Questions and Answers of Construction Project Management

When is the contractor hired in a design-bid-build delivery method?
Who does the owner have contracts with in a DBB delivery method?
What sort of projects might benefit from a DBB delivery method?
Why do community values matter to a developer? Give an example of a specific community value that might impact a project.
Who determines what delivery method will be used on a project and when is this decision made?
What are the four issues that influence which type of delivery method will be selected for a project?
How does an owner (and his designer) know which building codes apply to a project?
You are going to need a bank loan to build your new house. What is interest? How does interest affect feasibility?
Explain the link between the schedule and project costs.
You have determined that zoning allows you to put a house on a piece of property you own in town. How will you find out if you can have horses on the property?
What is the purpose of zoning regulations?
What is the purpose of building codes?
What is the purpose of project feasibility?
Who is responsible for the feasibility stage of a project?
An owner is considering building a 120-house development outside of town. Identify three separate issues that he will analyze before committing to moving ahead with this project.
In which stage(s) does the contractor have the primary responsibility?
Who is responsible for the means, methods, and techniques of construction?
What is the purpose of a warranty period?
Why doesn't the contractor begin work until the owner gives him the go-ahead?
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What type of contract would an owner on a very tight budget probably prefer? Why?
What does mutual agreement mean?
How does a unit price contract reduce a contractor's risk?
What type of contract is considered inflexible in the sense that it's costly to make changes?
How does a guaranteed maximum price reduce an owner's risk?
If you are a contractor and have a lump-sum contract, what happens if the final project cost is less than what you bid?
What type of contract is generally used on small or formulaic projects?
What type of contract is riskiest for the contractor? Why?
What type of contract is riskiest for the owner? Why?
You are a contractor with a cost plus a fee contract and the project ends up costing $50,000 more than the budget. What is the impact on you?
What type of contract would an owner on a very tight budget probably prefer? Why?
You signed an agreement with a fi-iend to build an addition on his house. He was drunk when he signed the agreement. How might this cause problems if you ever have to take him to court for
What is the primary distinguishing characteristic of the different contract types?
What does it mean to breach a contract?
What might happen if you failed to have the necessary contractor's license and an owner failed to pay you?
Why is it important for contractors to understand what makes a contract valid?
Why vvould it matter to a contractor if a project does not have the required building permits?
Whah at is the primary document that identifies that you and an owner agree to the terms and conditions of the contract?
You are building a house for someone. \i\lhat is the consideration?
What was the reason for developing MasterFormat 2004?
Information about carpet is shown in Division 09 (Finishes). Where would information on the carpet's manufacturer be found?
What is a section?
What does CSI stand for and what is it?
How does MasterFormat assist the contractor?
Give a specific example of when supplementary conditions might be used.
What are the specifications?
In the A201 General Conditions, who is responsible for verifying and approving a contractor's application for payment?
What right does the owner have when a contractor proposes that a specific subcontractor be hired?
Does the owner have the right to stop the work, and if so, under what circumstances?
Who is responsible for ensuring that the general conditions are included as part of the bid documents?
Which construction document modifies the general conditions?
Why are standardized general conditions such as those published by the American Institute of Architects often preferred over those written by the owner?
On small projects, where might the general conditions be found?
What are the general conditions?
Why is it important that a contractor thoroughly understand what is contained in the general conditions?
Why are some valid contracts not enforceable?
Why do the contractor and the owner both sign the agreement?
What are four pieces of information that should always be included in an agreement?
Why might a contractor include an exclusion in an agreement?
Why is the agreement considered especially important?
Why should contracts be in writing, even if the law doesn't require it?
Who is responsible for developing the contract documents?
Why are there more bid documents than contract documents? What kind of information is included in the bid documents that is not (typically) included in the contract documents?
What is the difference between bid documents and contract documents?
Who is responsible for developing the bid documents?
What document establishes the start of construction time?
Why does it reduce a contractor's risk to begin construction only after receiving authorization from the owner?
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of network diagrams?
How does a network bar chart address the problems of bar charts and network diagrams?
How do network diagrams solve the primary problem with bar charts?
What are three commonly used graphic forms used for schedules?
Which form of schedule is the most easily understood and is therefore often used for presenting information to owners?
How does the schedule assist the contractor in controlling a job?
What is the difference between a master construction schedule and a summary schedule? How is each used?
Identify three ways to help ensure that products and materials meet quality requirements.
Why would a contractor need to develop a schedule before submitting a bid?
The shop drawings for the kitchen cabinets have been submitted. Who is responsible for verifying that the cabinets will fit? Who verifies that the cabinets meet the intent of the plans and
What is the purpose of crashing the schedule?
What is the purpose of recording meeting minutes?
What are three reasons for keeping records on a job?
The weather was stormy today at the jobsite. Where will this information be recorded?
What does it mean to track, evaluate, and control? Give one specific example of something that would be tracked, evaluated and controlled on a project.
What are typically the roles of the owner and the architect?
What is the definition of construction?
Construction is a team effort; who, besides the contractor, is involved and what typically determines their roles?
Who attends the pre-construction meeting?
What is the purpose of a jobsite layout plan?
What is the difference between a schedule developed during the bidding period and a master construction schedule in terms of how they're used by the contractor?
What purposes does insurance serve?
What do the "means, methods, and techniques" refer to?
Why does the contractor adjust the job budget following award?
What does "buying out the job" mean?
What is the most common source of published cost data?
What is the value to an owner of a rough estimate?
When are square foot estimates completed?
Why are labor costs more difficult to calculate than material costs?
A contractor who is putting an estimate together is inexperienced with doing foundation work and therefore has no in-house cost data. What other two ways might she use to get cost figures for this
Explain how project complexity can impact a cost estimate.
Why does an estimate have to be complete and accurate?
Why would a superintendent be categorized as an indirect project cost and not a direct cost?

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