ENCE 325 MIDTERM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Primary + Secondary players - Answer -Owner:
Designer: General Contractor:
Consulting eng. Supplier
Spec writer sub contractors
Contractors Team - Answer -Principal in Charge
Project Manager
Superintendent Estimator Accounting
Foreman field eng.
PROJECT PROCESS - Answer -1.) Feasibility (owner)
2a.) Programming (owner)
2b.) Design (architect)
3.) Bidding + Award (architect)
4.) Pre-construction + Mobilization (gc)
5.) Construction (gc)
6.) Close-out + Occupancy (gc/owner)
1. Feasibility - Answer -Owners responsibility:
- asses risks / needs / demand / site / finance
at end of assessment: continue, adjust, or abandon project
2a. Programming - Answer -A program is a written statement which identifies the needs
and
requirements for a project. The program provides guidance to the
architect.Owners responsibility:
- Needs + requirements for a project
2b. Design - Answer -Architects responsibility:
- drawings made that allows cost estimate
3. Bidding + Award - Answer -Architects responsibility:
- bid docs completed
- bids are solicited from several contractors
- bid is chosen / job is awarded
4. Pre-construction + Mobilization - Answer -General Contractor (gc) responsibility:
- how and who will do work
- detailed budget
- permits/subcontracts
- move onto site
, 5. Construction - Answer -General Contractor (gc) responsibility:
- ensuring time + cost + quality goals are met
6. Close out + Occupancy - Answer -Contractor / Owner responsibility:
- warranty period / final payment
Types of Contracts - Answer -- Lump Sum Contracts
- Unit Price Contracts
- Cost plus Fee Contracts
- Cost Plus with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Contract
Lump Sum Contract (fixed price contract) - Answer -Work done for a set price
- least risky for owner
- riskiest for contractor
- requires good design information
- inflexible / changes are expensive
- typically the architect administers the contract for the owner
Types of projects for Lump sum - Answer -- Competitively bid projects
- Projects with a fixed/tight budget
- Straightforward or formulaic projects
- Projects with good design documents
- Public projects
Unit Price Contracts - Answer -Unit prices are fixed but total paid quantities are
determined only at completion of the work
- GC can begin work before quantities known
- Less risky for the contractor than straight lump sum
- Actual payments based on actual quantities
- Can use competitive bidding
Types of projects for Unit Price - Answer -- With projects that use initially unknowable
amounts of material on such projects as highways, roads, excavation work
- With any delivery method
Cost plus Fee Contracts - Answer -Owner pays contractor all costs of the work plus a
fee (or percentage of the work) for overhead and profit
- riskiest for owner / least risky for contractor
- Requires that owner have good relationship with contractor
- Lots of paperwork
- Requires clarity regarding what is reimbursable
Types of projects for Cost plus Fee - Answer -- When project design isn't defined
- When the project is small
- When owner wants to fast-track the job
- Used with Design-Build and CM delivery methods
Primary + Secondary players - Answer -Owner:
Designer: General Contractor:
Consulting eng. Supplier
Spec writer sub contractors
Contractors Team - Answer -Principal in Charge
Project Manager
Superintendent Estimator Accounting
Foreman field eng.
PROJECT PROCESS - Answer -1.) Feasibility (owner)
2a.) Programming (owner)
2b.) Design (architect)
3.) Bidding + Award (architect)
4.) Pre-construction + Mobilization (gc)
5.) Construction (gc)
6.) Close-out + Occupancy (gc/owner)
1. Feasibility - Answer -Owners responsibility:
- asses risks / needs / demand / site / finance
at end of assessment: continue, adjust, or abandon project
2a. Programming - Answer -A program is a written statement which identifies the needs
and
requirements for a project. The program provides guidance to the
architect.Owners responsibility:
- Needs + requirements for a project
2b. Design - Answer -Architects responsibility:
- drawings made that allows cost estimate
3. Bidding + Award - Answer -Architects responsibility:
- bid docs completed
- bids are solicited from several contractors
- bid is chosen / job is awarded
4. Pre-construction + Mobilization - Answer -General Contractor (gc) responsibility:
- how and who will do work
- detailed budget
- permits/subcontracts
- move onto site
, 5. Construction - Answer -General Contractor (gc) responsibility:
- ensuring time + cost + quality goals are met
6. Close out + Occupancy - Answer -Contractor / Owner responsibility:
- warranty period / final payment
Types of Contracts - Answer -- Lump Sum Contracts
- Unit Price Contracts
- Cost plus Fee Contracts
- Cost Plus with a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Contract
Lump Sum Contract (fixed price contract) - Answer -Work done for a set price
- least risky for owner
- riskiest for contractor
- requires good design information
- inflexible / changes are expensive
- typically the architect administers the contract for the owner
Types of projects for Lump sum - Answer -- Competitively bid projects
- Projects with a fixed/tight budget
- Straightforward or formulaic projects
- Projects with good design documents
- Public projects
Unit Price Contracts - Answer -Unit prices are fixed but total paid quantities are
determined only at completion of the work
- GC can begin work before quantities known
- Less risky for the contractor than straight lump sum
- Actual payments based on actual quantities
- Can use competitive bidding
Types of projects for Unit Price - Answer -- With projects that use initially unknowable
amounts of material on such projects as highways, roads, excavation work
- With any delivery method
Cost plus Fee Contracts - Answer -Owner pays contractor all costs of the work plus a
fee (or percentage of the work) for overhead and profit
- riskiest for owner / least risky for contractor
- Requires that owner have good relationship with contractor
- Lots of paperwork
- Requires clarity regarding what is reimbursable
Types of projects for Cost plus Fee - Answer -- When project design isn't defined
- When the project is small
- When owner wants to fast-track the job
- Used with Design-Build and CM delivery methods
