COSC 275 Final Exam Review || 100% Correct Answers.
Quantification correct answers In estimating an activity to translate project scope information
into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and construction industry, a
takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is a measurement and listing of quantities of
materials from drawings
Quantities correct answers Measured amounts of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
Estimating - correct answers The anticipated cost of materials, labor, equipment, or any
combination of these for a proposed construction project.
Activity - correct answers In critical path method (CPM) scheduling, a task or item of work
required to complete a project. Also called task.
Project - correct answers the job as a whole
Scope - correct answers An accurate, detailed, and concise description of the work to be
performed by the contractor, the owner, and third parties in a construction contract.
Measurement - correct answers A quantity survey from plans or a field survey of work to be
done.
Material - correct answers Any product or substance specified for use in the construction of a
project.
Drawings - correct answers The portion of the contract documents that gives a graphic
representation of the work to be done in the construction of a project.
Specifications - correct answers a detailed and exact statement of particulars, especially a
statement prescribing materials, dimensions, and workmanship for something to be built or
installed
Dimensions - correct answers the distance between two points, lines, or planes
Workmanship - correct answers the quality of work performed
Specs - correct answers contraction of specifications
Specification or specs - correct answers Documents that define the qualitative requirements
for products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is based.
Contract for construction - correct answers An agreement between owner and contractor
whereby the contractor agrees to construct the owner's project in accordance with the contract
documents, within a specified amount of time, and for consideration to be paid by the owner
as mutually agreed.
Area - correct answers A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid. A
particular part of a building that has been set aside for a specific purpose.
, Area method - correct answers A construction cost estimating system employing unitsquare
foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of a building.
Linear measurement - correct answers A unit or system of units for measuring length: 12" =
1', 3' = 1 yard, 1 yard = 0.9144 meters, 1 mile = 5,280 feet.
Length - correct answers the longest dimension of an object
Yard - correct answers A unit of length in the English system equal to 3'. A measure of
concrete. One cubic yard = 3' x 3' x 3' in volume, or 27 cubic feet. A term applied to that part
of a plot not occupied by the building or driveway.
Where do i start? Scope? correct answers First thing you need to know before you make a
quantitative estimate you need to know the scope (plans, specs, and simply put the list of
things you have to do in order of sequence of when they need to be done in relation to each
other)
Second step is to begin take offs but preparations are necessary such as contract documents
You quantify it in the same way and order that you build it
Divisions of construction correct answers Division 0 - general condition
Division 1 - General requirements
Division 2 - Existing condition
Division 3 - concrete
Division 4 - masonry
Divisio n 5 - metal
Division 6 - wood and plastics
Division 7 - thermal and moisture protection
Division 8 - doors and windows
Division 9 - finishes
Division 10 - specialties
Division 11 - Equipment
Division 12 - furnishings
Division 13 - Special construction
Division 31 - earthworks
Division 32 - exterior improvements
Specification types correct answers See "Old CSI Specification Divisions" for old specs, goes
from 1-16
See " New CSI Specification Divisions 2011" for New specs, goes from 1-48. Swapped in
2004
Grade - correct answers The surface or level of the ground, The existing or proposed ground
level or elevation on a building site or around a building.
Level - correct answers A term used to describe a flat or even surface.
Site - correct answers The area within the defined boundaries of a project.
Quantification correct answers In estimating an activity to translate project scope information
into resource quantities suitable for costing. In the engineering and construction industry, a
takeoff is a specific type of quantification that is a measurement and listing of quantities of
materials from drawings
Quantities correct answers Measured amounts of construction items expressed in their
customary units.
Estimating - correct answers The anticipated cost of materials, labor, equipment, or any
combination of these for a proposed construction project.
Activity - correct answers In critical path method (CPM) scheduling, a task or item of work
required to complete a project. Also called task.
Project - correct answers the job as a whole
Scope - correct answers An accurate, detailed, and concise description of the work to be
performed by the contractor, the owner, and third parties in a construction contract.
Measurement - correct answers A quantity survey from plans or a field survey of work to be
done.
Material - correct answers Any product or substance specified for use in the construction of a
project.
Drawings - correct answers The portion of the contract documents that gives a graphic
representation of the work to be done in the construction of a project.
Specifications - correct answers a detailed and exact statement of particulars, especially a
statement prescribing materials, dimensions, and workmanship for something to be built or
installed
Dimensions - correct answers the distance between two points, lines, or planes
Workmanship - correct answers the quality of work performed
Specs - correct answers contraction of specifications
Specification or specs - correct answers Documents that define the qualitative requirements
for products, materials, and workmanship upon which the contract for construction is based.
Contract for construction - correct answers An agreement between owner and contractor
whereby the contractor agrees to construct the owner's project in accordance with the contract
documents, within a specified amount of time, and for consideration to be paid by the owner
as mutually agreed.
Area - correct answers A measurement of a given planar region or of the surface of a solid. A
particular part of a building that has been set aside for a specific purpose.
, Area method - correct answers A construction cost estimating system employing unitsquare
foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor area of a building.
Linear measurement - correct answers A unit or system of units for measuring length: 12" =
1', 3' = 1 yard, 1 yard = 0.9144 meters, 1 mile = 5,280 feet.
Length - correct answers the longest dimension of an object
Yard - correct answers A unit of length in the English system equal to 3'. A measure of
concrete. One cubic yard = 3' x 3' x 3' in volume, or 27 cubic feet. A term applied to that part
of a plot not occupied by the building or driveway.
Where do i start? Scope? correct answers First thing you need to know before you make a
quantitative estimate you need to know the scope (plans, specs, and simply put the list of
things you have to do in order of sequence of when they need to be done in relation to each
other)
Second step is to begin take offs but preparations are necessary such as contract documents
You quantify it in the same way and order that you build it
Divisions of construction correct answers Division 0 - general condition
Division 1 - General requirements
Division 2 - Existing condition
Division 3 - concrete
Division 4 - masonry
Divisio n 5 - metal
Division 6 - wood and plastics
Division 7 - thermal and moisture protection
Division 8 - doors and windows
Division 9 - finishes
Division 10 - specialties
Division 11 - Equipment
Division 12 - furnishings
Division 13 - Special construction
Division 31 - earthworks
Division 32 - exterior improvements
Specification types correct answers See "Old CSI Specification Divisions" for old specs, goes
from 1-16
See " New CSI Specification Divisions 2011" for New specs, goes from 1-48. Swapped in
2004
Grade - correct answers The surface or level of the ground, The existing or proposed ground
level or elevation on a building site or around a building.
Level - correct answers A term used to describe a flat or even surface.
Site - correct answers The area within the defined boundaries of a project.
