CTQP Final Estimates Level 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CTQP Final Estimates Level 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS "For the DOT, the management of Construction and reconstruction projects involves the following specific responsibilities: A. Planning, Programming and design B. Contract administration C. Contractor payments D. Design and Contract Management E. All of the above - Correct Answer E. All of the above" "3) To pay for the work performed by Contractors, progress and Final Estimates are needed. True or False? - Correct Answer True" "1) Multiple choice. Which of the following is NOT officially considered to be a "Contract Document"? A. Supplemental Agreements and Work Orders. B. Notebooks and Estimates Procedure Manual. C. Standard Specifications. D. Construction Manual. E. Answers B &D - Correct Answer E. Answer B & D" A major function of the DOT is to carry out Construction and Reconstruction programs to provide the public with adequate transportation service. - Correct Answer True" "2) Multiple choice. Between printings of the Standard Specifications, what does the Department publish to identify and describe changes in the Specifications? A. CPAM B. Supplemental Specifications C. Work orders D. Specifications Changes - Correct Answer B Supplemental Specifications" "3) Multiple choice. Select the correct sequence of documents in order of precedence, with the document highest in authority listed first. A. Contract Plans, Development Specifications, Standard Specifications, Special Provisions, Technical Special Provisions, Supplemental Specifications, Design Standards. B. Design Standards, Special Provisions, Technical Special Provisions, Supplemental Specifications, Contract Plans, development Specifications, Standard Specifications. C. Special Provisions, Technical Special Provisions, Contract Plans, Design Standards, Development Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, Standard Specifications. D. Supplemental Specifications, Special Provisions, Contract Plans, Development Specifications, Standards Specifications, Technical Special Provisions, Design Standards. E. None of the above. - Correct Answer C. Special Provisions, Technical Special Provisions, Contract Plans, Design Standards, Development Specifications, Supplemental Specifications, Standard Specifications." "1) True or False. When checked and verified, final estimates serve as the basis for Final Payment. - Correct Answer True" "2) Multiple choice. Which of the following sets for the Department's methods and Procedures for preparing and checking final estimates? A. Construction Inspection Mathematics B. Project Engineer C. Preparation and Documentation Manual D. CPAM - Correct Answer C. Preparation and Documentation Manual" "DESIGN STANDARDS - Correct Answer These standards are made available for Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Utility operations on the State Highway System. This booklet provides guidelines and technical drawings for design and Construction personnel." "SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS (SA) - Correct Answer SA'S are work of a different characteristic from that shown in the original plans and contract; such as to clarify the Specifications, or pay for unforeseen work." "WORK ORDERS (WO) - Correct Answer WO's are similar to SA's but can't be used in all instances. They are used to include additional work into the original contract, and to do minor changes." "JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS (JPA) - Correct Answer JPA's or Locally Funded Agreements (LFA)'s are part of the State Contract with a separate Financial ID Number. They are legal documents between the Department and other government or private entities. The work would be a utility relocations or installations, etc." "Multiple choice. Please match the appropriate documentation name with the correct description below: A. [Final Plans]: For reviewing contract time charges before clearing estimates for final payment; [Computation Books]: Documents pertinent changes during construction and show the "as-built' condition; [Field Books]: Contains alignment notes and cross section notes, etc. B. [Construction Diaries]: For reviewing contract time charges before clearing estimates for final payment; [Final Plans]: Documents pertinent changes during construction and show the "as-built' conditions; [Field Books]: Contains alignment notes and cross section notes, etc. C. [Final Plans]: For reviewing contract time charges before clearing estimates for final payment; [Tabulation Forms]: Documents pertinent changes during construction and show the "as-built' conditions; [Field Books]: Contains alignment notes and cross section notes, etc. D. [Fi - Correct Answer B. [Construction Diaries]: For reviewing contract time charges before clearing estimates for final payment; [Final Plans]: Documents pertinent changes during construction and show the "as-built' conditions; [Field Books]: Contains alignment notes and cross section notes, etc." "The Changes to the Final "As-Built" Plans A. May sometimes be keyed in, printed and cut to fit and attached to the plans B. Should be made in black ink. C. Should be made by voiding the original information and recording the corrections. D. All the above. E. None of the above - Correct Answer D. All of the above" "On the left side of the Key sheets a complete Index of the Final As-Built plans should be shown. True or False - Correct Answer True" "Excavation Borrow Pits, Excavation Subsoil, and Channel Excavation are to be final measured. Final cross section sheets and volumetric computations are to be prepared and included in the Final "As-Built" Plans. True or False? - Correct Answer True" "Which of the following is a Plan Quantity Pay Item A. Borrow excavation B. Channel Excavation C. Embankment D. Subsoil Excavation E. None of the Above - Correct Answer C. Embankment" "Additional cross sections to correct plan errors and/or to reflect field revisions are prepared and added to the Final " As-Built" Plans. True or False - Correct Answer True" "When using calculators or computers, you should use the: A. Rules of rounding described in CONSTRUCTION MATH. B. Full decimal capabilities of the machine C. CPAM as a guide to rounding D. Machine only as a backup to your manual computations E. None of the above - Correct Answer B. Full decimal capabilities of the machine" "True or False. It is usually necessary to measure items which are to be paid for on a Lump Sum or Plan Quantity basis. - Correct Answer False" "True or False. To measure and pay for the work performed by Contractors, Progress and Final Estimates are needed. - Correct Answer True" "True or False. Special provisions are contract documents that may describe Some situation unique to a particular project or modify a Requirement set forth in the Specifications. - Correct Answer True" "True or False. Progress payments are made to contractors on the basis of monthly progress estimates. - Correct Answer True" "Which of the following are NOT types of final estimates documentation? A. Truck Tabulation Forms and Computer Input B. Final plans C. Computation Book Forms D. Unit Pricing and Estimates Procedure Manual E. None of the above - Correct Answer D. Unit Pricing and Esimates Procedure Manual" "What identification is missing from the front cover and the spine of the field notebook shown below A. Front Cover: Notebook number, Financial 1. Project ID NO., and the description of the contents 2. Spine: Fed Aid Aid No. B. Font Cover: Notebook Number, Financial 1. Project ID No. and the description of Contents 2. Spine: Contract No. C. Front Cover: Notebook Number, Financial 1. Project ID No. and description of contents 2. Spine: Notebook Number D. Front Cover: Notebook Number, Financial 1. Project ID No. and the description of contents 2. Spine: Financial Project ID No. E. None of the above - Correct Answer C. Front Cover: Notebook Number, Financial 1. Project ID No. and description of contents 2. Spine: Notebook Number" "If any one field book entry is in error, how should the correction be made? A. Correction cannot be made B. Strike through and enter the correct data C. Strike through enter correct data, initial, and date D. Circle incorrect data and initial, but do not enter correct data E. None of the above - Correct Answer C. Strike through, enter correct data, initial, and date" "A detailed page of Notebook contents should begin on the first lined page( page 1) of a field book. True or false? - Correct Answer True" "If an entire page of a field book is full of errors, what should you do to remedy the situation? A. Carefully remove the page and start on a new page. B. Write the correct data on a new page. C. Write the correct data on. A new page and mark the incorrect page void D. Write the correct data on a new page, mark the incorrect page void and note where the correct information is shown. Initial and date both pages. E. None of the above. - Correct Answer D. Write the correct data on a new page, mark the incorrect page void and note where the correct information is shown. Initial and date both pages" "You should keep notes on scratch pads and copy them in Notebooks at a later date so that your entries will be neater. - Correct Answer False" "7) Even though three financial project ID's are included in the same contract, you should combine information from all three jobs in the same notebook. True or False - Correct Answer False" "1) "Check Levels" must be run at the start of a construction project to assure that: A. Liquid Bituminous Material in Asphalt distributors is measured accurately. B. Construction will be done to Contractor's elevation. C. Final measurements for payment will be from the same base elevations as the original survey and the construction will be done to design elevations. D. Paver screeds are calibrated to lay down pavement of uniform thickness. E. None of the above. - Correct Answer C. Final measurements for payment will be from the same base elevations as the original survey and the construction will be done to design elevations." "2) In which Manuals are the procedures for running check levels and cross sections described? A. Review and Administration Manual B. Preparation & Documentation manual (P & D M) C. Location & Survey Manual D. CPAM E. Both B and C - Correct Answer E. Both B and C" "What should be included with the final measurements in the field books so that non-standard measurements may be interpreted accurately? A. Sketches B. Plan sheets C. Tabulation Forms D. Computer Outputs E. None of the above - Correct Answer A. Sketches" "1) To document computations and summarize quantities, preprinted forms are available for use in the: A. Construction manual B. Final Estimates Checklist. C. Special provisions. D. Computation Book. E. None of the above. - Correct Answer D. Computation Book." "2) Which of the following must be summarized on a preprinted form or other summary sheet? A. Wage Rates. B. Job Correspondence C. Types of equipment D Pay items E. None of the above - Correct Answer D. Pay items" "4) Forms should be inserted in the computation book in the same sequence that the items are listed in the contract. True and False - Correct Answer True" "3) Square yard items of asphaltic concrete and lime rock can be calculated on the same form. True or false? - Correct Answer True" "5) Total quantities from the individual computation forms are summarized on the Pay Item Summary Sheet. True or False. - Correct Answer True" "What is the proper distribution of the delivery tickets. A. ORIGINAL: Paving Contractor; COPY ONE: Producer at Plant; COPY TWO: CQC Road Technician. COPY THREE: CQC Plant Technician. B. ORIGINAL: CQC Road Technician; COPY ONE: Producer at Plant; COPY TWO: CQC Plant Technician. COPY THREE: Paving Contractor. C. ORIGINAL: Producer at Plant; COPY ONE: CQC Plant Technician; COPY TWO: CQC Road Technician. COPY THREE: Paving Contractor. D. ORIGINAL: CQC Plant Technician; COPY ONE: Producer at Plant; COPY TWO: CQC Road Technician. COPY THREE: Paving Contractor. E. None of the above - Correct Answer D. ORIGINAL: CQC Plant Technician; COPY ONE: Producer at Plant; COPY TWO: CQC Road Technician. COPY THREE: Paving Contractor." "Each bound set of delivery tickets should have a cover sheet. True or False - Correct Answer True" "It is okay to issue tickets by hand if the automatic printer malfunction. True or False - Correct Answer True" "All asphalt is delivery tickets are used as documentation for Final Estimates quantities. True or False - Correct Answer True" "Cross check tabulation form records with the Contractor's record on a regular basis and reconcile any differences. True or False - Correct Answer True" "The depth of material in a tank can be converted to gallons with Tank Calibration Chart. True or False - Correct Answer True" "What is the name of the report used by the Paving Quality Control Technician A. Asphalt Plant - Daily Report of a Quality Control B. Record of Bituminous Materials. C. Asphalt Roadway - Daily Report of Quality Control. D. Roadway Density Worksheet. E. None of the above. - Correct Answer C. Asphalt Roadway - Daily Report of Quality Control."