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Construction Project Management 3rd Edition Frederick E. Gould, Nancy Eleanor Joyce - Solutions
1. Visit a job site and sketch the manner in which the site has been organized. Note the following on your drawing:a. Site entrance(s)b. Physical facility under constructionc. Contractor trailers (label with specific trade)d. Material laydown areas (label with specific materials)e. Service
2. Review the technical requirements (drawings and specifications) for a project and write a detailed narrative describing its physical construction. If the size and scope of the project is substantial, focus the narrative on a specific portion. The narrative should clearly identify the trades
1. A project that is built significantly under budget is good and indicates a competent designer. True or false?
2. An estimate prepared by the design firm at the end of design development guarantees the project completion cost to the owner. True or false?
3.As a project moves on in time, the accuracy of an estimate improves and the cost and time to complete it lessen. True or false?
4. Cost data provided by national firms (such as R. S. Means) must be adjusted to the specific project location. True or false?
5. Quality construction is good, and every designer should specify the highest-quality project components. True or false?
6. Which of the following will not increase the cost of a project?a. Increased square footageb. Increased inflationc. Increased availability of labord. Increased demand (faster schedule) for the finished projecte. Increased quality expectations
7. As the square footage of a project increases, what happens to the cost per square foot?a. It decreases at a decreasing rate.b. It decreases at an increasing rate.c. It increases at a decreasing rate.d. It increases at an increasing rate.e. It stays the same.
8. How long should an estimate for a $2,000,000 building project, prepared at the end of design development, take?a. One dayb. One to two weeksc. Two to three weeksd. One monthe. Two to three months
9. When considering project quality, which of the following is true?a. As quality expenditures increase, the cost of providing the quality increases at a decreasing rate.b. As quality expenditures increase, the value of the increased quality to the owner increases at a decreasing rate.c. As quality
1. Using published cost data, compute the cost to construct a two-hundred-bed dormitory.Use rough order of magnitude (cost per bed) data.a. What is the cost of this dormitory in Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas?b. What would the same project have cost in 1960, 1970, and 1980? Today?
2. Using unit price data, construct an assembly for the following:a. A roofing systemb. A typical partition wallc. A pavement system Then explain why an assembly can be useful to an estimator.
3. Examine an estimate for a project that was recently constructed in your area, addressing the following:a. How was the estimate divided up? Did it follow the CSI format or another?b. How were general conditions and home office overhead handled?c. Were material supplier and subcontractor prices
1. Uses of schedules and types of scheduling methods
2. How and why schedules are used in the preconstruction and construction stages of a project
3. How to construct a network diagram
4. How to determine the duration of an activity
5. How to perform the basic network calculations?
1. What is the project's duration?
2. What are the start and finish dates for the project activities?
3. Can a project activity be delayed? If so, how long?
1. What is the primary disadvantage of a bar chart schedule?a. Insufficient level of detailb. Inability to consider activity interrelationshipsc. High level of preparation timed. Ease of interpretatione. None of the above
2. In a network schedule, what is the fundamental unit of work?a. Nodeb. Activityc. Eventd. Arrowe. None of the above
3. Activity on arrow and activity on node are both examples of which method of scheduling?a. Bar chartb. Horse blanketc. Matrixd. Networke. Linear balance
4. Which of the following is the first step in the planning and scheduling process?a. Identify project activitiesb. Establish the project's objectivec. Determine the sequence of activitiesd. Perform schedule calculationse. Monitor and control
5. A matrix schedule provides the readability of a bar chart schedule while addressing project logic. True or false?Questions 6 through 10 refer to Figure A.
6. What is the earliest that activity 5-15 can finish?
7. What is the project's duration?
8. What is the latest that Concrete 2 can finish and not delay the completion of the project?
9. What is the ES time for activity 25-45?
10. What is the total float for activity 45-60?--- OCR End ---
1. Talking with a scheduler, review a schedule for a construction project with which you are familiar. Find out the following:a. How long did it take to complete the schedule?b. When in the design/build process did the scheduling begin?c. Is the schedule broken down into phases? Areas?d. How is the
2. Working in a small group, construct a schedule for a small project or focus on part of a larger project (with fewer than one hundred activities). Examples include a single-family house; tenant fitup work for a commercial building; or the work of a particular major trade for a large project such
1. The objectives of a project control system?
2. The basics of how a project control system works?
3. The process of preparing a project for construction and control?
4. The models used to monitor and control cash inflows and outflows?
5. How to properly measure and document cost and schedule performance?
1. How is the project doing? (analysis)
2. Is the production improving? (trending)
3. What is the projected outcome? (forecasting)
1. An increase in indirect costs could be directly attributable to an increase in what aspect of a project?a. Qualityb. Direct costsc. Durationd. All of the abovee. None of the above
2. Which of the following is not a suggestion for making controlling successful?a. Managers should make sure that the mechanics of the control process are understood by organizational members involved with controlling.b. Managers should use control activities to achieve many different goals.c.
3. When estimates and schedules are initially prepared, unlimited resources are assumed.True or false?
4. Which of the following best models accounts payable for a general contractor?a. Cost curveb. Cash requirements curvec. Production curved. Cash income curvee. Schedule of values curve
5. To create an accurate cash flow projection, estimate and schedule information must be accurately integrated. True or false?
6. The control cycle/control loop is designed to occur on a monthly basis. As the cycle is accelerated, the accuracy of the collected data decreases. True or false?
7. The standards established for the design of an effective financial accounting system are the same as those required to run a successful @ArcLib management control system. True or false?
8. Time card information recorded in the field is essential actual data for the accomplishment of which of the following task(s)?a. Payrollb. Job costingc. Measurement of job-site productivityd. Completion of invoicese. All of the above
9. Which is the term used for looking at the past successes, failures, and tendencies of a project?a. Trendingb. Reportingc. Forecastingd. Variancee. All of the above
10. One important function of the documentation stage is storing project information for future estimates, schedules, and project plans. True or false?1. Gather from a local construction company some example forms used to report actual cost, schedule, and performance information from the field to
2. Examine a new communication, computational, or software technology and explain what economic benefits it can provide to the construction project control process. Possible topics might be advances in three-dimensional CAD, estimating/scheduling/CAD integration, Internet communications, or digital
1. Job diaries are subjective accounts of what occurred during the course of the construction workday. True or false?
2. An RFI is a formal request for information necessary to help clarify construction operations. True or false?
3. Weather information is typically reported on a daily report. True or false?
4. Meeting minutes are confidential documents kept internally within the organization that recorded them. True or false?
5. What is the name of the document that authorizes the start of construction?a. Notice of awardb. Notice to proceedc. Notice of agreementd. Notice of intente. None of the above
6. Which of the following is not an example of a project submittal?a. Product datab. Addendac. Shop drawingd. Material samples
7. What does the Hyatt story illustrate?a. The importance of proper hotel architectureb. The important role of engineering in the design/build processc. The importance of thoroughly reviewing shop drawingsd. The importance of building codes
8. What is the traditional percentage used for owner retainage?a. 5b. 8c. 10d. 15e. 20
9. Obtaining lien waivers protects the owner in which of the following ways?a. It prevents paying for work that has not been completed.b. It helps prevent overcharging.c. It protects the owner from being subject to a mechanic's lien.d. It prevents duplicate or fraudulent invoices.e. All of the
10. Which of the following is not the normal reason for a change in a lump-sum or fixed price contract?a. Differing site or unforeseen conditions.b. Delays caused by contractor inactivityc. An increase or decrease in owner requirementsd. An error in the design documents
11. In a typical application for payment, the contractor has the option of submitting back-up information separately from the application. True or false?
1. Investigate the specifications for a project that you are familiar with and prepare a list of all of the submittals required. Note the recipient of each submittal. How many copies are required for each? How many days are allotted for designer review? Owner review?
2. Prepare the meeting minutes for the next meeting you attend. (This may or may not be school-related.) Investigate the different forms that companies use to prepare minutes and adopt the form you feel is best.
3. Visit a local project or company and research a recent change that has occurred. Answer the following questions:
4. What is the nature of the change?
5. What caused the change?
6. How was the change identified? By which party?
7. How long did it take for the change to be resolved?
8. What was the impact of the change on the project's scope, budget, and schedule?
1. The role of government in the creation of the statutes and regulations that govern the construction process
2. The hierarchy of the U.S. court system and the manner in which the courts interpret statutes, regulations, and local ordinances
3. What must be done to form a legal contract
4. The methodologies employed for interpreting, resolving, and preventing contract disputes?
1. The legal rules that govern design and construction processes have evolved from which of the following:a. Court interpretationb. Federal, state, and local government statutesc. Specific rules developed by the project participantsd. All of the above
2. Regulations developed by the federal, state, or local administration must be consistent with that government’s statutory language or the regulations may be invalidated by the courts. True or false?
3. The terms, ordinances, or bylaws are often used to denote aa. State statuteb. Licensing law \c. Mechanics liend. Local statute
4. The role of the courts is to interpret statutes, regulations, and local ordinances and to apply common law principles to resolve disputes. True or false?
5. What is the major issue to be taken from the case Perini v. Sands Hotel described in the sidebar?a. The case illustrates preemption—federal statutes take precedence over state statutes.b. The findings of binding arbitration are final and if appropriate may include compensation to an owner for
6. Torts, literally wrongs against people or property, are typically addressed by federal, state, and local statutes. True or false?
7. A contract which may be written or oral is only formed if which of the following occurred?a. An offer has been madeb. An offer has been acceptedc. Something of value (consideration) is exchangedd. The parties to the contract have the capacity to contracte. All of the above
8. Courts will normally enforce a liquidated damages clause if the daily amount is a reasonable prediction of the damages that an owner might suffer. In a liquidated damage clause, the parties agree in advance to the daily amount payable to the owner in the case of contractor- caused delay. True or
9. Which of the following is the name for the technique of preventing disputes from arising on a project?a. Partneringb. TOMc. Mediationd. Dispute resolution
10. Statutes of Limitations for commencing litigation may be put on hold (tolled) until the discovery of the condition giving rise to the condition is made or reasonably should have been made. True or false?
1. Present to the class the findings of a recent construction related court decision. Include the following elements in your presentation:a. Summarize the facts of the caseb. Explain the arguments of the plaintiffc. Explain the arguments of the defendantd. Summarize the decision made by the courte.
2. Review in detail, section by section, a contract for architectural, engineering, contractor, or construction management services. Prepare a written report which summarizes each con- tract section to include the purpose of each section and your opinion as to which construc- tion party benefits
1. How to determine the true cost of an accident
2. The variety of unsafe acts that cause lost workdays
3. The many ways to prevent unsafe acts on the job
4. What to do when an accident occurs?
1. EMR stands for experience modification rate and is a measure of the frequency of accidents that a company experiences. It is used in the calculation of workers' compensation insurance premiums. True or false?
2. The use of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) is of prime importance in which aspect of a safety program?a. Employee orientationb. Personal protection devicesc. Hazard communicationd. Toolbox meetingse. All of the above
3. Material safety data sheets must be prominently displayed at the job site. True or false?
4. Which of the following would go the farthest in the reduction of job-site accidents?a. Increasing the frequency of toolbox meetingsb. Upgrading the quality and availability of personal protection devicesc. Increasing the number of safety training sessionsd. Improving new worker orientation
5. What should a toolbox meeting discuss?a. Specific hazards that workers face at this time on the projectb. Details about any recent accident or near missc. Updated information about hazardous materials now in used. A review of safety procedures in relation to new activities about to occure. All
6. The formula for calculating a company's EMR weighs the total cost of all the company's accidents more heavily than the frequency of accidents. True or false?
7. An OSHA fine is best described as which type of cost?a. Insuranceb. Penaltyc. Liabilityd. Public relationse. None of the above
8. Aggressive construction scheduling often leads to unsafe working conditions. True or false?--- OCR End ---
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