NICET LEVEL 1 WATER BASED LAYOUT EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
● •contract
•specifications
•contract drawings - Bid documents include?
● General Conditions - Codes, standards, Authority Having Jurisdiction
(AHJ), clean-up, safety requirements, barricades, fencing, insurance and
bond requirements, ect.
● Supplementary Conditions - Addendums, time schedules, working
days allowed, delay agreements, payment schedules
● Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Specifications typically
use what format?
● Contractors - Construction manager concept is when the owner
contracts with the construction manager who oversees ____________
working on the project
,● Design-Build Concept - Sometimes referred to as a turn-key type
agreement or contract?
● general contractor - Multiple Prime Contractor Method has the intent
is eliminate the middleman __________ __________.
● •architectural/structural contractor
•mechanical contractor
•electrical contractor - Multiple prime contractor method involve more
than one prime contractor which consist of?
● •federal government
•general services administration (GSA)
•large companies - Who commonly uses the multiple prime contractor
method?
● Owner, architect, general contractor, subcontractor - Traditional
method contract uses the typical chain of command which is?
● •open bid method
•bid-by invitation procedure
•direct contractor selection - General contractors can be chosen in a
number of different ways which is?
, ● General category and supplementary conditions - Contract conditions
is divided into two categories which is?
● Addendum - Changes to the contract or other modifications.
● •up-front payments
•progress payments
•lump sum - Types of payment schedules are?
● Bidding requirements, sample forms, conditions of the contract and
specifications, including general conditions and supplementary
conditions - What comprises the project manual?
● •contract itself
•contract conditions
•specifications
•drawings - Contract documents include:
● Preliminary, bid, approval, construction, as-built - Drawings have
different stages which are?
● Request for proposal (RFP) - Oftentimes a project will begin with a
_________.
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
● •contract
•specifications
•contract drawings - Bid documents include?
● General Conditions - Codes, standards, Authority Having Jurisdiction
(AHJ), clean-up, safety requirements, barricades, fencing, insurance and
bond requirements, ect.
● Supplementary Conditions - Addendums, time schedules, working
days allowed, delay agreements, payment schedules
● Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) - Specifications typically
use what format?
● Contractors - Construction manager concept is when the owner
contracts with the construction manager who oversees ____________
working on the project
,● Design-Build Concept - Sometimes referred to as a turn-key type
agreement or contract?
● general contractor - Multiple Prime Contractor Method has the intent
is eliminate the middleman __________ __________.
● •architectural/structural contractor
•mechanical contractor
•electrical contractor - Multiple prime contractor method involve more
than one prime contractor which consist of?
● •federal government
•general services administration (GSA)
•large companies - Who commonly uses the multiple prime contractor
method?
● Owner, architect, general contractor, subcontractor - Traditional
method contract uses the typical chain of command which is?
● •open bid method
•bid-by invitation procedure
•direct contractor selection - General contractors can be chosen in a
number of different ways which is?
, ● General category and supplementary conditions - Contract conditions
is divided into two categories which is?
● Addendum - Changes to the contract or other modifications.
● •up-front payments
•progress payments
•lump sum - Types of payment schedules are?
● Bidding requirements, sample forms, conditions of the contract and
specifications, including general conditions and supplementary
conditions - What comprises the project manual?
● •contract itself
•contract conditions
•specifications
•drawings - Contract documents include:
● Preliminary, bid, approval, construction, as-built - Drawings have
different stages which are?
● Request for proposal (RFP) - Oftentimes a project will begin with a
_________.
