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What are the Drawings and Project Manual? ✔Correct Answer-Contract Documents
What are vertical "cuts" through a building? ✔Correct Answer-Section Views
What are: Bidding Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Technical
Specifications ✔Correct Answer-Project Manual
What is arranged using the CSI MasterFormat? ✔Correct Answer-Technical Specifications (Know
Standard Divisions).
What is the section that provides fundamental definitions for the contract, the work, and the
drawings and specifications? ✔Correct Answer-General Provisions
Who determines which type of contract will be used on a project? ✔Correct Answer-Owner
What is a written request from the owner to change the scope of the project? ✔Correct Answer-
Change Order
What contract balances risk between the owner and the contractor? ✔Correct Answer-GMP
Who bears the burden of a cost over-run in a Lump Sum Contract? ✔Correct Answer-Contractor
How does an owner generally pay for construction? ✔Correct Answer-Through a series of monthly
payments (or draws)
What are final drawings used for the construction. ✔Correct Answer-Working Drawings or Contract
Documents.
What are the steps in the design process? ✔Correct Answer-(1) Programming and Feasibility, (2)
Schematic, (3) Design Development, and (4) Contract Documents
What is the step in the design phase when the financial feasibility of the project is first evaluated?
✔Correct Answer-Programming and Feasibility
What is the process in which the architect sends the documents to the building department to
determine if the plans follow code? ✔Correct Answer-Plan Check
Who is responsible for ensuring that the design meets all building codes? ✔Correct Answer-Design
Team
What is one of the most underutilized resources available to the design team? ✔Correct Answer-
Construction field personnel who actually install the building systems
Or users of the project/building
What is the process of identifying the best solution relative to cost? ✔Correct Answer-Value
Engineering
, What is the process of identifying problems or areas of concern that exist with a project so that
information can be factored into the decision-making process during the pre-construction phase?
✔Correct Answer-Due Diligence
Which team member is tasked with assisting the PM and Super with managing the details of the
contract? ✔Correct Answer-Contract Administrator
Which team member moves back and forth between the jobsite and the office? ✔Correct Answer-
Project Manager
What agreement is used to purchase labor and possibly materials? ✔Correct Answer-Subcontract
What are materials, labor, equipment and subcontract costs? ✔Correct Answer-Direct Costs
What is the agreement between a vendor and a customer for the provision of certain products that
meet a particular specification for a specified price? ✔Correct Answer-Purchase Order
What is a contractor that self-preforms very little work? ✔Correct Answer-General Contractor
What is construction work that is preformed with the general contractor's own crews called?
✔Correct Answer-Self-preformed work.
What are the three components of the Construction Stage? ✔Correct Answer-(1) Mobilization, (2)
Staging and Layout Plans, and (3) Construction Operations
What is the process of getting the project ready to start construction called? ✔Correct Answer-
Mobilization.
When are subcontractors and vendors provided information about the schedule? ✔Correct
Answer-Pre-Construction Meeting.
What will fundamentally impact how well construction proceeds? ✔Correct Answer-Job Site
Layout
The process of actually putting materials into place. ✔Correct Answer-Construction Operations
The final step in the construction process? ✔Correct Answer-Project Closeout
List of items that need to be completed or repaired. ✔Correct Answer-Punch List
Who certifies final completion of the project? ✔Correct Answer-Architect
What allows owner to move into building? ✔Correct Answer-Certificate of Occupancy.
What is the point at which all punch list work has been completed and the owner releases final
payment less retainage to the contractor? ✔Correct Answer-Substantial Completion.
What are the different types of estimates discussed in your text and in class? Be able to