CM 5342 Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions
.What is the role of a gateway person in contract administration?
Correct Answers -Issuing directions to the contractor
-evaluating the work done, recommending, and executing
payment
-continuous monitoring, reporting, and recording
-guiding, advising, and monitoring obedience to proper
regulations
-acting as an agent to the principal
-assessing claims for time extension
"List at least five important types of meetings held during the
construction phase of a project." Correct Answers - Project
Budget Meetings for Production
- Project Constructability Meetings
- Value Engineering Meetings
- Planning and Scheduling Meetings for Project Workload
- Project Design Meetings
"Name two recommendations for selection of good position at a
conference room table" Correct Answers - If the leader consults
the person next to them, sit next to the meeting leader
- To sit at the opposite end of the meeting room table from or on
the side closets to the leader
,A design-build firm may be Correct Answers -single firm with
design and construction capabilities
-joint venture between a contractor and design firm
-design firm which subcontracts the construction work
-construction firm who subcontracts the design work
Based upon the chart in Figure 3.7, list their classifications and
the number of personnel in each field classification
recommended for the project Correct Answers use
value(18million) to go up Y-axis; follow across x-axis to find #
of personnel.
total= 10.
Can the Supplementary General Conditions be used to modify
the Agreement form? Correct Answers No it can't be used to
modify the agreement form;
The primary document cannot be modified
The agreement is the primary document in all contracts
Define BIM. Correct Answers Building Information Modeling;
highly improved way or collaborating or designing on projects;
the phrase doesn't directly relate to a program or software, is a
process companies use
, their is bim softwares which then do relate to using 3d and
modeling to visualize a project on a device such as a tablet.
Describe the function of the Special Provisions or Supplemental
Specifications as used in a DOT project as opposed to the CSI
Format Correct Answers CSI..
-specifications provide set of procedures for managing the
project and any changes required
Special Provisions or Supplemental specifications
-Provide special provision requirements
-if Design Engineer wants to change any specification of any
special type of work the special provision come into play
-Exact specification will undergo much change when used as a
special or supplementary provision`
Does the Resident Project Representative have a duty to
document accidents by the contractor or its personnel? If so,
what kind of documentation should be used? Correct Answers
YES, the RPR has a responsibility to document accidents by a
contractor or its personnel using OSHA document
Evaluation of the contractor's schedule submittal should be
limited to what three principal concerns Correct Answers Start
date, job logic and finish date
Executive Order 11375 prohibits discrimination in
employment
based upon sex on all federal and federally
funded contracts. If a contractor fails to conform, what
.What is the role of a gateway person in contract administration?
Correct Answers -Issuing directions to the contractor
-evaluating the work done, recommending, and executing
payment
-continuous monitoring, reporting, and recording
-guiding, advising, and monitoring obedience to proper
regulations
-acting as an agent to the principal
-assessing claims for time extension
"List at least five important types of meetings held during the
construction phase of a project." Correct Answers - Project
Budget Meetings for Production
- Project Constructability Meetings
- Value Engineering Meetings
- Planning and Scheduling Meetings for Project Workload
- Project Design Meetings
"Name two recommendations for selection of good position at a
conference room table" Correct Answers - If the leader consults
the person next to them, sit next to the meeting leader
- To sit at the opposite end of the meeting room table from or on
the side closets to the leader
,A design-build firm may be Correct Answers -single firm with
design and construction capabilities
-joint venture between a contractor and design firm
-design firm which subcontracts the construction work
-construction firm who subcontracts the design work
Based upon the chart in Figure 3.7, list their classifications and
the number of personnel in each field classification
recommended for the project Correct Answers use
value(18million) to go up Y-axis; follow across x-axis to find #
of personnel.
total= 10.
Can the Supplementary General Conditions be used to modify
the Agreement form? Correct Answers No it can't be used to
modify the agreement form;
The primary document cannot be modified
The agreement is the primary document in all contracts
Define BIM. Correct Answers Building Information Modeling;
highly improved way or collaborating or designing on projects;
the phrase doesn't directly relate to a program or software, is a
process companies use
, their is bim softwares which then do relate to using 3d and
modeling to visualize a project on a device such as a tablet.
Describe the function of the Special Provisions or Supplemental
Specifications as used in a DOT project as opposed to the CSI
Format Correct Answers CSI..
-specifications provide set of procedures for managing the
project and any changes required
Special Provisions or Supplemental specifications
-Provide special provision requirements
-if Design Engineer wants to change any specification of any
special type of work the special provision come into play
-Exact specification will undergo much change when used as a
special or supplementary provision`
Does the Resident Project Representative have a duty to
document accidents by the contractor or its personnel? If so,
what kind of documentation should be used? Correct Answers
YES, the RPR has a responsibility to document accidents by a
contractor or its personnel using OSHA document
Evaluation of the contractor's schedule submittal should be
limited to what three principal concerns Correct Answers Start
date, job logic and finish date
Executive Order 11375 prohibits discrimination in
employment
based upon sex on all federal and federally
funded contracts. If a contractor fails to conform, what
