JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE

TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

CLASS TEST
WRITTEN

Group: Building Contracting Level 4

Instructor: B. Seaton-Bernard
Units: BCMCSM0043A Contribute to the preparation, agreement and monitoring of contracts
BCMBCT0084A Monitor work progress, control cost and concur contract accounts
BCMBCT0034A Select, prepare and agree contracts

Date: November 29, 2022

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTION: This paper offers twelve (12) items in three sections. Read the direction for each section and
respond as required. Answer ALL items.

SECTION A
TRUE/FALSE
Directions: for each of the item 1-6. Read the statement, and choose T if the statement is true, or choose F if the
statement is false. Circle your choice. 1 mark each

1. Contract changes are more likely to occur on a single fixed price contract than T/F
on a cost plus a fee contract.
2. The delivery method that an owner chooses should be in response to the amount and type T/F
of risk that an owner sees in a project.
3. In the admeasurement contracts, the item description, quantity, unit of measure, unit cost T/F
and the total cost in the B.O.Q should be cleared.
4. The owner has the ability to know the contractor profit in the unit price contracts T/F
5. Overheads include the cost of items which cannot be directly charged to a specific work T/F
element.
6. Contract type has no effect on the project deadline. T/F

SECTION B
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: You are required to carefully read the items in this section (7-10) and make your choice based on
the options provided. Circle the letter A B C or D to indicate your choice. 1 mark each

7. The advantage(s) of a traditional delivery method is (are):

A. Reduced project time
B. Known project cost before construction
C. Non-adversarial relationships between participants
D. All of the above

8. The developer of a 40-story high-rise office building desires the shortest possible construction time.
What delivery method would be the best?
A. Traditional
B. Design-build
C. Build-Operate-Transfer
D. Construction project management

9. Which type of contracted arrangement would be best used when the quantities of work are difficult to
determine in advance?
A. Single fixed price
B. Unit price
C. Cost plus a fee
D. None of the above

10. The elements of construction project planning are:

A. Time
B. Resources
C. Cost
D. All
 SECTION C
SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES
Direction: Answer the items in this section (11-12) on the blank sheet provided. Write legibly and clearly.

11. What are the main types of construction contracts? 8 marks

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12. Specify the suitable contract type for each of the following construction project: 2 marks each

No Project Contract Type

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1 A pumping station of standard design.

2 Sewer and water lines projects.

3 Highways

4 Hospitals

5 Construction of irrigation canals.

6 Bridges.
 JAMAICA DEFENCE FORCE
TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
CLASS TEST

PRACTICAL

Group: Building Contracting Level 4

Instructor: B. Seaton-Bernard
Units: BCMCSM0043A Contribute to the preparation, agreement and monitoring of contracts
BCMBCT0084A Monitor work progress, control cost and concur contract accounts
BCMBCT0034A Select, prepare and agree contracts
Date: November 29, 2022

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:

A small single-story commercial building is to be constructed on the site of an existing old structure. The
exterior and interior walls are of concrete blocks. The roof is erected from steel members covered with rigid
insulation and build-up roofing. The ceiling is of suspended tile. The floor is a concrete slab on grade with an
asphalt tile finish. Interior finish on all walls is paint. The project has been broken down into 18 steps with
construction time estimate has been made for each step. These steps are not given in any particular order.

- Underground services (water and sewage services), 1 day.

- Exterior walls, 6 days.
- Foundations, 3 days.
- Demolition, 2 days.
- Roof steel, 2 days.
- Interior walls, 3 days.
- Roof finishing, 2 days.
- Floor slab, 3 days.
- Floor finishing, 2 days.
- Rough plumbing, 3 days.
- Finish plumbing, 4 days.
- Rough electrical, 3 days.
- Finish electrical, 3 days.
- Rough carpentry, 2 days.
- Finish carpentry, 4 days.
- Ceiling, 3 days.
- Windows, 1day.
- Painting, 1day.

Required:
1. Draw a table showing the order of precedence for each activity. Specify the predecessors of each
activity. 20 marks

2. Develop an Activity on Arrow (AOA) network.

10 marks