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Answers.
What are the primary ingredients of a contract? - answerMutual agreement, Capacity,
Consideration, Lawfulness
From an owners perspective a cost plus fee contract is the riskiest of all types of contracts. -
answerTrue
One way to reduce owners risk...
What are the primary ingredients of a contract? - answer✔Mutual agreement, Capacity,
Consideration, Lawfulness
From an owners perspective a cost plus fee contract is the riskiest of all types of contracts. -
answer✔True
One way to reduce owners risk is to have a cap on the contract of a project. This is an example of
which type of contract? - answer✔Cost Plus with a GMP
According to Dykstra what issues impact the choice of contract? - answer✔The project delivery
method, Risk allocation, The quality of design information
The key to mutual agreement is that all parties agree to exactly what is written in the contract
documents. - answer✔True
The following is an example of which type of contract? A contractor bids a fixed unit price and
the completion of work is paid based on actual quantities. - answer✔Unit Price
Contract documents include many components except which of the following? - answer✔Change
Orders
Specifications complement drawings by answering several key information requirements. Select
all of the following applicable areas that specifications address. - answer✔Submittals, Quality of
material and products and quality assurance, Special installation requirements
General conditions are standards that can be used on multiple projects and are provided with the
agreement. General conditions outline and specify how many Key provisions including which of
the following? - answer✔Outline broad rights and responsibilities of the parties, Outline terms
for making changes to the work, Provide guidance for dealing with disputes or delays, Specify
the procedures for contractor payment
The agreement is one of the documents that make up a contract and is sometimes referred to as
the contract because it includes by reference all the other documents. - answer✔Address of the
project and brief description of the work, List of documents referenced by the agreement, Time
for completion and contractor exclusions
GC's develop a rough schedule called a "big schedule" And as a part of preparing their bid. They
refine this as a "master construction schedule" with more detail after they are awarded the job. -
answer✔True
There are many good reasons why scheduling is an important part of project management, as it
assists contractors in providing value in several ways except which of the following? -
answer✔Drive subcontractor quality performance
Select all of the following types of schedules that are common in construction project
management. - answer✔Bar charts, Network diagrams, Network bar charts
Select all of the following steps required to develop a master schedule. - answer✔Identify work
activities, Sequence the work activities, Estimate activity durations
The method by which activities are organized is called the Contractor Work Structure (CWS). -
answer✔False, it's called a Work Breakdown Structure
An example of a software package relevant in project scheduling includes Primavera 6. -
answer✔True
Preconstruction include several activities orchestrated by the project manager and superintendent
which of the following are considered pre-construction activities? - answer✔Job-site layout plan,
Permits, Buying out the job, Adjusting the bid estimate
Plans and drawings tell the General Contractor what needs to be done. The GC is responsible for
deciding how to do the job. - answer✔True
Preconstruction submittals include certificates of insurance. Select all the various forms of
insurance a General Contractor would need to submit among the following. - answer✔Property
damage insurance,
General liability insurance, Builders risk insurance
Submittals include product information, samples, and mock ups that demonstrate the way in
which the GC intends to conform with contract requirements. - answer✔True
The general contractors are responsible for many services and tasks during construction. Select
all of the following included among these. - answer✔Coordination of test and inspections
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