What factors have caused the construcion industery to become highly specialized? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Changing market
Increase Technology
REGULATIONS
Additional competition
Why are construcion projects difficult to manage? - CORRECT ANSWER-construction
prokects are unique
Non- repetitive skills
Weather
Subject to varied regulations from numerour gov. agencies
What factors will influence both the gov. and the construction industry in the future? -
CORRECT ANSWER-New gov. regulations
Greater influence from client/ customer
Improvement of QC and QA requirements
Construction oriented management informational system
Formal partnering
LEAD
What is the difference between inspection and control - CORRECT ANSWER-
Inspection is the process by which ongoing and completed work is examined
Control is a continual system of PLANNING future activities
Who has contractual responsibility for quality control - CORRECT ANSWER-Contractor
True or False - CQC is principally concerned with inspection - CORRECT ANSWER-
False - Control is the principal concern
How does the contractor benefit from effective CQC - CORRECT ANSWER--Reduce
the largest unnecassary cost - redoing a project
-Reduce field overhead cost, do a greater volume of business
-Greater profit
-Image/ reputation of Contractor
-Pride
-Safety
Name the benefits of effective CQC that accrue to the Government - CORRECT
ANSWER--Manpower is more effectively used
-Fewer defincense and corrective effors