COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Quality. Answer: Conformance to properly developed requirements
● Purpose of CQM. Answer: The government's efforts, separate from,
but in coordination and cooperation with the contractor, assure that the
quality set by the plans and specifications is achieved.
● Contractor quality control function. Answer: To assure that the
completed project meets all quality requirements of the contract.
● Contractor benefits of CQM. Answer: Increased profit and production,
better communications, planning, improved organizational skills, and
outstanding performance evaluations to obtain future contracts.
● Two factors cause construction industry to become highly specialized.
Answer: Changing market and increased tech and regulations
● Factors that will influence both the govt and construction industry in
the future. Answer: New govt regulations, greater influence from
customer, improvement of QC and QA requirements, construction-
oriented mgmt info systems, formal partnering involving stakeholders,
, more reliance on design-build, more consideration for life cycle
requirements, increased performance based incentives
● Pre construction submittals. Answer: Required prior to or at start of
construction or the next major phase on a multi phase contract
● Preconstruction submittals include:. Answer: Scheduled and a tabular
list of locations, features, and other pertinent information regarding
products, materials, equipment, or components to be used in work
● Product data. Answer: Catalog cuts, illustrations, schedules, diagrams,
performance charts, instructions, systems and equipment
● Samples. Answer: Fabricated or I fabricated physical examples of
materials, equipment, or workmanship that illustrate functional and
aesthetic characteristics of material or product that establish standards
● Design data. Answer: Calculations, mix designs, analyses pertaining to
a part of work
● Test reports. Answer: Signed by authorized official of laboratory that a
material, product or system to be provided has been tested in accord with
specified requirements, unless otherwise specified, must have been done
within 3 years of date of contract award