CSU CON 101 EXAM 2
What are the Drawings and Project Manual? - ANS -Contract Documents
What are vertical "cuts" through a building? - ANS -Section Views
What are: Bidding Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions,
Technical Specifications - ANS -Project Manual
What is arranged using the CSI MasterFormat? - ANS -Technical Specifications (Know
Standard Divisions).
What is the section that provides fundamental definitions for the contract, the work, and the
drawings and specifications? - ANS -General Provisions
Who determines which type of contract will be used on a project? - ANS -Owner
What is a written request from the owner to change the scope of the project? - ANS -Change
Order
What contract balances risk between the owner and the contractor? - ANS -GMP
Who bears the burden of a cost over-run in a Lump Sum Contract? - ANS -Contractor
How does an owner generally pay for construction? - ANS -Through a series of monthly
payments (or draws)
What are final drawings used for the construction. - ANS -Working Drawings or Contract
Documents.
What are the steps in the design process? - ANS -(1) Programming and Feasibility, (2)
Schematic, (3) Design Development, and (4) Contract Documents
What is the step in the design phase when the financial feasibility of the project is first
evaluated? - ANS -Programming and Feasibility
What is the process in which the architect sends the documents to the building department to
determine if the plans follow code? - ANS -Plan Check
Who is responsible for ensuring that the design meets all building codes? - ANS -Design Team
, What is one of the most underutilized resources available to the design team? - ANS
-Construction field personnel who actually install the building systems
Or users of the project/building
What is the process of identifying the best solution relative to cost? - ANS -Value Engineering
What is the process of identifying problems or areas of concern that exist with a project so that
information can be factored into the decision-making process during the pre-construction
phase? - ANS -Due Diligence
Which team member is tasked with assisting the PM and Super with managing the details of the
contract? - ANS -Contract Administrator
Which team member moves back and forth between the jobsite and the office? - ANS -Project
Manager
What agreement is used to purchase labor and possibly materials? - ANS -Subcontract
What are materials, labor, equipment and subcontract costs? - ANS -Direct Costs
What is the agreement between a vendor and a customer for the provision of certain products
that meet a particular specification for a specified price? - ANS -Purchase Order
What is a contractor that self-preforms very little work? - ANS -General Contractor
What is construction work that is preformed with the general contractor's own crews called? -
ANS -Self-preformed work.
What are the three components of the Construction Stage? - ANS -(1) Mobilization, (2) Staging
and Layout Plans, and (3) Construction Operations
What is the process of getting the project ready to start construction called? - ANS
-Mobilization.
When are subcontractors and vendors provided information about the schedule? - ANS
-Pre-Construction Meeting.
What will fundamentally impact how well construction proceeds? - ANS -Job Site Layout
The process of actually putting materials into place. - ANS -Construction Operations
The final step in the construction process? - ANS -Project Closeout
What are the Drawings and Project Manual? - ANS -Contract Documents
What are vertical "cuts" through a building? - ANS -Section Views
What are: Bidding Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions,
Technical Specifications - ANS -Project Manual
What is arranged using the CSI MasterFormat? - ANS -Technical Specifications (Know
Standard Divisions).
What is the section that provides fundamental definitions for the contract, the work, and the
drawings and specifications? - ANS -General Provisions
Who determines which type of contract will be used on a project? - ANS -Owner
What is a written request from the owner to change the scope of the project? - ANS -Change
Order
What contract balances risk between the owner and the contractor? - ANS -GMP
Who bears the burden of a cost over-run in a Lump Sum Contract? - ANS -Contractor
How does an owner generally pay for construction? - ANS -Through a series of monthly
payments (or draws)
What are final drawings used for the construction. - ANS -Working Drawings or Contract
Documents.
What are the steps in the design process? - ANS -(1) Programming and Feasibility, (2)
Schematic, (3) Design Development, and (4) Contract Documents
What is the step in the design phase when the financial feasibility of the project is first
evaluated? - ANS -Programming and Feasibility
What is the process in which the architect sends the documents to the building department to
determine if the plans follow code? - ANS -Plan Check
Who is responsible for ensuring that the design meets all building codes? - ANS -Design Team
, What is one of the most underutilized resources available to the design team? - ANS
-Construction field personnel who actually install the building systems
Or users of the project/building
What is the process of identifying the best solution relative to cost? - ANS -Value Engineering
What is the process of identifying problems or areas of concern that exist with a project so that
information can be factored into the decision-making process during the pre-construction
phase? - ANS -Due Diligence
Which team member is tasked with assisting the PM and Super with managing the details of the
contract? - ANS -Contract Administrator
Which team member moves back and forth between the jobsite and the office? - ANS -Project
Manager
What agreement is used to purchase labor and possibly materials? - ANS -Subcontract
What are materials, labor, equipment and subcontract costs? - ANS -Direct Costs
What is the agreement between a vendor and a customer for the provision of certain products
that meet a particular specification for a specified price? - ANS -Purchase Order
What is a contractor that self-preforms very little work? - ANS -General Contractor
What is construction work that is preformed with the general contractor's own crews called? -
ANS -Self-preformed work.
What are the three components of the Construction Stage? - ANS -(1) Mobilization, (2) Staging
and Layout Plans, and (3) Construction Operations
What is the process of getting the project ready to start construction called? - ANS
-Mobilization.
When are subcontractors and vendors provided information about the schedule? - ANS
-Pre-Construction Meeting.
What will fundamentally impact how well construction proceeds? - ANS -Job Site Layout
The process of actually putting materials into place. - ANS -Construction Operations
The final step in the construction process? - ANS -Project Closeout
