FDOT FINAL ESTIMATES - LEVEL 1
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What two types of Estimates are needed to pay for the work performed by contractors? -
ANS Final & Progress Monthly
In case of discrepancies among the contract documents, which document takes the highest
precedence? - ANS Special Provisions
Contractors Recieve progress payments on the basis of? - ANS Monthly Progress Estimates
Which of the following sets forth the Department's methods and procedures for preparing and
checking final estimates? - ANS Preparation and Documentation Manual (PDM)
Which Document contains a series of Specially designed forms that show both original
estimates of quantities and the final quantities as measured ad accepted? - ANS Computation
Books
Which Document contains alignment notes, cross-section notes, linear and area measurements
and dimension sketches? - ANS Field Notebooks
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, Where are major changes during construction documented and "as-built" conditions shown? -
ANS Field Notebooks
What identification is needed to show on the front cover of a field book? - ANS FEID,
Contract number, General contents of the book
When making corrections to a field book entry, you should: - ANS strike through, initial and
enter correct data and date
What should be started on the first lined page (page 1) of a field book? - ANS INDEX
An entire page of a field notebook you are using is incorrect, what do you do to correct the
situation? - ANS Mark the page VOID and reference it to a new page showing the correct
information.
"Check Levels" must be run at the start of a construction project to assure that: -
ANS Construction will be done to design elevations & final measurements for payment will
be from the same base elevations as the original survey.
What should accompany final measurements so that nonstandard measurements may be
interpreted accurately? - ANS Sketches
In the REMARKS column of most computation book forms a reference should be made to the: -
ANS Source Documents
When is it permissible to record only the net weight on an asphaltic concrete tabulation form? -
ANS Never, gross tare must be included also
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What two types of Estimates are needed to pay for the work performed by contractors? -
ANS Final & Progress Monthly
In case of discrepancies among the contract documents, which document takes the highest
precedence? - ANS Special Provisions
Contractors Recieve progress payments on the basis of? - ANS Monthly Progress Estimates
Which of the following sets forth the Department's methods and procedures for preparing and
checking final estimates? - ANS Preparation and Documentation Manual (PDM)
Which Document contains a series of Specially designed forms that show both original
estimates of quantities and the final quantities as measured ad accepted? - ANS Computation
Books
Which Document contains alignment notes, cross-section notes, linear and area measurements
and dimension sketches? - ANS Field Notebooks
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Where are major changes during construction documented and "as-built" conditions shown? -
ANS Field Notebooks
What identification is needed to show on the front cover of a field book? - ANS FEID,
Contract number, General contents of the book
When making corrections to a field book entry, you should: - ANS strike through, initial and
enter correct data and date
What should be started on the first lined page (page 1) of a field book? - ANS INDEX
An entire page of a field notebook you are using is incorrect, what do you do to correct the
situation? - ANS Mark the page VOID and reference it to a new page showing the correct
information.
"Check Levels" must be run at the start of a construction project to assure that: -
ANS Construction will be done to design elevations & final measurements for payment will
be from the same base elevations as the original survey.
What should accompany final measurements so that nonstandard measurements may be
interpreted accurately? - ANS Sketches
In the REMARKS column of most computation book forms a reference should be made to the: -
ANS Source Documents
When is it permissible to record only the net weight on an asphaltic concrete tabulation form? -
ANS Never, gross tare must be included also
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
