COSC 275 EXAM 2 PALMER 2026/27
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Hard bid low price - ANSWER-Owner hires architect
Architect designs
Contractors bid
Awarded to low bidder
Competitive sealed proposals - ANSWER-Involves criteria other than price when
awarding contract
Weight given to each criteria that will be considered
Criteria: (changes)
- Cost
- Previous experience
- Qualification of staff
- Financial stability
- Project schedule
Construction Manager at Risk CMAR - ANSWER-Construction manager hired in
design phase to assist designer in constructability.
CM agrees to Guaranteed max price
CM works w owner and architect
Design Build - ANSWER-Only one contract - between owner and design-build
contractor
May be one entity or contractor and architect in a contract.
Wasn't allowed for a while
most common steel type?
a) A529 - 50 KSI
b) A36 - 36 KSI - ANSWER-a) A529 - 50 KSI
Weathering steel
a)A242
b)A585
c) both - ANSWER-c) Both
Flag weld symbol meaning - ANSWER-Field weld (on site)
4 types of envelope construction - ANSWER-Tilt Wall
Stud with veneer
Masonry
Glass
Air/Vapor Barrier is always installed on ___ of wall. - ANSWER-Inside
Roof types - ANSWER-Built up roofs
, Single member roofs
Metal roofs
EPDM
Cost Division
Self perform groups (5) and %'s - ANSWER-Trade Contractors= 70%
Self-perform= 15%
Taxes= 3%
General Conditions= 7%
Fees= 5%
Cost Division
Non-Self Perform groups (4) and %'s - ANSWER-Trade contract= 85%
Taxes and Bonds= 3%
General Conditions= 7%
Fees= 5%
Buyout - ANSWER-money that is left over when general contractor's estimate is
above subcontractor's final price
Performance bond - ANSWER-assurance to the owner that the contract will be
completed
In order to get a bond, someone has to sign a ___ - ANSWER-master surety
agreement
master surety agreement - ANSWER-in the event of a loss, anything the company
AND person owns, the surety can take
Column - ANSWER-A long, relatively slender, supporting pillar. A column is usually
loaded axially in compression
Beam - ANSWER-A structural member that primarily resists loads applied laterally to
the axis
Joist - ANSWER-Parallel beams of lumber, concrete, or steel used to support floor
and ceiling systems.
Girder - ANSWER-A large principal beam of steel, reinforced concrete, wood, or a
combination of these, used to support other structural members at isolated points
along its length
Load-bearing wall - ANSWER-A wall specifically designed and built to support and
imposed load in addition to its own weight.
General Conditions - ANSWER-Something required to complete the project but not
necessarily addressed in the contract documents.
examples:
- Trailer
- Copy machine
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Hard bid low price - ANSWER-Owner hires architect
Architect designs
Contractors bid
Awarded to low bidder
Competitive sealed proposals - ANSWER-Involves criteria other than price when
awarding contract
Weight given to each criteria that will be considered
Criteria: (changes)
- Cost
- Previous experience
- Qualification of staff
- Financial stability
- Project schedule
Construction Manager at Risk CMAR - ANSWER-Construction manager hired in
design phase to assist designer in constructability.
CM agrees to Guaranteed max price
CM works w owner and architect
Design Build - ANSWER-Only one contract - between owner and design-build
contractor
May be one entity or contractor and architect in a contract.
Wasn't allowed for a while
most common steel type?
a) A529 - 50 KSI
b) A36 - 36 KSI - ANSWER-a) A529 - 50 KSI
Weathering steel
a)A242
b)A585
c) both - ANSWER-c) Both
Flag weld symbol meaning - ANSWER-Field weld (on site)
4 types of envelope construction - ANSWER-Tilt Wall
Stud with veneer
Masonry
Glass
Air/Vapor Barrier is always installed on ___ of wall. - ANSWER-Inside
Roof types - ANSWER-Built up roofs
, Single member roofs
Metal roofs
EPDM
Cost Division
Self perform groups (5) and %'s - ANSWER-Trade Contractors= 70%
Self-perform= 15%
Taxes= 3%
General Conditions= 7%
Fees= 5%
Cost Division
Non-Self Perform groups (4) and %'s - ANSWER-Trade contract= 85%
Taxes and Bonds= 3%
General Conditions= 7%
Fees= 5%
Buyout - ANSWER-money that is left over when general contractor's estimate is
above subcontractor's final price
Performance bond - ANSWER-assurance to the owner that the contract will be
completed
In order to get a bond, someone has to sign a ___ - ANSWER-master surety
agreement
master surety agreement - ANSWER-in the event of a loss, anything the company
AND person owns, the surety can take
Column - ANSWER-A long, relatively slender, supporting pillar. A column is usually
loaded axially in compression
Beam - ANSWER-A structural member that primarily resists loads applied laterally to
the axis
Joist - ANSWER-Parallel beams of lumber, concrete, or steel used to support floor
and ceiling systems.
Girder - ANSWER-A large principal beam of steel, reinforced concrete, wood, or a
combination of these, used to support other structural members at isolated points
along its length
Load-bearing wall - ANSWER-A wall specifically designed and built to support and
imposed load in addition to its own weight.
General Conditions - ANSWER-Something required to complete the project but not
necessarily addressed in the contract documents.
examples:
- Trailer
- Copy machine
