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CONSTRUCTION FE CIVIL UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
ASSURED SUCCESS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
1. **Which project delivery method is the most traditional and appeals to those looking for low-cost
bids, where the owner contracts designers and builders separately?**
- A) Design-Bid-Build
- B) Design-Build
- C) Construction Management at Risk
- D) Integrated Project Delivery
**Answer: A) Design-Bid-Build**
2. **Which construction project delivery method involves the designer and builder working together
under a single contract from the beginning to ensure unity and collaboration throughout the project?**
- A) Design-Bid-Build
- B) Design-Build
- C) Construction Management at Risk
- D) Integrated Project Delivery
**Answer: B) Design-Build**
3. **Which of the following clearly shows an advantage of the Design-Build project delivery over the
Design-Bid-Build method?**
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- A) There is a single point of contractual responsibility for the owner for the entire project
- B) There are contractual relationships with the Owner that prevent a conflict of interest
- C) The design is clearly and explicitly defined at the outset of the project
- D) The design includes significant collaboration between the Engineer and the Contractor
- E) The schedule can be fast-tracked and construction can begin before the complete project design is
finalized
- F) The Owner will receive a project at the lowest competitive cost
**Answer: A) There is a single point of contractual responsibility for the owner for the entire project**
4. **What is an indemnification clause in an engineer's design contract typically tied to?**
- A) Negligent engineering design
- B) Claims submitted by parties affected by a failure
- C) Project cost overruns
- D) Improper construction methods by the Contractor
**Answer: A) Negligent engineering design**
5. **What does "collusion" on a construction project typically refer to?**
- A) A practice where multiple contractors conspire to fix prices or rig bids
- B) A system where public officials receive money from the contractor after award
- C) Falsely increasing the price of change orders
- D) Misrepresenting the amount of work completed to get advance payments
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**Answer: A) A practice where multiple contractors conspire to fix prices or rig bids**
6. **When should a preconstruction conference be held?**
- A) Prior to advertising for bids
- B) After advertising for bids but before bids are received
- C) After bid opening but before the contract is awarded
- D) After execution of an agreement but before the Notice to Proceed
**Answer: D) After execution of an agreement but before Notice to Proceed**
7. **Which of the following types of submittals for engineer approval is NOT typically required?**
- A) Product data
- B) Shop drawings
- C) Installation means and methods
- D) Mill certificates
**Answer: C) Installation means and methods**
8. **What does "substantial completion" mean in a construction contract?**
- A) The project is completely finished and can be used by the owner
- B) The project can be used and occupied by the owner, but there is still minor work left
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- C) The contractor's performance bond will be used to finish the remaining work
- D) The owner has received a final release of liens from all subcontractors
**Answer: B) The project can be used and occupied by the owner, but there is still a punch-list of
minor work remaining**
9. **What is a financial guarantee that the terms of a contract will be honored, and if a party cannot
fulfill their obligations, the bond compensates the other party?**
- A) Performance bond
- B) Insurance bond
- C) Payment bond
- D) Completion bond
**Answer: A) Performance bond**
10. **OSHA requires trench protection systems to be installed for the safety of workers when:**
- A) Whenever a trench is dug and workers will be working in it
- B) For trenches 5 feet deep or greater unless the trench is made entirely in stable rock
- C) When the work in the trench will exceed four hours
- D) Only if the trench is 8 feet deep or greater or 20 feet long or greater
**Answer: B) For trenches 5 feet deep or greater unless the trench is made entirely in stable rock**
11. **Who is primarily responsible for planning the means and methods of construction?**
CONSTRUCTION FE CIVIL UPDATED EXAM WITH MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
ASSURED SUCCESS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
1. **Which project delivery method is the most traditional and appeals to those looking for low-cost
bids, where the owner contracts designers and builders separately?**
- A) Design-Bid-Build
- B) Design-Build
- C) Construction Management at Risk
- D) Integrated Project Delivery
**Answer: A) Design-Bid-Build**
2. **Which construction project delivery method involves the designer and builder working together
under a single contract from the beginning to ensure unity and collaboration throughout the project?**
- A) Design-Bid-Build
- B) Design-Build
- C) Construction Management at Risk
- D) Integrated Project Delivery
**Answer: B) Design-Build**
3. **Which of the following clearly shows an advantage of the Design-Build project delivery over the
Design-Bid-Build method?**
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- A) There is a single point of contractual responsibility for the owner for the entire project
- B) There are contractual relationships with the Owner that prevent a conflict of interest
- C) The design is clearly and explicitly defined at the outset of the project
- D) The design includes significant collaboration between the Engineer and the Contractor
- E) The schedule can be fast-tracked and construction can begin before the complete project design is
finalized
- F) The Owner will receive a project at the lowest competitive cost
**Answer: A) There is a single point of contractual responsibility for the owner for the entire project**
4. **What is an indemnification clause in an engineer's design contract typically tied to?**
- A) Negligent engineering design
- B) Claims submitted by parties affected by a failure
- C) Project cost overruns
- D) Improper construction methods by the Contractor
**Answer: A) Negligent engineering design**
5. **What does "collusion" on a construction project typically refer to?**
- A) A practice where multiple contractors conspire to fix prices or rig bids
- B) A system where public officials receive money from the contractor after award
- C) Falsely increasing the price of change orders
- D) Misrepresenting the amount of work completed to get advance payments
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**Answer: A) A practice where multiple contractors conspire to fix prices or rig bids**
6. **When should a preconstruction conference be held?**
- A) Prior to advertising for bids
- B) After advertising for bids but before bids are received
- C) After bid opening but before the contract is awarded
- D) After execution of an agreement but before the Notice to Proceed
**Answer: D) After execution of an agreement but before Notice to Proceed**
7. **Which of the following types of submittals for engineer approval is NOT typically required?**
- A) Product data
- B) Shop drawings
- C) Installation means and methods
- D) Mill certificates
**Answer: C) Installation means and methods**
8. **What does "substantial completion" mean in a construction contract?**
- A) The project is completely finished and can be used by the owner
- B) The project can be used and occupied by the owner, but there is still minor work left
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- C) The contractor's performance bond will be used to finish the remaining work
- D) The owner has received a final release of liens from all subcontractors
**Answer: B) The project can be used and occupied by the owner, but there is still a punch-list of
minor work remaining**
9. **What is a financial guarantee that the terms of a contract will be honored, and if a party cannot
fulfill their obligations, the bond compensates the other party?**
- A) Performance bond
- B) Insurance bond
- C) Payment bond
- D) Completion bond
**Answer: A) Performance bond**
10. **OSHA requires trench protection systems to be installed for the safety of workers when:**
- A) Whenever a trench is dug and workers will be working in it
- B) For trenches 5 feet deep or greater unless the trench is made entirely in stable rock
- C) When the work in the trench will exceed four hours
- D) Only if the trench is 8 feet deep or greater or 20 feet long or greater
**Answer: B) For trenches 5 feet deep or greater unless the trench is made entirely in stable rock**
11. **Who is primarily responsible for planning the means and methods of construction?**
