Deck 12: Job Site Administration

Question 1

Match the orrect description with the communication type listed.

-Records the subcontractors working on site and key deliveries made.

A) Request for information
B) Daily reports
C) Field transmittal memos
D) Monthly reports
E) Notice to proceed

Answer 1

Daily reports

Question 2

Match the orrect description with the communication type listed.

-Reports the project's status to both the project team and the owner organization.

A) Request for information
B) Daily reports
C) Field transmittal memos
D) Monthly reports
E) Notice to proceed

Answer 2

Monthly reports

Question 3

Match the orrect description with the communication type listed.

-An unofficial method of communication/clarification.

A) Request for information
B) Daily reports
C) Field transmittal memos
D) Monthly reports
E) Notice to proceed

Answer 3

Request for information

Question 4

Match the orrect description with the communication type listed.

-Documents the official start of the project.

A) Request for information
B) Daily reports
C) Field transmittal memos
D) Monthly reports
E) Notice to proceed

Question 5

Match the orrect description with the communication type listed.

-Used to track submittals.

A) Request for information
B) Daily reports
C) Field transmittal memos
D) Monthly reports
E) Notice to proceed

Question 6

An application for payment submitted by the contractor to the owner or designer typically requires the stamp of a notary public.

Question 7

On large projects owner retainage, typically 10 percent of the value of work to date, is kept in full until the project is satisfactorily completed, then is released.

Question 8

Which listed procedure should be followed to accomplish a change in work that must be executed immediately?

A) The designer should immediately provide supplemental instructions to the contractor.
B) The owner should immediately request a proposal, then promptly negotiate the necessary change.
C) A change directive should be provided to the contractor by the construction manager or owner.
D) The contractor should anticipate the need for the change, do the work, then request appropriate payment.
E) None of the above

Question 9

Contractors should expect an extension of time, but no additional payment, for an excusable delay such as one caused by unusually harsh weather.

Question 10

Which of the listed methods of dispute resolution is nonbinding?

A) Litigation
B) Negotiation
C) Arbitration
D) Mediation
E) All of the above