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What are the 4 M's
Money
Material
Manpower
Machinery
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EVA
Earned Value Assessment
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NTP
Notce to PRoceed
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RNR
Responsible and REsponsive
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Biggest Channelges the Construction Industry is Facing
labor shortage
stagnant productivity
safety
technology adaptation
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Future Construction Industry Outlook
diminshing skilled craftsmen
robots and high tech equipment
enviornmental policies
projects in congested areas
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First known building code
Code of Hammurabi
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Low rise buildings
below 5 floors
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mid rise building
5-11 floors
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high rise building
12-20 floors
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skyscraper
above 20 floors
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construction team members
owner
contractor
design professional
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first manufactured construction material
adobe (sun dried clay)
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who wrote the first construction handbook
marcus polio
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ASI
Architech Supplemental Instruction
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Who made the first manufactured construction material
Egyptians
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What is a master builder
one person perfomning the roles of the architect, engineer, and constructor
this was used for the pyramids
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Who developed the group building concept and organized skilled workers
Greeks
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What were some new construction techniques made by the romans
arches
domes
aqueducts
cement
roadways
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what were trends seen in the middle ages
decline in building activities
intensification of training and education
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The middle ages made three stages of ability or levels
apprentice
journeyman
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Industrial Revolution 1
1760
steam power
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industrial revolution 2
1870
electricity
steel
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industrial revolution 3
1960/70
computers
automation
digization
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industrain revolution 4
current
full automation
AI
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What are the different dimension
3D-parametric
4D-time simulation
5D-cost analysis
6D-facility management
7D-sustainability
8D-safety management
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Age of skyscraper
elevators
modern cement
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New technology in construction
3d printing
drones
robotics
softwares
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Residential Construction
adresses the housing needs of society
privately funded
houses
apartments
condos
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Commercail or building construction
adresses the needs of trade, commerce, and government buildings
banks
shopping
medical
schools
offices
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Civiln engineering or infastructure
adresses the transportation services and infastructure
bridges
roads
airports
ports
tunnels
pipelines
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industrial construction
heavily technical
power generation
oil refinery
water treatment
manufacturing
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which of the following are examples of industrial construction
manufacturing plants
oil refineries
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it is one of the categories of the construction industry that is considered horizontal construction
heavy civil
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which of the following are examples of building construction
banks
office
mall
city hall
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which of the following are examples of residential construction
apartments
houses
nursing home
condo
townhouse
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which of the following is considered heavy civil
airports
dams
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industrial construction is mostly private funded
true
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the construction team member who is responsible in seeking project funding
owner
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the construction team member who is responsible for developing the construction documents and is usually the lead designer
design professional
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the owner can be an individual, large company, or government agency
true
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the construction team member who is responsible for all construction activities
contractor
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a written statement that defines the owners need and requirement of a project
project program
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the parameters define the overall extent of work to be included in a construction contract
project scope
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which of the following are commonly used software in construction
procore
bluebeam
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infastructure projects are mostly publicly funded becase they serve the publics needs
true
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a constructino project is a temporary endeavour with defined beginning and end, undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives
trie
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a discipline of planning, organizing, securing, managing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals
construction project management
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what civilization developed the first known building group concept
egyptian
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the first known form of concrete was a micture of
limestone and pozzolana ash
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what do you call a crushed stone used by romans for road construction
macadam
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which civilization constructed the parthenon which demonstrates the impressive building skills of humans
greek
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which civilization constructed the pantheon which demonstrates the impressive building skills of humans
roman
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industrial revolution began in which century
18th
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vertical constructino cannot be realized without the ingenuity and innovation by a man who invented the elevator
otis
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who developed the modern portland cement
henry gantt
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what does xr stand for
extended reality
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the primary objective of the construction management function is to control the four main factors or values
time
cost
safety
quality
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how many projects are delayed on average
72%
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What are included in the bid documentsid package
bidding documents
contract forms
contract conditions
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bidding documents
invitation to bid
instruction to bidder
bid proposal form
bonds
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contract forms
agreements
performance/payment
certificates
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contract conditions
general conditions
supplementary conditions
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contract agreements
lump sum
unit price
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lump sum agreements
stipulated fixt cost
scope of work, drawings, and specifications are completely known
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unit price agreement
good if quantity of work is unknown or uncertain
typically for a specific unit of work
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What is bidding
a process in which contractors submit a competitive proposal to the client/pwner to manage a construction project
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what is notice to bidders
documents announcing to prospective bidders that design documents are avaliable for consideration
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what is a big package
documents avaliable to the contractors in which the contractor must make a decision to bid or not
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Sources of bid information
public bids
private bids
negotiated contract/cost plus
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Public bigs
newspaper/trade journals
government webpages
government notices
construction associations
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private bids
invitation
business contact
journal
construction association
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negotiated contract/cost plus
cost plus a fee
time and materials
scope of work not completely defined
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to bid or not to bid
who is the owner
type of contract
location
size
bonding capacity
work load
equipment
personal expertise
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General conditions
bonds and insurance
construction team responsibilities
change orders
change in contract price
change in contract time
test and inspection procedures
suspension of work
dispute resolution
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Bid opening
signifies the end of the bidding period
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time frame wo which submitted bids cannor withdraw
usually 60 days after scheduled closing time
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Notice to Proceed (NTP)
established biginning of project time frame
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contract agreement
formalized by signing of contract agreement
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time extensions are processed similar to change orders but are often more difficult to get approved
true
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reasons for time delays
severe weather
slow response to rfi
slow submittal and shop drawing processing
deliquend deliveries
labor strikes
slow permit processing
slow decision making of owner
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any addirion or subtraction requested by the owner requires a change order
true
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change orders happen during the bid phase
false
construction phase
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addenda
changes prior to the opening of a bid
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contract changes
change in project scope
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unforseen conditions
force mature (act of God)
anything below NGL
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drawings and specifications should ___ and ___
compliment and supplement eachother
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