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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