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CSM 1000 FINAL REVIEW CLEMSON
UNIVERSITY 2026 REAL QUESTIONS
WITH EXPERTLY VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Design Stage - correct answer -Aesthetics, function, and layout
conceptual Estimate - correct answer -Cost per Primary Unit
Preliminary Estimate - correct answer -Cost per Square foot
Detailed Estimate - correct answer -Quantity Takeoff
Direct Costs - correct answer -Items that actually go into building
the facility
-ex: Material, Labor, Equipment, Sucontract
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Indirect Costs - correct answer -Expenses incurred in order to
manage and deliver the materials, labor, equipment, and
subcontracts
-ex:Supervisio, Job Trailer Expense, Temporary Utilities, Safety
Supplies
3 construction Estimate Concerns - correct answer --How Many
(quantities)
-How Much (Pricing)
-How Long (Productivity)
4 Tasks of Getting Estimating Started - correct answer --
Thoroughly reviewing the plans and specs
-Developing a list of questions and needed clarifications
-Attending the pre-bid meeting
-Visiting the Project Site
Work Package - correct answer -detailed items of work bundled
together under particular trade
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Quantifying Materials - correct answer -"Science" known sizes
and dimensions
Quantifying Labor Productivity - correct answer -"Art" Unknown
Human Element
Condition - correct answer -Job-specific indirect costs
Overhead - correct answer -Cost of doing business/cost spread
over all job sites
"Add-On costs" - correct answer --Taxes
-General Overhead
-Profit
Contract Administration - correct answer -o The management of
general and supplemental contract conditions
o Mostly "paperwork"
CSM 1000 FINAL REVIEW CLEMSON
UNIVERSITY 2026 REAL QUESTIONS
WITH EXPERTLY VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Design Stage - correct answer -Aesthetics, function, and layout
conceptual Estimate - correct answer -Cost per Primary Unit
Preliminary Estimate - correct answer -Cost per Square foot
Detailed Estimate - correct answer -Quantity Takeoff
Direct Costs - correct answer -Items that actually go into building
the facility
-ex: Material, Labor, Equipment, Sucontract
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Indirect Costs - correct answer -Expenses incurred in order to
manage and deliver the materials, labor, equipment, and
subcontracts
-ex:Supervisio, Job Trailer Expense, Temporary Utilities, Safety
Supplies
3 construction Estimate Concerns - correct answer --How Many
(quantities)
-How Much (Pricing)
-How Long (Productivity)
4 Tasks of Getting Estimating Started - correct answer --
Thoroughly reviewing the plans and specs
-Developing a list of questions and needed clarifications
-Attending the pre-bid meeting
-Visiting the Project Site
Work Package - correct answer -detailed items of work bundled
together under particular trade
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Quantifying Materials - correct answer -"Science" known sizes
and dimensions
Quantifying Labor Productivity - correct answer -"Art" Unknown
Human Element
Condition - correct answer -Job-specific indirect costs
Overhead - correct answer -Cost of doing business/cost spread
over all job sites
"Add-On costs" - correct answer --Taxes
-General Overhead
-Profit
Contract Administration - correct answer -o The management of
general and supplemental contract conditions
o Mostly "paperwork"
