Intro to Construction Procore Test 1

True or False: Observations can only be created using an observation template.

False

Multiple Choice: What are the three groups that make up the Project Team?

Owners, Design Team, and Contractors

True or False: Company level inspection templates must be added to a project before any new inspections can be performed for that project.

True

True or False: Construction projects are like prototypes--even if similar projects have been completed in the past, each time a team breaks ground, they are creating something new.

True

True or False: You can create a commitment directly from an awarded bid.

True

True or False: You can publish multiple drawing markups at one time.

True

Multiple Choice: Which of the following terms refers to the legal agreements made between General Contractors and Specialty Contractors?

Subcontract

Multiple Choice: Which of the following correctly characterizes the design-build project delivery method?

The Owner will contract one company to both design and build the project.

True or False: When you link an RFI to a drawing, you will see the drawing linked on the RFI's view page.

True

Fill in the Blank: Today, the industry's shift to _______ systems is rapidly changing the construction landscape.

mobile and collaborative

Fill in the Blank: A(n) _______ is the formal way of sending correspondence and memorializing the information flow from one entity to another.

transmittal

Select All That Apply: Select the three examples of construction in the Industrial sector.

Factory Warehouse Distribution center

True or False: Daily Log entries can be entered for a future date.

False

True or False: Even though each sector has their own means and methods of creating their product, they all must adhere to the same set of codes, which are universal across all sectors of construction.

False

True or False: Subcontracts with the status of Out for Bid or Out for Signature will be reflected on the budget.

False

True or False: The General Contractor is not paid for any portion of their work until project closeout.

False

True or False: When you delete a specification from the Specifications list page, you will delete the specification and all of its revisions.

False

True or False: You can only create follow-up meetings from a meeting in "Agenda" mode.

False

Life Cycle

Feasibility Analysis (is it going to work in that economy?) --go or no go--> Design (design owner releases biddable contracts to architect firms --> Procurement (owner selects a builder) --> Construction Process --> Turnover (construction company will turn it over to owner) --> Operation --> Disposal (buildings have certain life spans and can then be redone or torn down)

Fill in the Blank: Scheduling for the _______ establishes an efficient work plan with their Specialty Contractors.

General Contractor

Select All That Apply: Which are characteristics of a city that draw more mixed-use development?

High-growth population High volume of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) opportunities

Fill in the Blank: In a _______ contract, the General Contractor gives the Owner a hard bid, and additional costs only come from changes made to the contract later on.

Lump Sum

Types of Projects

Residential Commercial Industrial Heavy/Highway

Trends in Construction

- Prefabrication - Robotics - Green Building - 3D Printing

Architect vs Engineer

-The architect does vertical construction -The engineer does horizontal construction -Both are licensed by the state -Require College degree from an accredited university, documented work experience, Successful passing of a licensing exam

Which of the following accurately describe the Prime Contract?

A Place where you can manage all contract-related work and share financial data with your owner or client

Who is the Submittal Manager? (select best answer)

A user who is the gatekeeper of the submittal and is in charge of facilitating a submittals workflow making sure that it is collected and reviewed by all appropriate people.

What is the RFI Manager?

A user who will receive notification emails when the RFI is responded to or updated

How do you create a schedule of values in Procore's Prime Contract tool?

All of the Above

If you are tracking a folder (not a file), when will you receive an email notification from Procore?

All of the above

What are the best practices you should communicate to the Design Team about the formatting of the spec book?

All of the above

Which of the following can you do when viewing a drawing on a mobile device?

All of the above

Which of the following is a toolbar option in the Models tool?

All of the above

Fill in the Blank: Infrastructure construction builds for _______.

An entire community

Select All That Apply: Select all the examples of Residential projects.

Apartments Condos Single-family dwelling Multi-family dwelling

Fill in the Blank: When designing a project, the _______ weighs what is functional, what is aesthetically pleasing, and also what is in the Owner's budget.

Architect

Fill in the Blank: _______ detail the dimensions and locations of all completed elements of the finished project that differ from original documents.

As-built drawings

Why are some action buttons inactive and gray?

Because certain actions require that you first select one or more spec sections before the button becomes active and orange (i.e. clickable)

Fill in the Blank: In the ______ design phase, the Design Team refines the design into documents that can be submitted for permits and issued for bidding

Construction Documents

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the construction industry?

Construction does not require collaboration.

Multiple Choice: When it comes to single-family builders in the Residential sector, what are the three categories Residential builders generally fit into?

Custom home builders, small-volume builders, and production builders

Fill in the Blank: A(n) _______ delay is one that is considered unforeseeable by any party and, therefore, an Owner will grant an extension to the schedule and will not collect damages from the General Contractor.

Excusable

What does the "Forecast to Complete" column show?

Money that you expect to be spent in addition to the projected costs in order to complete that scope of work

When should you create a change event?

Once you think an issue may have a cost associated with it

Who can view drawing markups on your 'Personal' layer?

Only you

Select All That Apply: Which of the following is a responsibility of General Contractors?

Overall management Hiring and coordinating trades Allocation of resources, budget, equipment, and labor

Select All That Apply: Contractual agreements exist between which of the following?

Owner and Architect Owner and General Contractor General Contractor and Specialty Contractors

Fill in the Blank: _______ create the business case to build, provide the adequate funding to kick off the project, and commission and finance a project all the way through to completion of construction.

Owners

MasterFormat

Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group Specifications Group - General Requirements Subgroup - Facility Construction Subgroup - Facility Services Subgroup - Site and Infrastructure Subgroup - Process Equipment Subgroup

Multiple Choice: What is the built environment?

Refers to all human-made or modified structures that provide the setting--the environment--for people to live, work, play, study, or gather.

Multiple Choice: What are the five primary sectors of construction?

Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Infrastructure, and Industrial

What is the best way to inform bidders of a change to the bid documents after they have been sent out?

Send an email from the Correspondence tab in Procore

True or False: A Budget Modification allows you to move budgeted costs to different line items.

True

True or False: Different construction sectors build different parts of the built environment, thereby satisfying the different needs of a culture and society.

True

True or False: Engineers use advanced math to make sure building systems will meet safety and performance codes.

True

True or False: For a project to be successful, the Owner, Design Team, General Contractors, Specialty Contractors, and Vendors--who each have unique goals and interests--must collaborate together.

True

True or False: Punch List templates are only available for use on Procore's mobile application.

True

True or False: When you save a submittal as a draft, no notifications are sent out to the members of the distribution list and workflow.

True

Characteristics of Residential

Typically wood products and light gauge steel Low overhead, high competition Low profit margins and high numbers of bankruptcies Close working relationship with owners Strongly influenced by interest rate and economy 42%

What is the best way to be notified of changes made to a file or folder?

Use the built-in file tracking feature

Multiple Choice: Which of the following definitions describes a submittal?

Written or physical information provided by a Contractor to the Design Team for final approval--a formal confirmation--of building materials before order or fabrication

Fill in the Blank: The Owner decides they want to add wallpaper to two rooms instead of one. The Architect has updated the drawings to reflect this change, but the Contractor's contract was for one room only. The Contractor will submit a(n) ______ to the Owner and Specialty Contractor.

change order