AIC Exam #2

57 degrees

Assume you are lifting an item onto the bridge deck. The deck is 37 feet above the ground and the horizontal distance from the centerline of the rotation is 70 feet. What is the minimum boom angle?

Material prices and merchant warranty.

What are the agreed upon terms and conditions on a purchase order?

40 - 54 degrees

What is the working range of a Clam Shell?

Sale of Goods contract

Assume that you are utilizing the verbiage Purchaser and Supplier in the terms and conditions of the contract. How will the courts interpret this type of contract?

57 degrees

Assume you are lifting an item onto the bridge deck. The Deck is 27 feet above the ground and the horizontal distance from the centerline of the rotation is 40 feet. What is the minimum boom angle?

120 Feet.

Assume you are lifting an item onto the bridge deck. The deck is 37 feet above the ground and the horizontal distance from the centerline of the rotation is 70 feet. What is the minimum length of the boom required?

70 Feet.

Assume you are lifting an item onto the roof. The Height of the exterior wall is 27 Feet above the ground and the horizontal distance from the centerline of the rotation is 40 feet. What is the minimum length of the boom required?

During the bidding phase of the project.

During what phase of a project must the Contractor provide the Subcontractor Agreement to the Subcontractor to avoid the subcontractor from refusing to sign an agreement that they have not seen?

176.06

Refer to chart EPUC 2. What is the true (Actual) output for the Backhoe in Cubic Yards per hour?

22

Refer to chart PUC 1. How many days (whole) are required to install 12,000 S.F.C.A.?

1,320

Refer to chart PUC 1. How many total workhours are required to install 12,000 S.F.C.A.?

$2.61

Refer to chart PUC 1. What is the Labor Cost per S.F.C.A. ($L/S.F.C.A.)?

00.110

Refer to chart PUC 1. What is the Productivity Rate expressed in Workhours per Unit (Whr/Unit)?

$1,423.36

Refer to chart PUC 1. What is the Total Crew Cost per day?

$31,320.00

Refer to chart PUC 1. What is the Total Labor Cost for installing the 12,000 S.F.C.A.?

9.083

Refer to chart PUC 1. What is the productivity rate in S.F.C.A. per Workhour?

$ 5.34

Refer to chart PUC 2. What is the Equipment Cost per Cubic Yard ($Eq/CY)?

25,565

Refer to chart WSPM 1. Approximately how many total board feet (BF) for all of the cofferdam components including the waste?

4,160

Refer to chart WSPM 1. How many total square feet of contact area (S.F.C.A.) Is required for the sheet piling?

443

Refer to chart WSPM 2. Approximately how many pounds of nails are required?

$3.09

Refer to chart WSPM 2. Assume the Total Material Costs for the Cofferdam above is $17,000 and using the information provided above. What is the Material Unit Costs per Vertical Lineal Feet ($M/VLF)?

$2,420

Refer to chart WSPM 2. What is the Total Lumber Cost allocated to this project?

Subcontract Agreement

For labor services to be considered under the formation principles, which form shall they be placed on?

Uniform Commercial Code

The UCC establishes basic rules governing the sale of goods used to establish a Purchase Order. What does UCC stand for?

The $9,270 shipping will be collected by the carrier on delivery by the buyer

The Vendor has quoted you a price of $9,270 COD for an item. Which of the following is this price quote telling you?

19.44

The Vibrating Plate is 24" wide and 26" long. The vibrating plate moves at 35 feet per minute (FPM) working a 45 minute hour and 95% modified Proctor Density is developed after 3 passes for the 6 inch lifts. What is the production rate in Cubic Yards per hour for the vibrating plate?

Bill of Lading

The contractural agreement between a shipper and a common carrier to move material from location A to location B for a specified price is called __________.

60

Refer to chart PUC 1. How many total crew workhours are expended per day?

3,848

Refer to chart WSPM 1. How many total vertical lineal feet (VLF) of sheet piling?

$2,415.60

The plans call for you to purchase 4 x 4 - W2.9 x W 2.9 (6x6) of Welded Wire Fabric for a reinforced concrete bridge deck. The estimated quantity is 13,200 Square Feet (SF). The agreed upon purchase price is $18.30 per CSF. What is the Total Materials costs to purchase?

Passes at time of pickup by carrier

The terms on the purchase order indicate F.O.B. Factory, at which point does the responsibility for the goods change?

Sheeting, Wales, and Cross braces.

What are the components of a cofferdam or a support system?

The spacing between timber planks not to exceed ½ inch.

What does "close sheeting" mean in relationship to a shoring system?

One hundred

What does the Means Book unit of measure abbreviation C stand for?

Square Feet Contact Area.

What does the Means Book unit of measure abbreviation S.F.C.A. stand for?

One Hundred Square Feet.

What does the Means Book unit of measure abbreviation Sq. stand for?

Vertical Lineal Feet

What does the Means Book unit of measure abbreviation V.L.F. stand for?

One-hundred Square Feet.

What does the Means book unit of measure abbreviation C.S.F. stand for?

One-thousand Board Feet.

What does the Means book unit of measure abbreviation M.B.F. stand for?

The vertical sheeting extended below the bottom of the excavation at least 2 feet.

What is a toe in relationship to a Cofferdam?

Uprights

What is another name for Sheeting?

Tremie

What is the concrete pouring method called that is used to pour concrete under water?

Jin Pole

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?

Incorporated by Reference.

What is the name of the law principle for referring the Contractor to other documents that are not contained in the package provided?

Promissory Estoppel

What is the name of the law principle that allows the Contractor to receive an oral or a printed quotation and then incorporate this price quotation into their bid proposal to the Owner and if awarded the prime contract they can hold the subcontractor to their quotation?

Lack of masonry wall bracing and a change in wind conditions.

What is the primary cause for a masonry wall to collapse while under construction?

Meeting of the minds exists in a Subcontract but not in a Purchase Order.

What is the primary difference in contract formation between a Subcontract Agreement and a Purchase Order?

Bid Shopping.

What is the term called when a prime contractor has a subcontractors bid, but approaches another subcontractor and asks them to give them a lower price?

Cash Allowance

What is the term called which requires all Bidders to include in their bid a specified amount or unit price for a particular item?

25 - 39 degrees

What is the working range of a Dragline?

55 - 80 degrees

What is the working range of a Lift Crane?

Federally Funded Projects

What types of projects establish prevailing wage rates?

General Requirements

Which document applies to the Contractor and the Subcontractors and describes the administrative, procedural and temporary procedures on the job site?

General Requirements

Which document contains a description of the alternate(s)?

Technical Specifications.

Which document describes quality of work and the quality of the materials and the construction execution procedures?

Supplementary Conditions

Which document describes the business procedures for a specific project and they change the initial procedures?

General Conditions

Which document describes the duties and responsibilities of each party and the business procedures for administering the contract?

Instructions to Bidders

Which document establishes the forms, content and procedures for submitting the bid proposals?

Prevailing Wage Rate Schedule

Which document establishes the labor rates on a project?

Noncollusive Affidavit

Which document is submitted by each bidder stating that their bid was arrived at without any conferring with other prime bidders?

Pre-qualification Forms.

Which document is submitted to the Owner for bid consideration before the Contractor can receive the bidding documents?

Invoice

Which document is used to request payment for materials?

Plans

Which document issued by the Architect illustrates what is to be built?

Addenda

Which document makes changes, modifications and corrections prior to bid opening?

Proposal Supplements

Which document requests that additional information be submitted by the bidder within 48 hours of bid opening?

General Requirements.

Which document specifies the Regulations required such as soil erosion or minorities?

Information Available to Bidders

Which document specifies the existing soil conditions?

General Requirements.

Which document specifies the temporary facilities needed on a project?

The Sub will be paid when the Contractor is paid

Which of the clauses below is considered a Condition Precedent?

Inspect delivery, note damages, count items and compare to the bill of lading

Which of the following are the best steps of a good material receiving procedure?

2% discount can be deducted if paid within 10 days of the invoice date. Full payment due in thirty days.

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

Proposal Form, Bid Breakdown, Addendum, Bid Bond & Noncollusive Affidavit.

Which of the following documents are submitted by the Contractor at bid opening?

General Conditions

Which of the following documents is normally incorporated by reference?

Purchase Requisition.

Which of the following documents is used internally to request the contractor's purchasing department to obtain the prices for the materials needed for a project?

Stock requisition

Which of the following documents is used to request materials from the contractors storage bins?

Labor

Which of the following items must never be agreed upon utilizing a form titled Purchase Order?

Cofferdam.

Which of the following systems is designed as an enclosed structure to restrain soil and water, therefore, allowing workers to work inside safely?

Piling.

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

Sheet Piling

Which of the following systems is designed to restrain horizontal temporary loads such as soil and water?

Cribbing and Tie-backs.

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?

Underpinning

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?

Slip form system.

Which of the following temporary systems is utilized to support freshly placed concrete which is poured continuously in a vertical direction?

Lift slab form system

Which of the following temporary systems is utilized to support freshly placed concrete which is poured on the ground as a slab and lifted up to its final horizontal elevation using hydraulic jacks?

Procurement

Which of the following terms is used to refer to the complete process of obtaining materials?

Contractor

Which party is normally responsible for designing the temporary structures?

Contractor

Which party is normally responsible for estimating and pricing the temporary structures?

Crane with a Clamshell attachment.

Which piece of equipment and attachment would be the most efficient method to excavate inside a cofferdam?

Tower Crane

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?

Smooth-Wheel Roller.

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

Dragline.

Which piece of equipment is used to excavate ponds or soil under water?

Power Shovel.

Which piece of equipment sets below the excavation and the bucket pushes up?

Predominate Thrust Test.

Which test is most commonly used to determine if a contract is predominantly for services or for the sale of goods?

Flow down.

A clause in the Subcontract Agreement reads that "a Subcontractor binds themselves to the Contractor for the performance of the Subcontractor's Work in the Same manner as the Contractor is bound to the Owner for such performance under Contractor's contract with the Owner". What is the name of this clause?

The Registered Professional Engineer shall design the protection system

According to the OSHA Construction Safety Standards, what is required for shoring systems more than 20 feet deep?

Purchaser.

If Damages should occur during shipment of construction materials and the terms on the Bill of Lading are FOB Factory, who would be required to recover the loss from the common carrier?

Common carrier and the vendor

If the Shipping terms are FOB JOBSITE, which parties is the Bill of Lading between?

Mobilization

In construction, what is the proper terminology for transporting the off road equipment to the job site?

3.759

Refer to chart EPUC 1. Assume that the round trip time is .266. How many Round Trips per hour for one-truck?

0.835

Refer to chart EPUC 1. Given that the 1.5 CY Hydraulic Backhoe will load at rate of 80 CY/hr and the Trucks will Haul 10 CY per load to the Disposal Site 12 Miles Away. The Trucks will h Average 35 Miles per Hour (MPH) Loaded and 45 MPH Empty. Assume the truck Unload Time is 6 minutes. What is the truck round trip cycle time in hours (decimal of an hour)?

156.5

Refer to chart EPUC 2. How many Bucket cycles per hour can the backhoe complete?