COSC 275 Exam 2 (Palmer) 2026 Question
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• Competitive sealed proposals -✓✓Involves criteria other than price
when awarding contract
Weight given to each criteria that will be considered
Criteria: (changes)
- Cost
- Previous experience
- Qualification of staff
- Financial stability
- Project schedule
• Construction Manager at Risk CMAR -✓✓Construction manager
hired in design phase to assist designer in constructability.
CM agrees to Guaranteed max price
CM works w owner and architect
• Design Build -✓✓Only one contract - between owner and design-
build contractor
May be one entity or contractor and architect in a contract.
Wasn't allowed for a while
• most common steel type?
a) A529 - 50 KSI
b) A36 - 36 KSI -✓✓a) A529 - 50 KSI
• Weathering steel
a)A242
b)A585
c) both -✓✓c) Both
, • Flag weld symbol meaning -✓✓Field weld (on site)
• 4 types of envelope construction -✓✓Tilt Wall
Stud with veneer
Masonry
Glass
• Air/Vapor Barrier is always installed on ___ of wall. -✓✓Inside
• Roof types -✓✓Built up roofs
Single member roofs
Metal roofs
EPDM
• Cost Division
Self perform groups (5) and %'s -✓✓Trade Contractors= 70%
Self-perform= 15%
Taxes= 3%
General Conditions= 7%
Fees= 5%
• Cost Division
Non-Self Perform groups (4) and %'s -✓✓Trade contract= 85%
Taxes and Bonds= 3%
General Conditions= 7%
Fees= 5%
• Buyout -✓✓money that is left over when general contractor's estimate
is above subcontractor's final price
• General Conditions -✓✓Something required to complete the project
but not necessarily addressed in the contract documents.
examples:
and Answer | Real Questions and Answers |
A+ Verified
• Competitive sealed proposals -✓✓Involves criteria other than price
when awarding contract
Weight given to each criteria that will be considered
Criteria: (changes)
- Cost
- Previous experience
- Qualification of staff
- Financial stability
- Project schedule
• Construction Manager at Risk CMAR -✓✓Construction manager
hired in design phase to assist designer in constructability.
CM agrees to Guaranteed max price
CM works w owner and architect
• Design Build -✓✓Only one contract - between owner and design-
build contractor
May be one entity or contractor and architect in a contract.
Wasn't allowed for a while
• most common steel type?
a) A529 - 50 KSI
b) A36 - 36 KSI -✓✓a) A529 - 50 KSI
• Weathering steel
a)A242
b)A585
c) both -✓✓c) Both
, • Flag weld symbol meaning -✓✓Field weld (on site)
• 4 types of envelope construction -✓✓Tilt Wall
Stud with veneer
Masonry
Glass
• Air/Vapor Barrier is always installed on ___ of wall. -✓✓Inside
• Roof types -✓✓Built up roofs
Single member roofs
Metal roofs
EPDM
• Cost Division
Self perform groups (5) and %'s -✓✓Trade Contractors= 70%
Self-perform= 15%
Taxes= 3%
General Conditions= 7%
Fees= 5%
• Cost Division
Non-Self Perform groups (4) and %'s -✓✓Trade contract= 85%
Taxes and Bonds= 3%
General Conditions= 7%
Fees= 5%
• Buyout -✓✓money that is left over when general contractor's estimate
is above subcontractor's final price
• General Conditions -✓✓Something required to complete the project
but not necessarily addressed in the contract documents.
examples:
