Answer: Sometimes referred to as a turn-key type agreement or contract?
general contractor - Answer: Multiple Prime Contractor Method has the intent is eliminate the
middleman __________ __________.
•architectural/structural contractor
•mechanical contractor
,•electrical contractor - Answer: Multiple prime contractor method involve more than one prime
contractor which consist of?
•federal government
•general services administration (GSA)
•large companies - Answer: Who commonly uses the multiple prime contractor method?
Owner, architect, general contractor, subcontractor - Answer: Traditional method contract uses the
typical chain of command which is?
•open bid method
•bid-by invitation procedure
•direct contractor selection - Answer: General contractors can be chosen in a number of different ways
which is?
General category and supplementary conditions - Answer: Contract conditions is divided into two
categories which is?
Addendum - Answer: Changes to the contract or other modifications.
•up-front payments
•progress payments
•lump sum - Answer: Types of payment schedules are?
Bidding requirements, sample forms, conditions of the contract and specifications, including general
conditions and supplementary conditions - Answer: What comprises the project manual?
•contract itself
•contract conditions
•specifications
, •drawings - Answer: Contract documents include:
Preliminary, bid, approval, construction, as-built - Answer: Drawings have different stages which are?
Request for proposal (RFP) - Answer: Oftentimes a project will begin with a _________.
•certified value specialist
•owner's representatives
•designers and consultants
•the construction team
•cost estimator
•building management staff
•third-party (independent) reviewers - Answer: Value-engineering team typically consist of?
•Information gathering
•brainstorming
•analysis
•development
•recommendations - Answer: Value-engineering typically goes through phases which are?
Planning stage - Answer: At what stage does value-engineering provide the most benefit?
Value = Function / Cost - Answer: Value-engineering equation is:
Low cost and high value - Answer: Value-engineering cost vs value goal is?
Giving careful consideration to all options, without sacrificing the project's goals. - Answer: Value-
engineering of a project involves:
