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FDOT Final Estimates Level 2 EXAM PREP 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS RECENT VERSION 1. What is the governing order of contract documents? - ANSWER 1. Special Provisions Technical Special Provisions Plans Design Standards Developmental Specifications Supplemental Specifications Standard specification 2. What are the resources used for Conventional Contracts? - ANSWER 1. Standard Specifications 2. Basis of Estimates (BOE) Manual 3. Construction Project Administration Manual (CPAM) 3. Which of these is a contract Document: 1. Standard Specifications 2. Basis of Estimates (BOE) Manual 3. Construction Project Administration Manual (CPAM) - ANSWER 1. Standard Specifications 4. Monthly payments are based on: - ANSWER A Contractor's Monthly Estimate 5. Once the contract is executed, the only way to modify the contract document is through: - ANSWER 1. Supplemental Agreements (SA) 2. Work Orders (WO) Unilateral Payment 6. How are work order funds encumbered? - ANSWER Through contingency Supplemental Agreements (CSA) 7. When are unilateral payments used? - ANSWER When the department and contractor cannot agree on the terms or the contractor fails to timely execute: a work order or supplemental agreement 8. On multi FIN project numbers under one contract, the Asphalt is reported on the certification, by the CONTRACTOR, under what Project FIN Number? - ANSWER The Contractor shows the Asphalt on the lead FIN project number 9. A roadway is being constructed and has a Subsoil Excavation Quantity of 835 CY, a Regular Excavation Quantity of 250 CY and an embankment Quantity of 1040 CY. Based upon this information, the Final Quantity to be paid for embankment will be? - ANSWER 1875 CY 10. Which Document is used to authorize payment from original contingency Amount? - ANSWER Work Order 11. Friction Course (FC-12.5) Straight edge Deficiency: A straightedge deficiency was left in place at no pay. Calculate the equivalent tonnage at no pay. ( pay to appropriate accuracy) Gmm= 2.417, thickness =1.5 inches, road width =12 feet, length of deficiency = 5 ft. (this occurred 25 feet from the bridge deck) - ANSWER 8.4 Tons 12. Overruns or Underruns must be explained when? - ANSWER A pay item overruns or underruns $10,000 or more. 13. Prices are adjusted on each progress estimate to reflect increases or decreases in the price of fuel for contracts with original Contract Time: - ANSWER In excess of 120 calendar days. 14. Which of the following is an authorized way to modify the contract, once it has been executed? - ANSWER Work Orders and Supplimental Agreements 15. Of the Contract Documents listed below which one would govern? - ANSWER Special Provisions 16. Why is it important to run a progress estimate soon after Final Acceptance? - ANSWER So the estimate can be paid through EED quickly to prevent interest. 17. On Financial Project No., which is a conventional project, the notice to proceed is dated December 1, 2015 and the contract time is to start 16 days after the Notice to Proceed per the contract. The Contractor begins work on December 18, 2015 and the project is Final Accepted on December 31, 2015. There are no added weather or other reasons. What is the 1st chargeable day and how many total days should be recorded in the Contract Time File? - ANSWER 12/17/2015 with 15 chargeable days. 18. On Lump Sum Contracts, upon Final Acceptance, the Project Administrator will send? - ANSWER The Offer of Final Payment 19. What are the limits to paying for extra depth subsoil? - ANSWER No pay for extra depth subsoils outside the 1:2 slope 20. The submittal of the "Contractors Compliance with Specifications & Plans" form must? - ANSWER A)Note all material exceptions B)Be signed by the contractor C)Be submitted monthly with the partial estimates ALL OF THE ABOVE 21. Determine the final pay quantity for each project under one contract for the following plan Quantity ietms, based on the current Specifications. Project 1) Planned Quantity 3,000 LF, Planned errors = +98LF, Authorized change amount =+25LF Project 2)Planned Quantity 2000 LF, Planned errors = +300LF, Authorized change amount = -45LF - ANSWER Project 1) 3123 LF Project 2) 2255 LF 22. Conduit could be? - ANSWER A) Open trench or Jack and Bore B) Above ground and Bridge Mount C) Bore under railroad ALL OF THE ABOVE 23. Surge protection devices are under? - ANSWER Grounding and lighting protection, Section 620 of the Specifications. 24. The contractor has to request to work during the holiday in order to receive a Holiday extension if the holiday falls within his normal workweek schedule? - ANSWER False 25. Determine the pay area (SY) and pay adjustment (SY) for Superpave Asphalt Base (Pay Item 285) based on the information provided below. The maximum pay is not to exceed 105%? - ANSWER Planned Qty 40,000 Thickness 6" - two layers 3" each spread rate 43.3 x 2.540 x 6= 600lbs SY = 300 LBS/SYper layer avg weighted Gmm = 2580 Actual Tonnage = 13607.4 Answer = pay area= 40,595 SY Pay Adjustment +595 SY 26. If a contractor does not request to work during a holiday, he automatically qualifies for Holiday Extension if that holiday falls within a normal workweek schedule? - ANSWER True

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FDOT Final Estimates Level 2 EXAM PREP
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS BANK
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>



1. What is the governing order of contract documents? - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Special Provisions
Technical Special Provisions
Plans
Design Standards
Developmental Specifications
Supplemental Specifications
Standard specification

2. What are the resources used for Conventional Contracts? - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Standard Specifications
2. Basis of Estimates (BOE) Manual
3. Construction Project Administration Manual (CPAM)

3. Which of these is a contract Document:
1. Standard Specifications
2. Basis of Estimates (BOE) Manual
3. Construction Project Administration Manual (CPAM) - ANSWER ✔ 1.
Standard Specifications

4. Monthly payments are based on: - ANSWER ✔ A Contractor's Monthly
Estimate

5. Once the contract is executed, the only way to modify the contract document
is through: - ANSWER ✔ 1. Supplemental Agreements (SA)
2. Work Orders (WO)

, Unilateral Payment

6. How are work order funds encumbered? - ANSWER ✔ Through
contingency Supplemental Agreements (CSA)

7. When are unilateral payments used? - ANSWER ✔ When the department
and contractor cannot agree on the terms or the contractor fails to timely
execute: a work order or supplemental agreement


8. On multi FIN project numbers under one contract, the Asphalt is reported on
the certification, by the CONTRACTOR, under what Project FIN Number? -
ANSWER ✔ The Contractor shows the Asphalt on the lead FIN project
number

9. A roadway is being constructed and has a Subsoil Excavation Quantity of
835 CY, a Regular Excavation Quantity of 250 CY and an embankment
Quantity of 1040 CY. Based upon this information, the Final Quantity to be
paid for embankment will be? - ANSWER ✔ 1875 CY

10.Which Document is used to authorize payment from original contingency
Amount? - ANSWER ✔ Work Order

11.Friction Course (FC-12.5) Straight edge Deficiency: A straightedge
deficiency was left in place at no pay. Calculate the equivalent tonnage at no
pay. ( pay to appropriate accuracy) Gmm= 2.417, thickness =1.5 inches,
road width =12 feet, length of deficiency = 5 ft. (this occurred 25 feet from
the bridge deck) - ANSWER ✔ 8.4 Tons

12.Overruns or Underruns must be explained when? - ANSWER ✔ A pay item
overruns or underruns $10,000 or more.

13.Prices are adjusted on each progress estimate to reflect increases or
decreases in the price of fuel for contracts with original Contract Time: -
ANSWER ✔ In excess of 120 calendar days.

, 14.Which of the following is an authorized way to modify the contract, once it
has been executed? - ANSWER ✔ Work Orders and Supplimental
Agreements

15.Of the Contract Documents listed below which one would govern? -
ANSWER ✔ Special Provisions

16.Why is it important to run a progress estimate soon after Final Acceptance? -
ANSWER ✔ So the estimate can be paid through EED quickly to prevent
interest.

17.On Financial Project No.000101-1-52-01, which is a conventional project,
the notice to proceed is dated December 1, 2015 and the contract time is to
start 16 days after the Notice to Proceed per the contract. The Contractor
begins work on December 18, 2015 and the project is Final Accepted on
December 31, 2015. There are no added weather or other reasons. What is
the 1st chargeable day and how many total days should be recorded in the
Contract Time File? - ANSWER ✔ 12/17/2015 with 15 chargeable days.

18.On Lump Sum Contracts, upon Final Acceptance, the Project Administrator
will send? - ANSWER ✔ The Offer of Final Payment

19.What are the limits to paying for extra depth subsoil? - ANSWER ✔ No pay
for extra depth subsoils outside the 1:2 slope

20.The submittal of the "Contractors Compliance with Specifications & Plans"
form must? - ANSWER ✔ A)Note all material exceptions
B)Be signed by the contractor
C)Be submitted monthly with the partial estimates
ALL OF THE ABOVE

21.Determine the final pay quantity for each project under one contract for the
following plan Quantity ietms, based on the current Specifications.
Project 1) Planned Quantity 3,000 LF, Planned errors = +98LF, Authorized
change amount =+25LF

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