AIC Chapter 4-5
What is the official name of the technical reference source that is mentioned in the documents to Design the Formwork and it is published by ACI?
Formwork for Concrete
Which document establishes the forms, content and procedures for submitting the bid proposals?
Instructions to Bidders
Which document is provided to the Contractor including detailed information about the bid due date, location to deliver the bid, type of bid opening (public or private), how and when contracts will be awarded or rejected?
Instructions to Bidders
What CSI Division contains technical information on Plumbing?
22
Which Division and Section number contains technical information on the plumbing fixtures?
22 40 00
What CSI Division contains technical information on the Air Handling system?
23
What CSI Division contains technical information on the Boiler System?
23
Which Division and Section number contains technical information on the interior Electrical Service and Distribution system?
26 10 00
Which Division and Section number contains technical information on the communications systems?
27 20 00
Which CSI part number contains information on the installation procedures the contractor or subcontractors must consult?
3
Your specifications reference this construction organization Acronym of ACI that publishes numerous Technical Reference Sources. What is the correct name of ACI?
American Concrete Institute.
Your specifications reference this construction organization Acronym of AISC that publishes numerous Technical Reference Sources. What is the correct name of AISC?
American Institute of Steel Construction
Your specifications reference this construction organization Acronym of ASHRAE that publishes numerous Technical Reference Sources. What is the correct name of ASHRAE?
American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.
Which of the following items are not shown or specified in the construction documents for a reinforced concrete structure?
Bar Supports.
Which of the following systems is utilized for restraining a vertical wall of soil and other loads where it is impractical to slope the soil such as in a downtown area where the excavation and new substructure are below the street level?
Cribbing and Tie-backs.
Which piece of equipment is used to excavate ponds or soil under water?
Dragline
What does the abbreviation EMR stand for?
Experience Modification Rating
In construction, what is the proper terminology for transporting the off road equipment to the job site?
Mobilization
Which document is submitted by each bidder stating that their bid was arrived at without any conferring with other prime bidders?
Noncollusive Affidavit
Which party invokes a bond?
Owner
Which document guarantees to the Owner that all third parties will be paid or else the Bond will be invoked?
Payment Bond
Which documents must be submitted to the Owner from the Contractor at the signing of the Owner-Contractor Agreement?
Performance Bond, Payment Bond and Insurance Certificates
Where is the best location to look to determine the electrical requirements for a project's pump?
Schedule
Which type of estimate is most appropriate when the contract documents are 30% to 90% complete?
Semi-Detailed estimate
Which of the following systems is designed to restrain horizontal temporary loads such as soil and water?
Sheet Piling.
What are the components of a cofferdam or a support system?
Sheeting, Wales, and Cross braces.
What does the bar support abbreviation SB?
Slab Bolster.
Which piece of equipment is most efficient for compacting granular soils such as sand, gravel, and crushed stone?
Smooth-Wheel Roller
Roofing is typically taken off by which unit of measure?
Square
Which organization has published a new design standard targeting loads on structures during construction?
Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Which document applies to the Contractor and the Subcontractors and outlines any project-specific conditions, such as wage scales, geotechnical reports, insurance and bond requirements, job-site office, temporariy facilities, parking, signage, and cleaning requirements?
Supplementary Conditions
Which party backs the face value of the Payment and Performance Bonds?
Surety
Which document describes quality of work and the quality of the materials and the construction execution procedures?
Technical Specifications
Your specifications reference this construction organization Acronym of TIA that publishes numerous Technical Reference Sources. What is the correct name of TIA?
Telecommunication Industry Association.
According to the OSHA Construction Safety Standards, what is required for shoring systems more than 20 feet deep?
The Registered Professional Engineer shall design the protection system.
What does "close sheeting" mean in relationship to a shoring system?
The spacing between timber planks not to exceed ½ inch.
What is a toe in relationship to a Cofferdam?
The vertical sheeting extended below the bottom of the excavation at least 2 feet
Which of the following systems is utilized for supporting an existing structure when the new excavation will be below the existing structures foundation while the extension to the existing foundation is being placed?
Underpinning
Which type of insurance covers workers being laid off from their job?
Unemployment
What is another name for Sheeting?
Uprights
What is the term used to describe the process of finding lower cost alternatives for the same services/functions provided by the building?
Value Engineering
Which type of insurance covers injuries to construction site workers employed at the job site?
Worker's Compensation
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.Will the Contractor lose anything?
Yes, they will lose the amount of their Bid Bond
Which document specifies the Bid Bond Percentage?
Instruction to Bidders
How many 7 CY dump truck loads are needed to remove 840 BCY of soil assuming the swell factor is 16%?
140
What CSI Division contains the Bid Requirements for a project'?
00
What CSI Division applies to all contractors and subcontractors?
01
What CSI Division contains technical information on Soil Compaction requirements?
02
According to CSI, What Division (s) are considered the Technical Specifications?
02 - 50.
What CSI Division contains technical information on Structural Steel'?
05
What CSI Division contains technical information on Roofing?
07
What CSI Division contains technical information on Drywall?
09
What CSI Division contains technical information on Painting'?
09
Which CSI part number contains information on Reference Standards the contractor or subcontractor must consult?
1
What CSI Division contains technical information on Food Service Equipment?
11
Using the table on Figure 4-12 (Crane Load-Rating Chart) on page 59 of your AIC Study Guide, what is the maximum load of a crane if the boom is at an angle of 60° and extended 41 ft?
13, 010
What CSI Division contains technical information on the Conveyor System?
14
Which Division and Section number contains technical information on the exterior sewerage and drainage system?
33 30 00
Which of the following sling angle ranges is best for lifting without making the lift extremely dangerous?
45 degrees to 90 degrees.
How many days would it take to install 25,000 SF of slab-on-grade concrete if a C14F crew (9 workers) can do 3,350 SF a day?
7.5 days
How many bank cubic yards of soil would be needed to fill in an excavation requiring 700 CCY of fill assuming a 86% compaction?
814
How many board feet is 650 lnft of 2 in x 8 in wood studs?
867 bft
Which document makes changes, modifications and corrections prior to bid opening?
Addenda
What is the purpose of an EMR?
Adjust Workers Compensation Manual Rate to reflect a company safety
What does the bar support abbreviation BBU mean?
Beam Bolster Upper.
Which document guarantees to the Owner that the successful Contractor will sign a contract?
Bid Bond
Which of the following bid documents would the contractor place his or her price on?
Bid Form
Which type of insurance is needed because the high winds blow down the 40 feet high concrete wall forms'?
Builder's Risk
Which of the following systems is designed as an enclosed structure to restrain soil and water, therefore, allowing workers to work inside safely?
Cofferdam.
What is the name of the organization which publishes a manual on the spacing requirements for bar supports?
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.
Your specifications reference this construction organization Acronym of CRSI that publishes numerous Technical Reference Sources. What is the correct name of CRSI?
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.
Your specifications reference this construction organization Acronym of CSI that publishes numerous Technical Reference Sources. What is the correct name of CSI?
Construction Specifications Institute.
What does the bar support abbreviation CHCU mean?
Continuous High Chair Upper.
Which party is normally responsible for designing the temporary structures?
Contractor
Which party is normally responsible for estimating and pricing the temporary structures?
Contractor
Which piece of equipment and attachment would be the most efficient method to excavate inside a cofferdam?
Crane with a Clamshell attachment.
Which document describes the rights, responsibilities, obligations, and authority of the project participants?
General Conditions
Which of the following documents is normally incorporated by reference?
General Conditions
Which type of insurance covers injuries to persons not employed at the site but who get injured passing by the Site?
General Liability
What is the lifting system called which consists of two vertical towers with a cross beam on top with the intended purpose of lifting an unusually long piece of equipment which was transported horizontally and it is lifted into its permanent vertical position?
Gin Pole.
What is the name of the law principle for referring the Contractor to other documents that are not contained in the package provided?
Incorporated by Reference
What is the name of the legal principle for referring the contractor to other documents that are not contained in the documents provided?
Incorporated by Reference.
Which of the following systems is designed to carry the vertical load of the structure?
Piling
Which document issued by the Architect illustrates what is to be built at the time of bid?
Plans
Ductwork is typically taken off by which unit of measure?
Pound
Which piece of equipment sets below the excavation and the bucket pushes up?
Power Shovel.
Which document is submitted to the Owner for bid consideration before the Contractor can receive the bidding documents?
Pre-qualification Forms
Which document establishes the labor rates on a federally funded project?
Prevailing Wage Rate Schedule
Which type of specification provides the criteria that the contractor must build and may not make substitutions to?
Project specification
Which of the following documents are submitted by the Contractor at bid opening?
Proposal Form, Bid Breakdown, Addendum, Bid Bond & Noncollusive Affidavit
Which piece of equipment has its boom above the structure and it lifts the load vertically until it is above the structure, then it can move the load horizontally?
Tower Crane.
