CON 367 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
A |change |order |can |be |issued |during |the |bidding |phase |as |well |as |during |the |construction |
phase. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
A |directed |change |is |an |informal |act |authorizing |or |directing |a |modification |to |the |contract |
caused |by |an |act |or |failure |to |act. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
This |question |is |related |to |the |supplemental |reading |for |this |week: |According |to |the |ENR |news
|brief |entitled |"Contractor |Waived |Change |Orders", |Hall |Contracting |Corp. |failed |to |submit |a |
change |order |request |to |the |owner |(Entergy |Services) |for |Henderson |Specialties |Inc.'s |(HSI) |
work. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Regardless |of |the |type |of |the |change |order |(bilateral |or |unilateral), |all |changes |in |the |work |
must |be |authorized |in |writing |prior |to |the |execution |of |any |change. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
True
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |type |of |constructive |change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Adding |
a |new |component |(e.g., |a |small |storage |facilty) |to |the |project
Whenever |the |owner |or |architect/engineer |knows |of |or |is |in |the |possession |of |soils |reports, |
boring |logs, |etc. |about |a |construction |site, |it |is |under |obligation |to |make |full |disclosure |of |such
|documents |to |the |bidders |of |a |project. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
If |there |is |a |conflict |between |two |different |provisions |of |a |written |agreement, |the |courts |will |
rule |that |the |more |specific |term |should |govern |over |the |general |term. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True
,In |the |contracts |where |the |Contractor |waives |any |rights |to |impact |costs |(resulting |from |the |
change |orders), |the |Contractor |typically |tries |to |recover |the |impact |costs |through |the |claims |
process. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |delay |type |(for |construction |projects)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Expected |Delay
One |way |of |computing |the |value |of |extended |home |office |overhead |is |based |upon |the |use |of |
the |Eichleay |formula. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
According |to |the |supplementary |reading, |the |amount |of |effort |that |will |be |involved |in |
litigation |is |unpredictable |at |the |outset. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Weather |conditions |that |delay |a |project |are |always |excusable |and |compensable. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False
In |case |of |ambiguity |in |the |contract |language, |the |intent |of |the |contract |will |generally |be |
interpreted |against |the |party |who |drafted |the |contract. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
A |majority |of |contractor |claims |and |disputes |arise |out |of |poorly |drafted |or |ambiguous |contract
|documents. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Generally, |the |Contractor |needs |to |stop |all |of |its |operations |and |not |perform |any |work |on |the |
project |until |its |claim |is |resolved. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Which |of |the |following |is |a |delay |caused |by |the |Contractor? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Inadequate |coordination |of |the |subcontractors
, Which |of |the |following |terms |is |not |a |type |of |acceleration |as |used |for |the |construction |
projects? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Instant |acceleration
According |to |the |supplemental |reading, |even |the |best |trained |and |experienced |construction |
lawyer |needs |a |significant |amount |of |input |from |his/her |client |to |prepare |a |construction |case.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
One |of |the |differences |between |arbitration |and |mediation |is |that |a |mediator |has |the |final |
power |of |decision |whereas |an |arbitrator |does |not. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
According |to |the |Supplementary |Reading |1 |entitled |"Things |that |you |Should |Know |About |
Alternate |Dispute |Resolution", |statistics |have |shown |that |over |90% |of |mediations |are |resolved.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
In |the |Supplemental |Reading |2 |(the |letter |entitled |"A |Question |of |Integrity"), |the |author |of |
the |letter |questions |whether |the |demotion |of |Mr. |Box |to |a |vice |president |post |makes |sense |in |
terms |of |integrity. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Under |a |liquidated |damages |clause, |it |is |necessary |for |the |owner |to |prove |that |it |suffered |a |
loss |to |be |entitled |to |withhold |liquidated |damages. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
In |a |construction |project, |the |list |of |items |still |requiring |completion |or |correction |before |the |
work |can |be |accepted |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Punch |list
Our |textbook |suggests |that |progress |payments |should |result |in |partial |lien |waivers, |and |final |
payment |should |result |in |a |full |waiver |and |release. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
-An |organized |analysis |of |project |requirements |to |assure |that |functions |are |met |with |the |least |
amount |of |life-cycle |cost
Answers
A |change |order |can |be |issued |during |the |bidding |phase |as |well |as |during |the |construction |
phase. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
A |directed |change |is |an |informal |act |authorizing |or |directing |a |modification |to |the |contract |
caused |by |an |act |or |failure |to |act. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
This |question |is |related |to |the |supplemental |reading |for |this |week: |According |to |the |ENR |news
|brief |entitled |"Contractor |Waived |Change |Orders", |Hall |Contracting |Corp. |failed |to |submit |a |
change |order |request |to |the |owner |(Entergy |Services) |for |Henderson |Specialties |Inc.'s |(HSI) |
work. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Regardless |of |the |type |of |the |change |order |(bilateral |or |unilateral), |all |changes |in |the |work |
must |be |authorized |in |writing |prior |to |the |execution |of |any |change. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
True
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |type |of |constructive |change? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Adding |
a |new |component |(e.g., |a |small |storage |facilty) |to |the |project
Whenever |the |owner |or |architect/engineer |knows |of |or |is |in |the |possession |of |soils |reports, |
boring |logs, |etc. |about |a |construction |site, |it |is |under |obligation |to |make |full |disclosure |of |such
|documents |to |the |bidders |of |a |project. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
If |there |is |a |conflict |between |two |different |provisions |of |a |written |agreement, |the |courts |will |
rule |that |the |more |specific |term |should |govern |over |the |general |term. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True
,In |the |contracts |where |the |Contractor |waives |any |rights |to |impact |costs |(resulting |from |the |
change |orders), |the |Contractor |typically |tries |to |recover |the |impact |costs |through |the |claims |
process. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |delay |type |(for |construction |projects)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Expected |Delay
One |way |of |computing |the |value |of |extended |home |office |overhead |is |based |upon |the |use |of |
the |Eichleay |formula. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
According |to |the |supplementary |reading, |the |amount |of |effort |that |will |be |involved |in |
litigation |is |unpredictable |at |the |outset. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Weather |conditions |that |delay |a |project |are |always |excusable |and |compensable. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False
In |case |of |ambiguity |in |the |contract |language, |the |intent |of |the |contract |will |generally |be |
interpreted |against |the |party |who |drafted |the |contract. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
A |majority |of |contractor |claims |and |disputes |arise |out |of |poorly |drafted |or |ambiguous |contract
|documents. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Generally, |the |Contractor |needs |to |stop |all |of |its |operations |and |not |perform |any |work |on |the |
project |until |its |claim |is |resolved. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
Which |of |the |following |is |a |delay |caused |by |the |Contractor? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Inadequate |coordination |of |the |subcontractors
, Which |of |the |following |terms |is |not |a |type |of |acceleration |as |used |for |the |construction |
projects? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Instant |acceleration
According |to |the |supplemental |reading, |even |the |best |trained |and |experienced |construction |
lawyer |needs |a |significant |amount |of |input |from |his/her |client |to |prepare |a |construction |case.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
One |of |the |differences |between |arbitration |and |mediation |is |that |a |mediator |has |the |final |
power |of |decision |whereas |an |arbitrator |does |not. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
According |to |the |Supplementary |Reading |1 |entitled |"Things |that |you |Should |Know |About |
Alternate |Dispute |Resolution", |statistics |have |shown |that |over |90% |of |mediations |are |resolved.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
In |the |Supplemental |Reading |2 |(the |letter |entitled |"A |Question |of |Integrity"), |the |author |of |
the |letter |questions |whether |the |demotion |of |Mr. |Box |to |a |vice |president |post |makes |sense |in |
terms |of |integrity. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
Under |a |liquidated |damages |clause, |it |is |necessary |for |the |owner |to |prove |that |it |suffered |a |
loss |to |be |entitled |to |withhold |liquidated |damages. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False
In |a |construction |project, |the |list |of |items |still |requiring |completion |or |correction |before |the |
work |can |be |accepted |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Punch |list
Our |textbook |suggests |that |progress |payments |should |result |in |partial |lien |waivers, |and |final |
payment |should |result |in |a |full |waiver |and |release. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
-An |organized |analysis |of |project |requirements |to |assure |that |functions |are |met |with |the |least |
amount |of |life-cycle |cost
