Which of the following documents is used for correspondence between the home office and the job site?

What is the best time to distribute the working agenda to the participants of a meeting?

Which document describes the suggested agenda for the preconstruction meeting?

What is the best time to distribute the meeting minutes to the participants?

Which of the following descriptions are the primary content items for the meeting minutes?

Which of the following statements is true about the use of texting as a means of communicating in the construction industry?

What is the best way for a contractor to get formal clarification on an apparent discrepancy found on the plans?

What are the leadership skills needed to conduct a productive meeting?

Which of the following is not commonly discussed at monthly owner/architect/contractor progress meetings?

What is a listener’s retention percentage of an oral conversation?

Which of the following communication methods is the most effective in knowing that the communication has been understood?

Which of the following is the best example of an open-ended question?

Which source or organization promotes a uniform organizational system for categorizing construction materials, specifications, and documentation into divisions and sections for projects?

Assume you have a simple beam 16 ft long supported on each end by R1 and R2. There is a concentrated load of 900 lb that is 4 ft from R2. Reaction R1 is pinned 12 ft from the load. Reaction R1 is 225 lb and R2 is 675 lb. What is the maximum bending moment in pounds per foot?

Assume that you are pouring a wall that is 151 ft 4 in. long, 14 ft high and, 1 ft 4 in. thick. The crew’s daily placement rate is 375 cy per 8-hr day. How many hours will it take to complete the wall?

Using the average soil weights from the table in Figure 1, what is the swell percentage of a loam soil?

Using the psychrometric chart provided in Figure 2, what is the enthalpy of 1 lb of air given a dry bulb temperature of 75º F and a relative humidity of 50%?

The owner wants to fast-track a construction project. Which project delivery system best supports this process?

A contract is entered into in which the design and scope are undefined and the owner agrees to pay for all direct labor, materials, and equipment, plus an agreed upon fee to the contractor for their services. What is this type of contract called?

A contract is entered into in which the owner holds a contract with the architect and each trade contractor. In addition, the owner holds a contract with a management service company to perform the trade coordination, cost control, and scheduling services. What is this project delivery method called?

. Which legal entity is considered perpetual?

Under which municipal law are corporations formed?

. Which law establishes basic rules governing the sale of goods used to establish a purchase order?

Which graphical measurement tool is a bar chart that displays a frequency distribution?

Which of the following principles of law states that if the prime contractor reasonably relies on the promise or price of the subcontractor to its detriment, then the subcontractor must be held to its promise to avoid harm to the prime contractor even though a signed contract between the contractor and subcontractor does not exist at the bidding phase of a project?

At which point in time must the ownercontractor agreement be provided to each prospective subcontractor bidder?

Using the financial statements provided in Figures 3a and 3b, what is the working capital for this company at the end of the year?

Using the financial statements provided in Figures 3a and 3b, what is the current ratio?

Using the financial statements provided in Figures 3a and 3b, what is the quick ratio (acid test)?

Which CSI division contains technical information on structural steel?

Which CSI division is considered the technical specifications?

Which CSI division contains the bidding requirements for a project?

Which part in the CSI technical specifications provides the contractor information about how the work is to be executed, including approved installation procedures?

The technical specifications reference ASHRAE as a publisher of numerous technical standards. What does the acronym ASHRAE stand for?

Which party is normally responsible for designing the temporary structures?

Which of the following systems is designed to carry the total vertical load of a structure?

Which piece of equipment is most efficient for compacting granular soils, such as sand, gravel, and crushed stone?

Using the information provided in Figure 4, how many layers or mats of reinforcement are required for concrete beam 1B1?

Using the information provided in Figure 5, where is AHU-1 located?

Which document notifies the contractor of the forms, content, and procedures for submitting the bid proposal?

Which party has the design liability for a prescriptive specification?

A specification reads as follows: “Furnish, install, operate, and maintain all necessary pumping equipment for dewatering the various parts of the work and for maintaining free of water the foundations and trenches as required for construction operations.” Which type of specification is this?

The contractor submits a bid for $1,303,071 with the appropriate forms. They receive a notice of award letter indicating that their bid has been selected. The contractor decides not to accept the contract. Which of the following statements is a likely outcome?

Using the bond premium schedule below, what is the bond premium for a $2,755,000 project?

First $5,000 = $12.00/$1,000

Next $2M = $6,000 + $7.25/$1,000

Next $2.5M= $20,500 + $5.75/$1,000

What does the R.S. Mean’s unit of measure abbreviation MBF stand for?

The plans call for the contractor to drive, pull, and salvage steel sheet piling 15 ft deep. The estimated quantity is 12,000 sq ft of contact area (SFCA). Given the crew makeup as shown in Figure 6, an 8-hr workday, and a crew daily output of 545 SFCA, how many total work hours are expended per day?

The plans call for the contractor to drive, pull, and salvage steel sheet piling 15 ft deep. The estimated quantity is 12,000 sq ft of contact area (SFCA). Given the crew makeup as shown in Figure 6, an 8-hr workday, and a crew daily output of 545 SFCA, what is the productivity rate expressed in work hours per unit (Whr/Unit)?

Given a rectangular cofferdam that is 60 ft wide × 100 ft long and 10 ft deep and enclosed with a 3-ft toe, how many total SFCA are required for the sheet piling?

Given the information provided in Figure 7 for a rectangular cofferdam that is 60 ft wide × 100 ft long and 10 ft deep and enclosed with a 3-ft toe, approximately how many total board feet (BF) are needed for all of the cofferdam components, including waste?

Using the information provided in Figures 8a and 8b, how many cubic yards of concrete are needed for the walls (excluding foundation and slab)?

Using the information provided in Figures 8a and 8b, how many bank cubic yards of soil must be excavated and removed? Assume the existing grade is 204 ft and that excavated soil is being used for backfilling.

Using Figure 9a what is the budgeted unit work hours in work hours per unit for the column forms?

Using Figure 9a what is the weekly unit work hours in work hours per unit for the column forms?

Using the information provided in Figure 9a what is the to date unit work hours in work hours per unit for the column forms?

Using the information provided in Figure 9a what are the total earned work hours for the column forms?

Using the information provided in Figure 9a what is the total projected work hours at completion for the column forms?

Using the information provided in Figure 9a what is the projected gain/loss in work hours for the column forms?

Using the information provided in Figure 9b what is the budgeted unit cost in dollars per unit for the concrete footings?

Using the information provided in Figure 9b what is the week labor unit cost in dollars per unit for the concrete footings?

Using the information provided in Figure 9b what is the to date unit cost in dollars per unit for the concrete footings?

Using the information provided in Figure 9b what is the total projected cost at completion for the concrete footings?

. Using the information provided in Figure 9b what is the projected gain/loss in dollars for the concrete footings?

Using the information provided in Figure 9c what is the current projection for the quantities of piles in vertical linear feet (VLF)?

Which statement is true about the critical path?

. How is free float defined?

Which types of activities are considered first when compressing the length of a project?

How is the term fast tracking defined in construction?

What is the name of the term for shifting the activities within their available free floats to produce a uniform workforce and reduce the maximum resource usage requirements?

What is the best source for developing the list of activities for the logic network and schedule?

How is total float defined?

What is the primary reason the courts disfavor bar chart schedules?

Using the information provided in Figure 10, what is the total number of days to complete this sequence of activities?

. Using the information provided in Figure 10, what are the critical activities for this logic network?

Using the information provided in Figure 10, what is the total float for activity B?

Using the information provided in Figure 10, what is the free float between activities B and G?

The Safety Standards utilize the abbreviation 29 CFR Part 1926. What does the acronym CFR stand for?

Which part of the OSHA Standards is designated for record keeping?

According to OSHA, which document must the supervisor complete immediately after an accident by describing the accident in detail?

When and where must a project’s OSHA Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (Form 300A) be posted?

According to OSHA, what is the name of the violation where the firm or designated person is aware that a hazardous condition exists, knows that the condition violates a standard, and makes no effort to eliminate the safety hazard?

The pipefitting subcontractor is required to lay pipe in a trench that is 10 ft deep and 3 ft wide with vertical walls and no sloping or other protection. The trench was dug by the excavator. The general contractor supervised the work but had no employees in the trench. The concrete subcontractor told the general contractor and excavator that the trench needed to be sloped or shored before their employees could work in the trench. During the OSHA inspection, OSHA observed the general contractor at the trench supervising the pipefitter in the trench. Which contractor(s) would receive a citation for an unsafe trench?

What is the maximum horizontal travel distance to retrieve a fire extinguisher for a project under construction?

4. The job site has a primary vertical control point with a reference benchmark of 100 ft. An instrument is set up with an HI of 5.42 ft above the BM. A grade stake is set at an elevation of 96 ft. What is the height reading on the rod at the grade stake?

Using the information provided in Figure 11, what is the benchmark elevation at IP #4?

Which of the following items are never included with a purchase order?

The terms on a purchase order indicate FOB Factory. At which point does the responsibility for the goods change?

Which of the following descriptions defines the term 2/10 Net 30?

Which position typically writes the subcontract agreements?

Which of the following activities does a millwright perform?

Which party typically obtains the general building permit?

Which form is filled out by the employees to inform the employer how much money is to be withheld from their paychecks for taxes?

Which of the following posters describes the regulations for wage payment and hours of work for all industries and must be posted at the job site?

What is the name of the act that requires the contractor to pay prevailing wage rates on all federally funded projects?

Which document is signed in agreement by the owner, architect, and contractor and modifies the contract’s terms and conditions?

Which document establishes the actual start date from which the beginning of the project is calculated?

. Which of the following parties issues the certificate of occupancy?

Which of the following descriptions provides the best example of how to report progress on the job site?

Which party is typically the developer of the shop drawings?

Which document explicitly tells the reader the specific shop drawings, product data, and reference standards required on a project?