CDT #1 – Questions & Complete Answers (100%
Correct)
The ________ will serve as the Initial Decision Maker, unless otherwise indicated
in the Agreement :
A) Owner
B) Architect
C) Construction Manager
D) Contractor Right Ans - Architect
MasterFormat provides a standard system for:
A) Numbering and titling Section paragraphs.
B) Assigning Work to Subcontractors or trades.
C) Titling and arranging Project Manuals.
D) Establishing construction sequence. Right Ans - C
Quality Control activities occur before or while accomplishing the Work or
service:
A) True
B) False Right Ans - False
The parties to the Contract for Construction are:
A) Contractor and Subcontractors
B) Owner
C) Architect
D) Contractor
E) Owner, Contractor and A/E
F) Suppliers or Manufacturers
G) Owner and Contractor Right Ans - G Owner and Contractor
One of the benefits of working as a team is not:
- increased productivity
- reducted project costs
- earlier project completion
- fewer meetings Right Ans - fewer meetings
,The method of computation of Contractor's overhead and profits for Change
Order prices, where both additions and deletions are involved, is found in the:
A) Agreement.
B) Conditions of the Contract.
C) Division 1.
D) Instructions to Bidders. Right Ans - B Conditions of the Contract
The EPA's definition of a green building covers all three primary aspects of the
built environment, siting, design and construction.
True
False Right Ans - False
What functional considerations must the A/E use to design the project
elements and their relationships in a manner that ensures proper function of
the project in accordance with the Owner's program and related AHJ
requirements?
A)
Adjacency of project elements, contextual compatibility of materials, aesthetic
effects of project elements
B)
Contractor's ability to procure the materials, owners programmatic
requirements
C)
Quantities and arrangements of elements, juxtaposition of light and shadow
D)
The size of project elements, performance capacity of project elements,
arrangement of project elements Right Ans - D) The size of project
elements, performance capacity of project elements, arrangement of project
elements
The Contractor team participants do NOT include the:
A) subcontractor.
B) Construction Manager.
C) Contractor.
D) Owner.
E) accountant Right Ans - D) Owner.
,All of the following could be Articles in PART 1 - GENERAL of a specification
except which one?
A) References
B) Action Submittals
C) Source Quality Control
D) Measurement and Payment Right Ans - C) Source Quality Control
The responsibility of inspecting work already performed for proper condition
to receive subsequent work lies with the:
A) Owner
B) A/E
C) Contractor
D) Subcontractor Right Ans - C) Contractor
Division-01 sections of the Project Manual expand and cross reference the
conditions of the Contract in all cases.
A) True
B) False Right Ans - True
The A/E's approval of Shop Drawings is:
A) For conformance with the information given and the design concept.
B) To make certain the products actually supplied by the Contractor fit in the
project.
C) To make minor adjustments to the project as necessary.
D) To protect the Owner from unscrupulous subcontractors. Right Ans - A)
For conformance with the information given and the design concept.
The three essential considerations in the evaluation of a product are:
A)Requirements, Criteria, and Tests.
B)Costs, Maintenance, and Installation.
C)Life Cycle Cost, Installation Cost, and Maintenance Cost.
D)Case studies, Failures, and Problems Right Ans - A) Requirements,
Criteria, and Tests.
, Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, Allowances include:
A)
the delivery costs for material delivered to the site
B)
the Contractor's cost for un loading and handling on the site
C)
the installation cost
D)
the Contractor's overhead and profit costs
E)
All of the above Right Ans - A) the delivery costs for material delivered to
the site
Contract Documents consist of:
A)
the agreement between the Owner and Contractor, conditions of the contract,
drawings, and specifications, addenda and modifications, and other
documents listed in the agreement.
B)
the agreement between Owner and Contractor, conditions of the contract,
drawings and specifications, project manual, and shop drawings.
C)
the agreement between the Owner and Contractor, conditions of the contract,
drawings and specifications, instructions to bidders, bid form, addenda,
modifications, and other documents listed in the agreement.
D)
the agreement between the Owner and Architect, conditions of the contract,
drawings, and specifications, addenda and modifications, the agreements
between the contractor and subcontractors, and other documents listed in the
agreement. Right Ans - A) the agreement between the Owner and
Contractor, conditions of the contract, drawings, and specifications, addenda
and modifications, and other documents listed in the agreement.
Contract Documents include:
A)