NIGP-CPP Bridge Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Disadvantaged Business Entity - Correct answer-Business in which majority
ownership belongs to members determined to be historically underprivileged
because of a predetermined social advantage
small business - Correct answer-an independently owned firm, corporation, or
establishment having a small number of employees, low volume of sales, small
amount of assets and limited impact on the market
Small Business Administration - Correct answer-Congress created this
administration, whose function is to "aid, counsel, assist and protect, insofar as is
possible, the interests of small business concerns."
Micro business - Correct answer-employs fewer than five people (including the
owner)
Greenwashing - Correct answer-disinformation disseminated by an organization so
as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
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,Sustainable construction - Correct answer-The practice of creating structures and
using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
throughout the lifecycle of the building.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - Correct answer-An
internationally recognized green building certification system and is one of the
most popular green building certification programs used worldwide.
acquisition - Correct answer-The process of acquiring property or services that are
already in existence, or that must be created, developed, demonstrated and
evaluated.
Strategic Planning - Correct answer-A course of action to achieve long-range goals,
generally up to five years. Reflects the company's direction and its purpose as
stated in its mission statement.
Tactical planning - Correct answer-A course of action to achieve short-term goals,
generally within a year or less. They are concerned with what the units beneath top
management must do, how they must do it and who has the responsibility. They
have shorter time frames and narrower scopes that the strategic plans.
regulation - Correct answer-A statement by a governmental body to implement,
interpret, or prescribe law or policy, or to describe the organization, procedure, or
practice, often promulgated in accordance with an administrative procedure act.
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, policy - Correct answer-A governing principle or plan that establishes the general
parameters for an organization to follow in carrying out its responsibilities.
procedure - Correct answer-An established or official way of doing something
Common Law - Correct answer-(civil law) a law established by following earlier
judicial decisions
responsible - Correct answer-A business entity or individual who has the integrity
and reliability as well as the financial and technical capacity to perform the
requirements of the solicitation and subsequent contract.
Responsive - Correct answer-A bid or proposal that fully conforms in all material
respects to the Invitation for Bids/ Request for Proposals and all of its
requirements, including all forms and substance.
Actual Authority - Correct answer-Specific right to perform acts and make decision
or prescribe rules governing the conduct of others as given to an agent by a
principal.
Express Authority - Correct answer-the authority of an agent, stated in the
document or agreement creating the agency
Implied Authority - Correct answer-Authority that is not expressed or written into
the contract, but is only determined by inferences and reasonable deductions about
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Answers Graded A+
Disadvantaged Business Entity - Correct answer-Business in which majority
ownership belongs to members determined to be historically underprivileged
because of a predetermined social advantage
small business - Correct answer-an independently owned firm, corporation, or
establishment having a small number of employees, low volume of sales, small
amount of assets and limited impact on the market
Small Business Administration - Correct answer-Congress created this
administration, whose function is to "aid, counsel, assist and protect, insofar as is
possible, the interests of small business concerns."
Micro business - Correct answer-employs fewer than five people (including the
owner)
Greenwashing - Correct answer-disinformation disseminated by an organization so
as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
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,Sustainable construction - Correct answer-The practice of creating structures and
using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
throughout the lifecycle of the building.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - Correct answer-An
internationally recognized green building certification system and is one of the
most popular green building certification programs used worldwide.
acquisition - Correct answer-The process of acquiring property or services that are
already in existence, or that must be created, developed, demonstrated and
evaluated.
Strategic Planning - Correct answer-A course of action to achieve long-range goals,
generally up to five years. Reflects the company's direction and its purpose as
stated in its mission statement.
Tactical planning - Correct answer-A course of action to achieve short-term goals,
generally within a year or less. They are concerned with what the units beneath top
management must do, how they must do it and who has the responsibility. They
have shorter time frames and narrower scopes that the strategic plans.
regulation - Correct answer-A statement by a governmental body to implement,
interpret, or prescribe law or policy, or to describe the organization, procedure, or
practice, often promulgated in accordance with an administrative procedure act.
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, policy - Correct answer-A governing principle or plan that establishes the general
parameters for an organization to follow in carrying out its responsibilities.
procedure - Correct answer-An established or official way of doing something
Common Law - Correct answer-(civil law) a law established by following earlier
judicial decisions
responsible - Correct answer-A business entity or individual who has the integrity
and reliability as well as the financial and technical capacity to perform the
requirements of the solicitation and subsequent contract.
Responsive - Correct answer-A bid or proposal that fully conforms in all material
respects to the Invitation for Bids/ Request for Proposals and all of its
requirements, including all forms and substance.
Actual Authority - Correct answer-Specific right to perform acts and make decision
or prescribe rules governing the conduct of others as given to an agent by a
principal.
Express Authority - Correct answer-the authority of an agent, stated in the
document or agreement creating the agency
Implied Authority - Correct answer-Authority that is not expressed or written into
the contract, but is only determined by inferences and reasonable deductions about
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