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NATIONAL BUILDING CODE DIRECTION: read the items below, match it with the answers on the right side. Place the correct letter in the parenthesis.
( L ) 1. BUILDING PERMIT (K ) 2. CONSTRUCTION (I ) 3. ERECTION (A ) 4. ADDITION ( J ) 5. ALTERATION ( H ) 6. RENOVATION ( B ) 7. CONVERSION (E ) 8. REPAIR (G ) 9. MOVING ( C ) 10. DEMOLITION ( F ) 11. ANCILLARY BUILDING STRUCTURE ( D ) 12. P.D. 1096
A. Any new construction which increases the height or area of an existing building/structure. B. A change in the use or occupancy of a building structure or any portions thereof which has different requirements. C. The systematic dismantling or destruction of a building/structure, in whole or in part. D. The National Building Code with its implementing rules and regulations to endure safety to occupants. E. Remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portions of a building/structure to restore its original condition. F. A secondary building/structure located within the same premises, the use of which in incidental to that of the main building/structure. G. The transfer of a building or portion thereof from its original location or position to another, either within the same lot or to a different one. H. Any physical change made on the building to increase its value, utility and to improve its aesthetic quality. I. Installation in place of components of a building/structure. J. Construction in a building involving changes in the materials used, partitioning, location and size of windows, doors, structural parts, existing utilities but does not increase the overall area thereof. K. All on-site work done from site preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all components and installation of utilities of building. L. A written authorization granted by the Building Official to an applicant allowing him to proceed with the construction of a specific project after plans, specifications, pertinent documents are found in conformity to P.D. 1096.
(E ) 9 BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344 (C ) 10. NIGHT SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL ( G ) 11. FOOTPRINT ( D ) 12. SKIN
E. OFFICE PRACTICE
( M ) 1. DIRECT SELECTION OF AN ARCHITECT (F) 2. COMPARATIVE SELECTION OF AN ARCHITECT A. A method frequently used where there is a continuing relationship on a series of project. It establishes a fixed sum over and above reimbursement for the Architects technical time and overhead. B. The Architect renders full-time supervision ensuring the quality of control of work, evaluating the work of the contractor, keeps files and records and manages the construction. C. The Architects regular services, which include the preliminary design, schemes, design development phase, the contract documents phase ( working drawing) and supervision. D. The settling of a dispute by an impartial member of a party, whose decision both parties to a dispute agree to accept. E. This is done for complex building projects where the Architect acts as an agent of the client in procuring and coordinating all the necessary services required by the project, from pre-design to post construction services. F. One Architect is compared with others and the client makes a selection based upon the judgment of which firm is most qualified. The Architect submits information concerning the organization, personnel, equipments, past projects, number of years in business, etc. G. After the construction in turned over for use to the owner, the Architect can be hired as an In-House Architect. His duties are to see to it that the building and all its parts are in good working condition and properly maintained like plumbing, lighting, air conditioning, etc. Billing of tenants security, janitorial are also included. H. The Architect instead of a contractor builds the structure of his own design by Administration or by a guaranteed maximum cost to the client. I. These services include Interior Design, Acoustic, Communication and Electronic Engineering, Landscape Design, physical planning and comprehensive planning. J. An Architect is selected if he wins the first place in an invitation to compete in submitting solution to a particular design problem. This proves he has the imagination and skill.
(J ) 3. DESIGN COMPETITION (N) 4. COMPENSATION BY MEANS OF PERCENTAGE CONSTRUCTION COST 5. COMPENSATION BY MEANS OF MULTIPLE OF DIRECT PERSONNEL EXPENSES. 6. COMPENSATION BY MEANS OF PROFESSIONAL FEE PLUS EXPENSES
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( L ) 7. COMPENSATION BY MEANS OF LUMP SUM OR FIXED FEE. (P ) 8. COMPENSATION BY MEANS OF PER DIEM PLUS REIMBURSEABLE EXPENSES 9. ARBITRATION
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E. OFFICE PRACTICE
(C) (I) (B ) (G ) (E ) (H ) 11. DESIGN SERVICES 12. SPECIALIZED ALLIED SERVICES 13. CONSTRUCTION SERTVICES 14. POST CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 15. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES 16. DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES O. This includes Architectural Programming, Feasibility Study, Site Study, Cost Effectiveness Study and Promotional Services. P. A client may request an Architect to do work which will require his personal time such as visiting a possible site, attends board meetings, confer with others re: Financing or to joint-ventures, in an invitation to compete in submitting solutions to a particular design problem. This proves he has the imagination and skill. L. This is mostly required in a government contract. This method is risky, since the Architects expenses might exceed the agreed amount especially, if there are costly changes. M. In this method, the client selects his Architect on the basis of reputation, personal acquaintances, and recommendation of a friend, or of a former client, or of another Architect. N. This method is fair to both client and Architect as the fee is pegged to the cost of the project the client is willing to undertake. K. This method is applicable only to non-creative work such as accounting, secretarial, research, supervision, preparation of reports and the like.
F. CONTRACTS
(H ) (C) 1. LUMP SUM CONTRACTS 2. UNIT PRICE CONTRACT A. The person/s managing the construction in behalf of the owner. In here, the contract may have been awarded to a General Contractor and the contractor is directly managed by the management group. B. A pledge, a promise or assurance with confidence that the amount to be used in a construction will not exceed the specified cost whatever savings made will be shared by the contractor and the owner. C. A fixed quantity, amount, distance, measure, used as standard or basis in awarding work credits. An example is cost per piece, per bag, per hour, per bd. ft., etc. D. The contractor here manages or directs the affair of the construction project like ordering materials and hiring of personnel, but the owner is responsible for paying the bills, payroll, rent of equipment. E. With the price for goods or services set at the cost of materials, labor, etc. plus a specified amount of profit. F. When the contractor is capable and willing to finance the whole project without any financial help from the owner. The contractor takes care of the design, the construction including changes, revisions, and just turnover the finished building to be paid. G. After knowing the cost from adding the receipts, payrolls, labor, materials, etc., a specified percentage (%) is added. H. A gross or total sum paid at one time. Advantageous for a standardized type of construction and where a variety of operations is required making it impracticable to break down the work into units.
(E ) 3. COST PLUS FIXED FEE CONTRACT (G ) 4. COST PLUS PERCENTAGE FEE OF COST OF PROJECT 5. ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT 6. MANAGEMENT CONTRACT 7. GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PLUS PARTICIPATION ON SAVINGS 8. TURNKEY PROJECT
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G. BIDDING
(H ) (L ) (G) (I) (A) (J ) (D ) (K) (P ) 1.DESIGN STANDARD 2. FIELD SURVEY 3. CONTRACT PLANS 4. QUANTITIES 5. SPECIAL PROVISIONS 6. UNIT PRICE 7. APPROVED AGENCY ESTIMATE (AAE) 8. BID/TENDER DOCUMENTS 9. PROGRAM OF WORK E. This is a written notice to the contractor if there is a decrease in work due to deletion of work items in the project, or where there is a reclassification of any existing item like earth excavation to solid rock excavation. not known at the time of bidding, or damage to structure due to force majeure. F. This is furnished by the contractor to the owner five days after signing the contract, in a form of a surety bond given by a reputable Insurance Agency equivalent to 10% of the contract price, conditioned for the faithful compliance of the contract and the satisfaction of obligations for materials used and labor employed on the work, and effective within a period of one year. A. Specifications shall be prepared for specific items of work or methods of construction, measurement and payment under each contract, which are not covered by standard construction and material specifications, adopted by the corporation concerned. B. This is a proposal bond in the amount of 21/2% of the total bid price in the form of cash, certified check, managers check, or bank guarantee confirmed by a local bank, payable to the owner as guarantee that the successful bidder shall within 30 calendar days from receipt of NOA or Notice of Award, enter into contract with the owner and furnish the performance bond. C. In the event that the contractor refuses or fails to satisfactorily complete the work within the aforesaid period of time, the owner is entitled and shall have to deduct from any sum to become due the contractor the sum of ten percent of one percent of the contract price for every day of delay. D. The construction cost shall be prepared by official duly designated by the Head of office concerned (This is the cost approved by the Head) and shall be held confidential and signed, sealed, and ready for presentation on the day of the opening of the bids/tenders, and shall be announced publicly before the various bids are read.
G. BIDDING
(B ) (F ) (C) (N ) 13. BIDDERS BOND 14. PERFORMANCE BOND H. To determine the optimum safety of structure and to minimize possible earthquake damage. 15. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 16. ESCALATION CLAUSE I All of these construction items shall be computed to a reasonable accuracy of plus or minus fifteen (15%) percent to avoid variation orders. J. These shall be prepared for each contract using costs, based on reasonable approved current prices divided into local and foreign exchange costs. K. This includes Instruction to Bidders, General Conditions, Addenda, Itemized Bill of Quantities, Work Schedule. Form of Bid/Tender Bond, Performance Bond, and Specifications. L. Necessary surveys which may include aerial, hydrographic, topographic, subsurface, monument, etc. M. Each Office/Agency/Corporation shall have in each head office or its implementing offices a Prequalification, bidding evaluation of bids and recommending awards of contracts committee. Each committee shall be composed of chairman and members. N. When prices of materials, wages, as per agreement or contract goes up abnormally (too high or great differences in cost) or decreases. This is based on fluctuation in the cost of living production, costs, etc. O. A binding legal agreement or a moral responsibility, something which a person is bound to do or not to do as a result of such an agreement or responsibility. P. This is made before prosecuting any project, it shall be prepared and submitted for approval. In no case shall construction funds be remitted to field office, or a project be started before this is approved. It includes estimate of the work items, quantities and costs and PERT/CPM network of the project. G. This include site development plans, plans and profile sheet, typical section and details, drainage details, structural plans.
I. PROJECTS
(H) (F ) (E ) (A) (G ) (B) (D) (C ) 1. PROJECT FEASSIBILITY STUDIES 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3. CASH FLOW 4. GENERAL CONDITION 5. SPECIFICATIONS 6. JOINT VENTURE 7. SOLE PRORIETORSHIP 8. CORPORATION E. This is a tabulation to show how money is distributed or used in a continuous movement smoothly particularly the working capital. F. Concerned with or relating to, the feasibility or project study in a digested form, or a comprehensive brief abstract (concise, direct and prompt) usually containing only 30 pages. G. A list of materials supplied and work done by a builder, engineer or required for a project to be carried out ( s detailed description of an architects list of materials) and the procedure of execution. H. A word defined as capable of being done or carried out: practicable, possible and within reason, a project which when carried out or built is capable of being used or dealt with successfully with a reasonable return of investment or ROI to the financiers or developers. C. A body or society entitled to act as a single person, an artificial person created by charter, made up of many persons and registered with the SEC or Securities and Exchange Commission. D. Only, unshared or exclusive, a person who has legal rights of possession of land , an object, or a process of manufacture or distribution. A. Pertaining to a whole or to most of its parts, not limited to one class, field or product, dealing with all or the overall universal aspects of the subject under consideration, a circumstance indispensable to some result, that on which something else is contingent to put into the required state. B. Something involving a risk, which is owned or done in common agreement with one or more persons, groups ,or government.
J. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
___D__ 1. Which of the following may the owner NOT do? A. Stop work if the contractors performance in not satisfactory or in variance with the contract documents. B. Carry on the work and deduct costs normally due to the contractor for these corrections. C. Stop the work if the Architect reports safety problems on the site. D. Refuse, with good cause, to give the contactor proof the owner can meet the financial obligations of the project. __C___ 2. If, during bidding, your client asked you to provide a full-time staff member on the job site during construction, you would be entitled to extra compensation . Under what provision would this be? A. CONTRACT SUM B. CONTIGENT ADDITIONAL SERVICES C. PROJECT REPRESENTATION BEYOND BASIC SERVICES D. OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL CHARGES __B___ 3. The standard owner-architect agreement separates the architect from the contractor with what? A. DUTIES TO THE CONTRACTOR B. PRIVITY C. ARCHITECTS SERVICES D. THIRD PARTY RELATIONSHIP __A___ 4. What is used to encourage the contractor to finish the job or to satisfy mechanics lien claims by sub-contractors? A. RETAINAGE B. FIXED LIMIT C. SURETY BOND D. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES __B___ 5. What fee method would you prefer if your Client was doing the first project and did not yet have a program? A. FIXED SUM B. MULTIPLE OF DIRECT PERSONNEL EXPENSE C. PERCENTAGE PF CONSTRUCTION COST D. UNIT COST BASED ON SQUARE METER __D___ 6. A project is about 60 percent complete when the owner begins receiving field reports from the Architect stating that the contractor is failing to properly supervise the job, resulting in incorrect work. After several weeks of this, the owner becomes worried and asks the Architect what to do. What should be done if the work is being performed under the terms and conditions of the BUILDING CONTRACT? A. After receiving the Architects field reports, the owner should stop the work and arrange for a meeting between the owner, the owner, Architect and the contractor to determine the cause of the problems and what the contractor intends to do. If the contractor does not correct the work, the owner should carry out the work with other contractors and deduct the cost by change order from the original contractors construction cost. B. The Architect should recommend that the owner give the contractor written notice of non-conformance with the contract documents and if, after seven days the contractor has not begun corrective measures, terminate the contract. C. The Architect and owner should discuss the problem to see if the owner would be willing to accept it in exchange for the reduction in the contract sum. If not, the owner should give seven days written notice to terminate the contract and find another contractor to finish the job. D. The Architect should, with the owners knowledge, reject non-conforming work and notify the contractor that it must be corrected promptly. The Architect should remind the owner that the owner can have the work corrected after giving the contractor two (2) seven day written notices to correct the work.
__D___ 7. Which of the following describes agency? A. The Architect acts on behalf of the owner, making decisions and expediting the work and taking responsibilities the owner would normally have. B. The Architect mediates between the owner and the contractor and vendors for the benefit of the owner. C. The Architect is the principal of the relationship who balances the needs of the contractor and the owner. D. The Architect works fir the owner in certain designated area with the authority to act on the owners behalf. __B___ 8. You have a client who owns a large manufacturing plant and needs to expand to new facilities without interruption in production. The owner has already arranged for a flexible line of credit to finance construction but wants to minimize project cists. If the new facility will be very similar to the previous one, only sized for grater production capacity, which type of construction would you recommend? A. DESIGN-BUILD B. FAST-TRACK C. MULTIPLE PRIME CONTRACT D, DESIGN-AWARD-BUILD __B___ 9. Which of the following are part of the contract documents? I. an addendum II. a change order III. special supplementary V. a written amendment condition A. I, III, and V B. I, II, III, and V C. II, III, IV, and V D. all of the above ___A__ 10. Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement? A. The Architect is responsible for the defect in the work if he or she sees it but fails to report it to the contractor. B. The owner has the sole right to make changes in the work but must do it through the Architect. C. The Architect does not have to verify and test reports given by the owner. D. By the time construction documents are almost completed, the architect still does not have to give a reasonably accurate construction price. __B___ 11. Which of the following would be used to formally incorporate a substitution into the work prior to the award of the contract? A. CHANGE ORDER B. ADDENDUM C. ALTERNATE LISTING D. CONSTRUCTION CHANGE DIRECTIVE ___D__ 12. Which of the following are part of the bidding documents? I. SPECIFICATIONS II. INVITATION TO BID 111. LIST OF SUB CONTRACTORS IV. OWNER-CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT V. PERFORMANCE BOND A, I,II, IV, and V B. II, III, and IV C. II, III, IV, and V D. all of the above IV. the contractors bid
C. The final certificate for payment is issued by the Architect and all documentation has been delivered to the owner. D. all of the above. __D___ 8. During the periodic visit to the site the Architect notices what appears to be an undersized variable air volume box being installed. What should the Architect do? A. Notify the mechanical engineer to look at the situation during the next site visit by the engineer. Note the observation on a field report. B. Find the contractor and stop work on the installation until the size of the unit can be verified by the mechanical engineer and compared against the contract documents. C. Notify the owner in writing that the work is not proceeding according to the contract documents. Arrange a meeting with the mechanical engineer to resolve the situation. D. Notify the contractor that the equipment may be undersized and have the contactor check on it. Ask the mechanical engineer to verify the size of the unit against the specifications and report to the Architect. __C___ 9. An Architect would use this instrument if the building department required additional exit signs beyond those shown on the approved plans when the project is 90 percent completed? A. order for minor change B. addendum C. change order D. construction change directive __B___ 10. The contractor is solely responsible for: I. field reports to the owner II. field test V. reviewing shop drawings A. I, II, and III B. II and III C. II, III, and IV D. III and V __A___ 11. Which of the following is NOT true about submittals? A. the Architect must review them prior to checking by the contractor. B. The contractor id ultimately responsible for the accuracy of dimensions and quantities. C. They are not considered part of the contract documents. D. The contractor can reject them and request resubmission. __C___ 12. If a contractor makes a claim for additional money due to extra work cause by unforeseen circumstances, the Architect must respond within: A. 5 days B. 7 days C. 10 days D. not until supporting data are submitted. III. scaffolding IV. reviewing claims of the sub contractor
L. MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS.
__A___ 1. Which of the following would NOT be found in a project manual? A. bid log B. subsurface soil condition report C. site work specifications D. bid bond __D___ 2. A performance specification: A. allows innovation by the contractor B. required more work by the Architect C. is not appropriate for normal building products D. all of the above __D___ 3. What is likely to occur if the drawings and specifications are NOT thoroughly coordinated? I. a decrease of the actual cost from the estimated cost because the contractor bid on a less expensive material shown on the drawings while the same was called out as a more expensive type in the specifications. II. a lawsuit III. the need for a change order during construction to account for modifications required to correct discrepancies in the two documents. IV. an increase of cost because the contractor bid the least expensive choice between two conflicting requirements when the client wanted the more expensive option. A. I, III, and IV B. I and III C. II, IV, and V D. III, IV and V Question 4 refers to the following excerpt from the specification. Part 2 Products 2.01 Metal Support Material General: To the extent not otherwise indicated, comply with ASTM C734 for metal system supporting gypsum wallboard. Ceiling suspension main runners: 11/2 inches steel channels, cold rolled Hanger wire: ASTM A641, soft, Class 1 galvanized, pre-stretched: sized in accordance with ASTM C754. Hanger anchorage devices: size for 3 x calculated loads, except size direct-pull concrete inserts for 5 x calculated loads. Steel: ASTM C645: 25 gauge, 21/2 inches deep, except as otherwise indicated. ASTM C645:25 gauge, 3 inches deep, ASTM C645: 20 gauge, 6 inches deep. Runners: Match studs: type recommended by stud manufacturer for floor and ceiling support of studs, and for vertical abutment or drywall work and other work Furring members: ASTM C65: 25 gauge, hat-shaped Fasteners: Type and size recommended by furring manufacturer for the substrate and application indicated. __C___ 4. Which item is described as a performance specification? A. fasteners B. hanger wire C. hanger anchorage devices D. ceiling suspension main runners
__B___ 5. In specifying asphalt roofing shingles, which of the following types of specification would you probably NOT use? A. descriptive B. base bid or equal C. reference standard D. base bid with alternate approved manufacturers __A___ 6. Which of the following are generally true of specifications? 1. Both narrow scope and broad scope sections can be used in the project manual. II. For the contractor, drawings are more binding than the specification if there is a conflict. III. Specifications show quality: drawings show quantity. IV. Proprietary specifications are the same as prescriptive specifications. V. They should not be open to interpretation if they are the base bid type. A. I, III, IV and V B. I, III, and V C. II, III, and IV D. all of the above __D___ 7. Where would you find requirements for testing a plumbing system? A. in a section of Division 1 of the specification B. in Part 1 of Section 15400, Plumbing C. in Part 2 of Section 15400, Plumbing D. in Part 3 of Section 15400, Plumbing