The foundation footer marked with the following symbol appears
____________ times on the foundation
plan.
14
The installed height of the acoustical ceiling on the First Floor is ________ ft.
11
The interior walls and floor of the Elevator Pit are to be coated
with a waterproofing compound. Each
gallon covers 75 square feet
of surface. The job requires three (3) coats. _______ gallons are
required to be
purchased. Round up to the nearest whole gallon.
9
The plans call for a total of ___________ stair treads from the 2nd floor to the 4th floor.
88
The diagonal distance from point A to point C is ________________.
76’ 4”
A landscape contractor has been hired to supply and install sod for
this lot at the
rate of $4.50 per square foot. The contract price is______________.
More than $11,000
A contractor is hired to dig an excavation in dry clay. Assume the
percentage of swell is 35%. The bottom
dimensions of the
excavation are 200 ft. x 400 ft. The sides of the excavation are
sloped at a rate of 1 to 1.
The excavation is 10 feet deep.
_________cubic yards of soil is to be excavated and removed from the site.
42,000 to 44,999
________________requires a permit.
A self -contained refrigeration system containing 15 pounds of
refrigerant and actuated by a 2 HP
motor
The percentage of completion method will result in revenue
recognition ______________ the completed
contract method.
more quickly than
A Change Order is prepatred by ________________.
The Architect
If an Owner breaches a Contract, or a COntractor breaches a Subcontract, by nonpayment of a non-material amount, ________________.
There is no basis to terninate the Contract.
__________________ contracts are normally negotiated between the owner and the contractor.
Cost-plus
According to the AIA documents, "Contract Time" is the
period of time allotted in the Contract
____________.
For Substantial Completion of the Work
A contractor is hired to apply three (3) coats of a waterproofing
coating to the walls and floor of an
equipment pit. The interior
dimensions of the pit are 8'-4" x 8'-4". The depth of the
pit is 6' -6". The coating only comes in one-gallon cans. Each
gallon covers 30 square feet and a gallon costs $90. The contractor
charges $1.12/SF to apply each coat. The total Material and Labor
costs for this job is ______.
$3,001 to $3,600
A ____________ contract provides that a contractor will perform
specific work and be paid per unit of
output.
Unit-price contract
The Contractor shall apply for progress payments ____________.
At least ten days before the date established for each progress payment
The __________________ completes the Job Status Report for each project each month.
Field Superintendent
A permit is required for a temporary structure that is used for the
gathering of ____________ or more
persons.
10
The ___________ bond guarantees that a contractor, if awarded a bid,
will enter into the contract at the
stipulated price and supply
the required performance and payment bonds.
Bid
The timing and sequence required for electrical inspections shall be _____________.
Underground, rough-in, final
The FCRA Act applies to any employer which employs ________ or more
employees for each working
day in each of twenty or more calendar
weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.
15
If framing lumber sells for $3.00/board foot, the cost of lumber
required to build a 2 x 4 stud wall, 16” on
center, 20' long x
10' high with single top and bottom plate is ________________. Select
the closest
answer.
$400.00
A Contractor submitted an application for a progress payment. The
project has a $146,000 contract amount
and was 46% complete at
the time of the payment application. The Architect did not certify
$22,000 of the
requested amount. The retainage rate is 5%. The
Contractor should expect to receive ___________.
$42,902
The total Labor and Material cost for a project was estimated to be
$377,000 and 55% was estimated for
Materials. The additional
profit on the job if the actual Labor costs were only 85% of the
estimated Labor
costs will be __________.
$25,447.50
The issuance of a Certificate for Payment by the Architect to the
Owner constitutes a representation by the
Architect that ____________.
The Work has progressed to the point indicated and is in accordance with the Contract Documents.
__________________ does NOT require a construction contracting license.
A local government employee
__________________ does NOT require a building permit.
Installing a portable cooling unit
An addendum will be issued _________________.
No later than 4 days prior to the date for receipt of bids
Reinforcing bars are designated by number. The number represents the
approximate diameter of the bar in
_________ inches.
1/8
Of the following terms, "offer, acceptance, description and
consideration,” __________ is NOT a term
included in the
customary definition of a contract.
Description
A pedestrian walkway by a construction site shall have railings not
less than ________ and be sufficient to
direct pedestrians around
construction areas.
42 inches in height
Unless otherwise provided, performance and payment bonds shall be written on ______________.
AIA A312
If an Owner occupies a portion of the project prior to completion,
which of the following statements is
true?
Unless otherwise agreed upon, partial occupancy or use of a portion
of the Work shall not constitute
acceptance of Work not complying
with the Contract Documents.
A contractor’s license number does NOT have to appear ___________________.
On free phone directory listings
The bidder shall deliver the required bonds to the Owner _____________.
Not later than three days following the date of execution of the Contract
The U Factor for glazed block shall be ___________.
.60
Upon such assignment, if the Work has been suspended for more than
_____________ days, the
Subcontractor’s compensation shall be
equitably adjusted for increases in cost resulting from the
suspension.
30
If the amounts of payments misapplied has an aggregate value of
$7,500, the violator is guilty of
misapplication of construction
funds and guilty of ____________.
Felony of second degree
A ____________contract benefits both the owner and contractor from
value engineering that may be
performed.
GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price)
An applicant may become a certified construction contractor if he has
at least _______ years’ experience as
a worker in that category
at the time of application.
4
The _________ establishes the amount of liquidated damages that would
result from a delay in completing
the project.
Owner
The Subcontractor shall notify the Contractor within ___________ days
of an injury to an employee or
agent of the Subcontractor which
occurred at the site.
3
Each agreement for repair, restoration, improvement, or construction
to residential real property must
contain a written statement
explaining the consumer’s rights under the recovery fund, except where
the
value of all labor and materials does not exceed ____________.
$2,500
If an owner of an owner-occupied residential building obtains a
permit to remove asbestos-containing
material from that building,
which of the following statements is NOT true.
None of the above. Under no circumstances is an owner of a
residential building allowed to act as
their own asbestos
abatement contractor.
_________________owns the drawings, specifications and other
instruments of service after the
completion of project.
Architect
___________approves shop drawings from the structural steel fabricator.
Architect
The Contractor shall permit the Subcontractor _____________
information regarding the percentages of
completion and the
amount certified on account of Work done by the Subcontractor.
To request directly from the Architect
A “Parking by Disabled Permit Only” sign shall be placed on or at
least _____________ feet above the
finished floor or ground
surface measured to the bottom of the sign.
5
___________ requires a permit.
Tents and other temporary structures larger than 120 square feet
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding a building permit?
Work covered by the permit shall commence within 180 days after the permit issue date.
The penalty for a 1st violation of contracting without first
obtaining a license in the State of Florida is a
_________.
First degree misdemeanor
If a contractor incurs liquidated damages as a result of a default by
a subcontractor, the contractor
__________.
Will not be able to recover the cost of the liquidated damages from
the subcontractor unless there is
a specific clause in the
subcontract allowing for a pass-through
In cases of Claims for additional time due to a continuing delay, __________________.
Only one Claim is necessary.
Repairs to an existing building located seaward of a coastal construction control line _______________.
Shall be designed to resist the predicted forces of a 100-year storm
surge, storm waves or other
predictable weather conditions
Carpet or carpet tile pile height shall be ________ inch maximum.
1/2
The ____________conducts the safety meetings and prepares the minutes.
Project Superintendent
If the lienor fails to file a lawsuit to enforce the lien within ____
days of the date the clerk of court certifies
in the Notice of
Contest of Lien that a copy was served on the lienor, lien rights are lost.
60
Trusses are inspected ______________.
By the building official during the framing inspection
A Subcontractor shall furnish to the Contractor periodic progress
reports on the Work of the Subcontract
_____________.
At mutually agreed upon intervals
Construction materials and equipment shall not be placed or stored
within ____________ feet of a street
intersection.
20
A contractor places the following order for several types of
structural steel.
• 24 pieces W12x45 x 16 feet
• 18 pieces
S24x100 x 12 feet
• 18 pieces C12x20.7 x 20 feet
If
structural steel sells for $1,000 per ton, the contractor will expect
to pay ______for this order. Select the
closest answer.
$23,200
When a lien amount is less than _________________, it may be enforced
or foreclosed in the county
court.
$15,000
Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, _____ shall secure and pay for the building permit.
The Contractor
The difference in the minimum penalty fines between a first offense
and a repeat offense for contracting
with a delinquent license is _________________.
$1,000
A ramp has a rise of 7 1⁄2” over a distance of 200 feet, the slope or grade will be ______________.
.003 or .3%