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Ax'placexconcrete'xactivityxrequiresxthexplacementxofx2080xcubicxyards.xIfxthexindividualxpro
ductionxratexisx2xcubicxyardsxperxworkxhourxperxperson,xwithxax10-
personxcrewxandx8xhourxworkday,xhowxmanyxdaysxarexneededxtoxcompletexthisxactivity?
a. 13
b. 26
c. 104
d. 130x-xa.x13
Axtopographicalxmapxisxaxdrawingxshowing?
a. Subsurfacexsoilxconditions
xb.xAxgeneralxprofilexviewxofxthexsite
c.xContourxlinesxandxelevationsxd.xCrossxsectionsxalongxthexlengthxofxthexprojectx-
xc.xContourxlinesxandxelevations
Thexowner'sxrepxobservedxsubstandardxdrywallxpatchesxonxaxgeneralxcontractor'sxrenovat
ionxproject.xWhichxofxthexfollowingxshouldxbexthexrepresentative'sxfirstxcoursexofxaction?
a. Savexitemsxforxpunchxlist
b. Notifyxdrywallxfinisherxofxthexproblem
c. Tellxpainterxnotxtoxacceptxpatchedxwalls.
d. Notifyxgeneralxcontractorsxsuperintendxofxproblemx-
xd.xNotifyxgeneralxcontractorsxsuperintendxofxproblem
FivexContractorsxarexbiddingxpartxofxaxjobxwithxstormxsewer,xsanitaryxsewer,xandxwaterxdist
ribution.xTheirxbidsxare:xContractorx1xwillxdoxstormxandxwaterxforx$2000.xContractorx2xwillxd
oxstormxforx$1000.xContractorx3xwillxdoxsanitaryxandxwaterxforx$12,000.xContractorx4xwillxd
oxsanitaryxforx$7,000xContractorx5xwillxdoxwaterxforx$7,000xWhatxisxthexlowestxpricexforxthex
completexjob?
xa.x$7,000
b. $9,000
c. $13,000
d. $15,000x-xb.x$9,000
Whichxofxthexfollowingxcanxbexidentifiedxfromxthexinitialxschedulexofxvalues?
a. Vendorsxworkingxonxthexproject
b. Contractorsxproposedxbreakdownxofxthexprojectxcostxc.xProfitxmarginxofxthexapplicant
d.xQualityxofxworkxinxplacex-xb.xContractorsxproposedxbreakdownxofxthexprojectxcost
Whoxisxprimarilyxresponsiblexforxensuringxthatxcontractxdocumentsxcomplyxwithxbuildingxco
des?
a. Owner
,b. Contractor
c. Buildingxinspector
d. Architectxdesignxprofessionalx-xd.xArchitectxdesignxprofessional
Whatxmethodxisxusedxtoxcalculatexactivityxduration?
a. Dailyxproductionxratexdividedxbyxplanxquantity
b. Planxquantityxdividedxbyxcrewxrate
c. Planxquantityxdividedxbyxdailyxproductionxrate
d. Planxquantityxdivedxbyxlaborxunitxcostx-
xc.xPlanxquantityxdividedxbyxdailyxproductionxrate
ThexarchitectxhasxapprovedxthexreroutingxofxanxHVACxthroughxconcretexslabsxinxaxbuildin
g.xToxinsurexthatxactivitiesxarexcoordinated,xaxmeetingxshouldxbexcalledxbyxthexfieldxsupervi
sorxandxthe
a. HVACxsubcontractorxonly
b. HVACxsubcontractorxandxallxotherxsubcontractors
c. HVACxsubcontractorxandxallxotherxaffectedxsubcontractors
d. HVACxsubcontractorxandxthexarchitectxengineerx-
xc.xHVACxsubcontractorxandxallxotherxaffectedxsubcontractors
Axprojectxschedulexhasxbeenxupdated.xThexactivityxplacementxofxspreadxfootingxconcretexw
asxoriginallyxscheduledxtoxbeginxasxearlyxasxdayx10.xThexactivityxdurationxisx4xdays.
Thexactualxstartxdayxwasxdayx12.xThexoriginalxschedulexhadxcalculatedxtotalxfloatxofx7xdaysx
forxthisxactivity.xThexrecalculatedxtotalxfloatxforxthexactivity,xwhenxupdated,xwouldxbe
a. 2xdays
b. 5xdays
c. 6xdays
d. 9xdaysx-xb.x5xdays
10. Underxaxdesign-
buildxcontractxwhichxofxthexfollowingxpartiesxisxresponsiblexforxcoordinationxofxthexd
esignxengineersxandxthexsubcontractors
a. Owner
b. Contractor
c. Architect
d. Subcontractorx-xb.xContractor
Concretextoxbexpouredxforx10xfootingsxarex5xfeetxwidexbyx5xfeetxlongxbyx2xfeetxdeep.xHowxm
anyxcubicxyardsxofxconcretexshouldxthexestimatexbexforxthisxpour,xusingxax10%wastexfactor.
a. 14.8
b. 16.3
c. 18.5
d. 20.3x-xd.x20.3
,Whatxisxthextermxforxaxchangexorderxissuedxbyxthexownerxofxaxprojectxthatxisxoutsidexofxthex
contractor'sxscopexofxworkxandxthereforexthexcontractorxcanxaxrefusextoxperformxthexwork?
a. CardinalxChange
b. PreliminaryxChange
c. Noxcostxchangexorder
d. Supplementalxinstructionsx-xa.xCardinalxChange
Whatxisxax"SchedulexofxValues"?xa.xAxlistxofxethicalxpracticesxinxwhichxemployeesxmayxparti
cipate
b. axtablexshowingxaveragexwagexratesxforxeachxcrew
c. axbreakdownxofxthexcontractxamountxintoxpayxitems
d. axlistxofxconstructionxactivitiesx-xc.xaxbreakdownxofxthexcontractxamountxintoxpayxitems
Duringxlayoutxofxaxsite,xitxisxdeterminedxthatxthexslopexdistancexbetweenxpointxAxandxpointx
Bxisx200xfeetxatxaxslopexanglexofx15xdegrees.xWhatxisxthexactualxhorizontalxdistancex(Hxdista
nce)xonxthexplansxfromxpointxAxtoxpointxB?
a. 181.26'
b. 193.19'
c. 199.44'
d. 207.06'x-xb.x193.19'
AccordingxtoxCSI,xwhichxofxthexfollowingxisxinxthexprojectxmanual?
a. Generalxrequirements
b. Estimate
c. schedule
d. Certificatexofxoccupancyx-xa.xGeneralxrequirements
Whichxofxthexfollowingxarexcalculatedxbyxthex"Backwardxpass"xthroughxthexCPMxnetwork?
a. Earlyxstartxandxlatexstart
b. Totalxfloatxandxfreexfloat
c. Earlyxstartxandxearlyxfinish
d. Latexstartxandxlatexfinishx-xd.xLatexstartxandxlatexfinish
Whichxofxthexfollowingxpre-
bidxinformationxshouldxbexgatheredxforxdevelopingxaxbidxproposal?xa.xSchematicxdesign,xd
esignxdevelopmentxdrawings,xcontractxdocuments,xprojectxmanual,xandxbidxdocuments
b. adjacentxsitexconditions,xexistingxsurfacexconditions,xexistingxutilityxlocations,xandxfieldxd
imensions
c. valuexengineeringxcriteria,xdesignxoutlinexspecifications,xtotalxqualityxmanagementx
procedures,xsafetyxmanagementxprocedures
d. shopxdrawings,xproductxdataxsheets,xsamples,xandxsubmittalxlogsx-
xa.xSchematicxdesign,xdesignxdevelopmentxdrawings,xcontractxdocuments,xprojectxma
nual,xandxbidxdocuments
, Subcontractorx"A"xsubmitsxshopxdrawingsxtoxthexGCxwhichxincludexmaterialsxthatxdoxnotxc
omplyxwithxthexcontractxdocuments.xThexGCxasxwellxasxthexarchitectxstampsxallxofxthemx"re
viewed".xThexmaterialsxarexthenxshippedxtoxthexjobxsite.xDuringxanxoff-
loadingxinspection,xthexGCxnoticesxthexnoncompliance.xWhatxactionxshouldxthexGCxtakexc
oncerningxthexmatter?
a. installxthemxbecausexthexarchitect'sxstampxisxaxvariancextoxthexcontractxdocument
b. installxthemxandxaskxforxaxdiscountxfromxthexsubcontractorxc.xacceptxandxinstallxm
aterials
d.xrejectxthexshipmentxandxrequirexcompliancexwithxthexcontractxdocumentsx-
xd.xrejectxthexshipmentxandxrequirexcompliancexwithxthexcontractxdocuments
Whichxofxthexfollowingxincorporatesxthextracking,xconfirming,xandxacceleratingxofxdeliveryxo
fxanxitemxthatxhasxbeenxpurchased?
a. Routing
b. Expediting
c. Monitoring
d. Controllingx-xb.xExpediting
Howxshouldxaxconstructorxestablishxthexfieldxstaffingxforxaxproject?
a. inxconsultationxwithxthexarchitectxandxthexowner
b. inxConformancexwithxOSHAxandxADAxrequirements
c. Byxreferencextoxaxcostxmanual
d. byxutilizationxofxpastxexperiencexandxschedulexrequirementsx-
xd.xbyxutilizationxofxpastxexperiencexandxschedulexrequirements
ifxaxschedulexisxaccelerated,xwhichxofxthexfollowingxactivitiesxmustxbexfocusedxonxfirst?xa.xC
riticalxactivitiesxb.xNonxcriticalxActivitiesxc.xallxactivitiesxwithxfloatxtimexd.xallxactivitiesxwithxth
exleastxcostsx-xa.xCriticalxactivities
Whichxofxthexfollowingxprovidesxthexhighestxstrengthxtoxdimensionalxlumber?
a. moisturexcontent
b. agexofxwood
c. grainxorientation
d. knotsx-xc.xgrainxorientation
WhichxofxthexfollowingxhasxthexhighestxpriorityxafterxaxdiscoveryxonxaxMondayxmorningxthatx
thexjobxsitexhasxbeenxvandalizedxandxthexmagazinexcasesxhavexbeenxemptiedxofxexplosiv
es?
a. Callxthexinsurancexagentxtoxseexifxdamagexisxcovered
b. Callxthexpolicextoxinitiatexanxinvestigation
c. Pullxthexrecordsxonxexplosivesxstoredxonxthexsite
d. Beginxcleanupxandxrepairxthexdamagex-xb.xCallxthexpolicextoxinitiatexanxinvestigation
Whatxisxthexpointxinxthexprojectxwhenxthexarchitectxhasxdeterminedxthatxthexfacilityxorxaxporti
onxofxthexfacilityxisxacceptablexforxownerxusexandxoccupancy?
a. Substantialxcompletionxdate
x x x x x x
D ANSWERS GRADED A 2024
x x x x
Ax'placexconcrete'xactivityxrequiresxthexplacementxofx2080xcubicxyards.xIfxthexindividualxpro
ductionxratexisx2xcubicxyardsxperxworkxhourxperxperson,xwithxax10-
personxcrewxandx8xhourxworkday,xhowxmanyxdaysxarexneededxtoxcompletexthisxactivity?
a. 13
b. 26
c. 104
d. 130x-xa.x13
Axtopographicalxmapxisxaxdrawingxshowing?
a. Subsurfacexsoilxconditions
xb.xAxgeneralxprofilexviewxofxthexsite
c.xContourxlinesxandxelevationsxd.xCrossxsectionsxalongxthexlengthxofxthexprojectx-
xc.xContourxlinesxandxelevations
Thexowner'sxrepxobservedxsubstandardxdrywallxpatchesxonxaxgeneralxcontractor'sxrenovat
ionxproject.xWhichxofxthexfollowingxshouldxbexthexrepresentative'sxfirstxcoursexofxaction?
a. Savexitemsxforxpunchxlist
b. Notifyxdrywallxfinisherxofxthexproblem
c. Tellxpainterxnotxtoxacceptxpatchedxwalls.
d. Notifyxgeneralxcontractorsxsuperintendxofxproblemx-
xd.xNotifyxgeneralxcontractorsxsuperintendxofxproblem
FivexContractorsxarexbiddingxpartxofxaxjobxwithxstormxsewer,xsanitaryxsewer,xandxwaterxdist
ribution.xTheirxbidsxare:xContractorx1xwillxdoxstormxandxwaterxforx$2000.xContractorx2xwillxd
oxstormxforx$1000.xContractorx3xwillxdoxsanitaryxandxwaterxforx$12,000.xContractorx4xwillxd
oxsanitaryxforx$7,000xContractorx5xwillxdoxwaterxforx$7,000xWhatxisxthexlowestxpricexforxthex
completexjob?
xa.x$7,000
b. $9,000
c. $13,000
d. $15,000x-xb.x$9,000
Whichxofxthexfollowingxcanxbexidentifiedxfromxthexinitialxschedulexofxvalues?
a. Vendorsxworkingxonxthexproject
b. Contractorsxproposedxbreakdownxofxthexprojectxcostxc.xProfitxmarginxofxthexapplicant
d.xQualityxofxworkxinxplacex-xb.xContractorsxproposedxbreakdownxofxthexprojectxcost
Whoxisxprimarilyxresponsiblexforxensuringxthatxcontractxdocumentsxcomplyxwithxbuildingxco
des?
a. Owner
,b. Contractor
c. Buildingxinspector
d. Architectxdesignxprofessionalx-xd.xArchitectxdesignxprofessional
Whatxmethodxisxusedxtoxcalculatexactivityxduration?
a. Dailyxproductionxratexdividedxbyxplanxquantity
b. Planxquantityxdividedxbyxcrewxrate
c. Planxquantityxdividedxbyxdailyxproductionxrate
d. Planxquantityxdivedxbyxlaborxunitxcostx-
xc.xPlanxquantityxdividedxbyxdailyxproductionxrate
ThexarchitectxhasxapprovedxthexreroutingxofxanxHVACxthroughxconcretexslabsxinxaxbuildin
g.xToxinsurexthatxactivitiesxarexcoordinated,xaxmeetingxshouldxbexcalledxbyxthexfieldxsupervi
sorxandxthe
a. HVACxsubcontractorxonly
b. HVACxsubcontractorxandxallxotherxsubcontractors
c. HVACxsubcontractorxandxallxotherxaffectedxsubcontractors
d. HVACxsubcontractorxandxthexarchitectxengineerx-
xc.xHVACxsubcontractorxandxallxotherxaffectedxsubcontractors
Axprojectxschedulexhasxbeenxupdated.xThexactivityxplacementxofxspreadxfootingxconcretexw
asxoriginallyxscheduledxtoxbeginxasxearlyxasxdayx10.xThexactivityxdurationxisx4xdays.
Thexactualxstartxdayxwasxdayx12.xThexoriginalxschedulexhadxcalculatedxtotalxfloatxofx7xdaysx
forxthisxactivity.xThexrecalculatedxtotalxfloatxforxthexactivity,xwhenxupdated,xwouldxbe
a. 2xdays
b. 5xdays
c. 6xdays
d. 9xdaysx-xb.x5xdays
10. Underxaxdesign-
buildxcontractxwhichxofxthexfollowingxpartiesxisxresponsiblexforxcoordinationxofxthexd
esignxengineersxandxthexsubcontractors
a. Owner
b. Contractor
c. Architect
d. Subcontractorx-xb.xContractor
Concretextoxbexpouredxforx10xfootingsxarex5xfeetxwidexbyx5xfeetxlongxbyx2xfeetxdeep.xHowxm
anyxcubicxyardsxofxconcretexshouldxthexestimatexbexforxthisxpour,xusingxax10%wastexfactor.
a. 14.8
b. 16.3
c. 18.5
d. 20.3x-xd.x20.3
,Whatxisxthextermxforxaxchangexorderxissuedxbyxthexownerxofxaxprojectxthatxisxoutsidexofxthex
contractor'sxscopexofxworkxandxthereforexthexcontractorxcanxaxrefusextoxperformxthexwork?
a. CardinalxChange
b. PreliminaryxChange
c. Noxcostxchangexorder
d. Supplementalxinstructionsx-xa.xCardinalxChange
Whatxisxax"SchedulexofxValues"?xa.xAxlistxofxethicalxpracticesxinxwhichxemployeesxmayxparti
cipate
b. axtablexshowingxaveragexwagexratesxforxeachxcrew
c. axbreakdownxofxthexcontractxamountxintoxpayxitems
d. axlistxofxconstructionxactivitiesx-xc.xaxbreakdownxofxthexcontractxamountxintoxpayxitems
Duringxlayoutxofxaxsite,xitxisxdeterminedxthatxthexslopexdistancexbetweenxpointxAxandxpointx
Bxisx200xfeetxatxaxslopexanglexofx15xdegrees.xWhatxisxthexactualxhorizontalxdistancex(Hxdista
nce)xonxthexplansxfromxpointxAxtoxpointxB?
a. 181.26'
b. 193.19'
c. 199.44'
d. 207.06'x-xb.x193.19'
AccordingxtoxCSI,xwhichxofxthexfollowingxisxinxthexprojectxmanual?
a. Generalxrequirements
b. Estimate
c. schedule
d. Certificatexofxoccupancyx-xa.xGeneralxrequirements
Whichxofxthexfollowingxarexcalculatedxbyxthex"Backwardxpass"xthroughxthexCPMxnetwork?
a. Earlyxstartxandxlatexstart
b. Totalxfloatxandxfreexfloat
c. Earlyxstartxandxearlyxfinish
d. Latexstartxandxlatexfinishx-xd.xLatexstartxandxlatexfinish
Whichxofxthexfollowingxpre-
bidxinformationxshouldxbexgatheredxforxdevelopingxaxbidxproposal?xa.xSchematicxdesign,xd
esignxdevelopmentxdrawings,xcontractxdocuments,xprojectxmanual,xandxbidxdocuments
b. adjacentxsitexconditions,xexistingxsurfacexconditions,xexistingxutilityxlocations,xandxfieldxd
imensions
c. valuexengineeringxcriteria,xdesignxoutlinexspecifications,xtotalxqualityxmanagementx
procedures,xsafetyxmanagementxprocedures
d. shopxdrawings,xproductxdataxsheets,xsamples,xandxsubmittalxlogsx-
xa.xSchematicxdesign,xdesignxdevelopmentxdrawings,xcontractxdocuments,xprojectxma
nual,xandxbidxdocuments
, Subcontractorx"A"xsubmitsxshopxdrawingsxtoxthexGCxwhichxincludexmaterialsxthatxdoxnotxc
omplyxwithxthexcontractxdocuments.xThexGCxasxwellxasxthexarchitectxstampsxallxofxthemx"re
viewed".xThexmaterialsxarexthenxshippedxtoxthexjobxsite.xDuringxanxoff-
loadingxinspection,xthexGCxnoticesxthexnoncompliance.xWhatxactionxshouldxthexGCxtakexc
oncerningxthexmatter?
a. installxthemxbecausexthexarchitect'sxstampxisxaxvariancextoxthexcontractxdocument
b. installxthemxandxaskxforxaxdiscountxfromxthexsubcontractorxc.xacceptxandxinstallxm
aterials
d.xrejectxthexshipmentxandxrequirexcompliancexwithxthexcontractxdocumentsx-
xd.xrejectxthexshipmentxandxrequirexcompliancexwithxthexcontractxdocuments
Whichxofxthexfollowingxincorporatesxthextracking,xconfirming,xandxacceleratingxofxdeliveryxo
fxanxitemxthatxhasxbeenxpurchased?
a. Routing
b. Expediting
c. Monitoring
d. Controllingx-xb.xExpediting
Howxshouldxaxconstructorxestablishxthexfieldxstaffingxforxaxproject?
a. inxconsultationxwithxthexarchitectxandxthexowner
b. inxConformancexwithxOSHAxandxADAxrequirements
c. Byxreferencextoxaxcostxmanual
d. byxutilizationxofxpastxexperiencexandxschedulexrequirementsx-
xd.xbyxutilizationxofxpastxexperiencexandxschedulexrequirements
ifxaxschedulexisxaccelerated,xwhichxofxthexfollowingxactivitiesxmustxbexfocusedxonxfirst?xa.xC
riticalxactivitiesxb.xNonxcriticalxActivitiesxc.xallxactivitiesxwithxfloatxtimexd.xallxactivitiesxwithxth
exleastxcostsx-xa.xCriticalxactivities
Whichxofxthexfollowingxprovidesxthexhighestxstrengthxtoxdimensionalxlumber?
a. moisturexcontent
b. agexofxwood
c. grainxorientation
d. knotsx-xc.xgrainxorientation
WhichxofxthexfollowingxhasxthexhighestxpriorityxafterxaxdiscoveryxonxaxMondayxmorningxthatx
thexjobxsitexhasxbeenxvandalizedxandxthexmagazinexcasesxhavexbeenxemptiedxofxexplosiv
es?
a. Callxthexinsurancexagentxtoxseexifxdamagexisxcovered
b. Callxthexpolicextoxinitiatexanxinvestigation
c. Pullxthexrecordsxonxexplosivesxstoredxonxthexsite
d. Beginxcleanupxandxrepairxthexdamagex-xb.xCallxthexpolicextoxinitiatexanxinvestigation
Whatxisxthexpointxinxthexprojectxwhenxthexarchitectxhasxdeterminedxthatxthexfacilityxorxaxporti
onxofxthexfacilityxisxacceptablexforxownerxusexandxoccupancy?
a. Substantialxcompletionxdate
