Syllabus Section 4 - Test 1

1. Can you start a project without a signed contract?

Yes, shaking hands has always been the most trusting way to start a relationship with a client. Paperwork usually creates negativity in relationships.

No. A thoroughly written contract must always be signed by both parties before getting things started.

It depends on the size of the project. It might be required for large and complicated projects, but not in simple and straightforward ones.

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2. Before recommending a tenderer would you check his financial standing?

Yes, especially if it’s someone I haven’t worked with in the past.

No, it’s illegal to access this sort of information and could get into trouble.

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3. What do contract documents typically consist of?

Concept sketches, planning Drawings, Letter of Intent and a Form of Contract

Drawings, Specification, Bill of Quantities, Preliminaries and a Risk Assessment

Specification, Schedule of Defects, Design and Access Statement and a Location plan.

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4. In a Local Planning Authority, would you always accept the lowest tender?

Yes, you would always accept the lowest one, since it’s all about cost savings.

No, I would still consider other aspects like quality of work, that might constitute the second cheapest tenderer a winner.

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5. Which one of the following is NOT considered an essential of a valid contract?

Agreement

Limitation of Liability

Consideration

Intention to create legal relations

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6. What is a Specification?

Specifications describe the materials and workmanship required for a development. They do not include cost, quantity or drawn information.

Specifications include detailed project information relative to planning conditions.

It is a document that is created by the Principal Contractor and handed over to the Client.

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7. In the context of a risk assessment, what does ‘risk’ actually mean?

A condition or act that is not safe.

Any work activity that can be described as dangerous.

The likelihood or chance that a hazard could actually cause harm or damage.

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8. Who is the person responsible to manage Health and Safety on a construction site?

The Health and Safety Executive

The clerk of works

The site manager

The developer

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9. What is the FIRST thing that you need to do if you find children playing on a construction site?

Find the site manager and make him aware of this.

Try to identify their entry point.

Warn them off by shouting from a distance.

Take them to safety.

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10. What’s the role of the Clerk of Works?

To produce a project cost estimate from the contract documents

To visit the site during the construction phase and produce progress reports for the Client

To administer a fair contract and produce interim certificates at agreed intervals

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11. When does the Rectification period start?

12 months after Practical Completion

When Practical Completion is achieved

After the Maintenance Period

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12. Who is responsible for vandalism on site during construction?

The Contractor, site safety is one of his main responsibilities

The Client, it’s his site and he should protect it

Both share equal responsibility and should help each other to protect the site

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13. How much of the Retention amount is returned to the Contractor at Practical Completion?

Half of the withheld amount

One quarter of the withheld amount

Three quarters of the withheld amount

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14. Which one of the following is NOT part of the JCLI contracts suite?

JCLI Homeowner Landscape Contract

JCLI Works Contract

JCLI Landscape Works Maintenance Contract

JCLI Design and Build Contract

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15. What is a valuation?

It’s the process of the CA visiting the site during the construction phase to verify works progress and issue a certificate

It’s the process of value engineering a project to identify potential savings

It’s the process of establishing the project cost and its affordability

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16. Which one of the following is NOT a trigger for notification to the HSE?

A project exceeds 500 person days

It lasts for longer than 30 working days and has more than 20 workers working simultaneously on site at any point

It lasts for at least 10 days and has at least 10 workers on site at any point

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17. What is a working day in construction?

It is a typical day lasting from 9-5pm

It is any day in which construction work will be carried out

It is any day of the week, with the exception of Sunday

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18. Which one of the following dispute resolution methods is court based?

Litigation

Arbitration

Mediation

Adjudication

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19. Which one of the following is NOT a JCT form of contract?

Standard

Minor works

Major works

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20. Which BIM level requires full collaboration between all disciplines in a centralised model?

Level 0

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

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