AC Exam Administration
Given the bond premium table, what is the Bond Premium for a $2,755,000 Project? First $ 500,000 $12.00 per M Next $ 2,000,000 $6,000 plus $7.25 per M Next $ 2,500,000 $20,500 plus $5.75 per M
$21,966
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
Which type of law governs agencies set up to carry out specific laws passed by the legislature?
Administrative Law
Which party has all of the liability for a descriptive specification?
Architect/Engineer
Which party has liability for a proprietary specification if it does not perform as stated?
Architect/Engineer
How are most U.S. government contract disputes initially handled?
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
According to the Construction Safety Standards, what is the name of the wrongful act if a person is informed of a wrongful act and indicates that they understand the safety rules, but they proceed wrongfully anyway?
Wilful Violation
Assume that you are working on a three-story addition to an existing building and there isn't any work contracted in the existing building. You allow your subcontractor to store their material on the 3rd floor of the existing structure which does not contain any work. According to the legal system, WORK is defined by the Contract Documents and the Builders Risk Policy and it has a very specific trade meaning in Construction. Which of the following clearly defines the word works according to the courts?
Work within the contract limits of the new structure
Which type of insurance covers injuries to workers employed at the job site?
Workers' Compensation
Which type of insurance covers all parties and all risks under one unified insurance program and purchased by the Owner?
Wrap Up Policy
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 Face Value
Which type of law case requires you to prove due diligence?
Criminal case
What does the abbreviation EMR stand for?
Experience Modification Rating
Which type of law is the most difficult to change?
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
What types of projects establish prevailing wage rates?
Federally Funded Projects
Which type of insurance protects the Contractor's Off-Road Construction Equipment?
Floaters Insurance
Which document describes the duties and responsibilities of each party and the business procedures for administering the contract?
General Conditions
Which of the following documents is normally incorporated by reference?
General Conditions
The Preamble to the OSHA Construction Safety Standards states that "the company representative must provide a place of employment free from known and recognized hazards." What is the name of this clause?
General Duty Clause
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)?
General Requirements
Which document specifies the Regulations required such as soil erosion or minorities?
General Requirements
Which document specifies the temporary facilities needed on a project?
General Requirements
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
Which type of insurance that covers the Contractor assuming the liability of another party through a hold harmless clause?
Indemnification
Which document specifies the existing soil conditions?
Information Available to Bidders
Which document specifies the Bid Bond Percentage?
Instruction to Bidders
Which document establishes the forms, content and procedures for submitting the bid proposals?
Instructions to Bidders
Which document specifies the time frame for submitting the contract bonds & insurance?
Instructions to Bidders
Which type of law uses the Spearin Doctrine or the Eichleay Formula?
Judicial Decisions
Which document guarantees to the Owner that all third parties will be paid or else the Bond will be invoked?
Labor/Material Bond
You have a Contract for a Dredging Project on Lake Michigan. Which of the following is required as an Insurance Rider?
Marine Workers Compensation
Assume that you are working on a three-story addition to an existing three-story structure. You allow your subcontractor to store their material on the 3rd floor of the existing structure which does not contain any work. A fire burns down the 3rd floor of the existing structure. Does the Contractor have insurance coverage?
No. The Contractor is not covered and Insurance can recover under negligence
Which document is submitted by each bidder stating that their bid was arrived at without any conferring with other prime bidders?
Noncollusive Affidavit
What are laws passed by a local government called?
Ordinances
Which party invokes a bond?
Owner
What does the Surety do if a bond is invoked?
Pay the Owner the bond face value, then sues the contractor for face value plus
What are the financial obligations of the Contractor if the Payment Bond is invoked?
Pay the Surety for the face value of the bond plus all other expenses incurred
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
3.01 Dewatering 1. 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. What type of specification is this called?
Performance Specification
Which document issued by the Architect illustrates what is to be built?
Plans
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 project?
Prevailing Wage Rate Schedule
Which of the following documents are submitted by the Contractor at bid opening?
Proposal Form, Bid Breakdown, Addendum, Bid Bond & Noncollusive Affidavit
Which document requests that additional information be submitted by the bidder within 48 hours of bid opening?
Proposal Supplements
2.02 Marker Board Material A. White LCS Writing surface or equal with 24-gauge porcelain enameled steel face on 3/8-inch foil-backed particle board. What type of specification is this called?
Proprietary Specification
2.05 STEP SYSTEM COMPONENTS A. Screened Pump Vaults: 1. For Low Profile Concrete Tank: a) 15 inches in diameter by 48 inches long with 4 inch flow inducer. Model SV1548Fi, as manufactured by Orenco. What type of specification is this called?
Proprietary Specification
Which type of insurance covers injuries to persons not employed at the site but get injured passing by the site?
Public Liability
Which type of insurance is needed because a 150-year rated rain storm has removed the structure from its foundation and it flows down the river?
Soil Erosion
Which entity sets the worker's compensation manual rates?
State
What are laws passed by the legislature called?
Statutes
Which type of law passes worker's compensation rates or mechanic's lien laws?
Statutes
Which document contains the coverage amounts for the insurances for the project?
Supplementary Conditions
Which document describes the business procedures for a specific project and changes the initial procedures?
Supplementary Conditions
Which party backs the face value of the Bonds?
Surety
Which document describes quality of work, the quality of the materials, and the construction execution procedures?
Technical Specifications
Which type of insurance covers workers being laid off from their job?
Unemployment
Which type of law governs the sales and purchase of goods?
Uniform Commercial Code
Which document guarantees to the Owner that the successful Contractor will sign a contract?
Bid Bond
Which period of time does the Bid Bond cover?
Bid submittal until the signing of the agreement
Which of the following Insurance Coverage items are purchased as a Rider?
Broad Indemnify, Flood, Soil Erosion, Rail and Marine Workers Compensation
Which type of insurance is needed because the high winds mangle the rebar inside the forms?
Builders Risk
5. Which type of law establishes restrictions or protective restrictions to a piece of property?
Covenants
What is the term called which requires all Bidders to include in their bid a specified amount or unit price for a particular item?
Cash Allowance
3.03 INSTALLATION - INSULATION D. Pitch new roof surfaces to provide continuous drainage to roof drain locations. Set drains at 2 inches above deck level of the new roof. Gradually taper insulation at roof drains approximately 16 inch radius from roof drains using factory-tapered edge strips down to minimum 1 inch thick at drain rings. What type of specification is this called?
Combination Specification
Which party has all of the liability for a performance specification?
Contractor
Which party has liability for a proprietary specification if an approved substitution does not perform?
Contractor
Which type of insurance is needed because the high winds blow down the 40 feet high concrete wall forms?
Contractor's Property
In a court case that requires the person to prove "due diligence," which of the following would be an example of due diligence?
Correct hazards immediately
2.02 Reinforcing Steel C. Provide deformed reinforcement prefabricated straight bars and bent bars according to the CRSI Manual of Standard Practice of not less than 10 feet with concrete coverage of at least 3 inches on exterior exposures and 2 inches elsewhere. Place bars at the on-center spacings shown on the plans. What type of specification is this called?
Descriptive or Design Specification