POINTERS TO REVIEW

1. R.A. 9184 applies to the following branches and/or instrumentalities of the

government:
A. National Government Agencies (NGAs)
B. Government Owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCCS)
C. State Universities and Colleges (SUCs)
D. a and b only
E. a and c only
F. a, b, and c

2. The engineer or architect who drew up the building plans shall be jointly liable of
within Fifteen (15) years from the completion the same should collapse.
A. True
B. False

3. The building permit shall expire and becomes null and void if the building or work
authorized therein is not commenced within a period of ___ months from the date of
such permit, or if the building or work so authorized is suspended or abandoned at any
time after it has been commenced, for a period of ___ days.
A. 9 Months; 90 Days
B. 12 Months: 120 Days
C. 16 Months 150 Days
D. 9 Months: 120 Days

4. Refer to the minimum requirements prescribed by existing laws, rules and regulations
relating to wages, hours of work, cost of living allowance and other monetary and
welfare benefits, including occupational, safety and health standards.
A. Minimum Wage
B. Labor Standards
C. Salary Standardization
D. None of the above

5. Section 4 of PD1586 states that "No person, partnership or corporation shall

undertake or operate any such declared environmentally critical project or projects
within environmentally critical area without first securing a/an _____.
A. Building Permit
B. Sanitary Permit
C. Environmental Compliance Certificate
D. None of the Above
6. Under the new Leadership section, top management can delegate a certain portion of
the responsibility for ensuring the effective running of the QMS so long as they remain
engaged and supportive?
A. True
B. False

7. It refers to the system developed and maintained by the Bureau of Internal Revenue
(BIR) for electronically filing tax returns, including attachments, if any, and paying taxes
due thereon, specifically through the internet. What does eFPS stand for?
A. Enhance Filing and Payment System
B. Electronic Financial and Payment System
C. Electronic Filing and Payment System
D. Electric Filing and Payment System

8. Issued to a joint venture, a consortium, a foreign constructor or a project owner which

shall authorize the licensee to engage only in the construction of a single specific
undertaking/project.
A. Notice to proceed
B. Building Permit
C. Special License
D. Regular License

9. In a Proprietorship type of business/organization, the proprietor can nominate other

person than himself to be the Authorized Managing Officer (AMO) of the firm.
A. True
B. False

10. A cooperative arrangement of licensed constructors to jointly perform a single

specific undertaking/project with each of the partners contributing to the performance
A. Consortium
B. Agreement
C. Joint Venture
D. General Contractor

11. Maximum years of experience requirement of an authorized managing officer in

construction contracting, business management and contract administration, and
knowledge of Philippine laws on contracts, liens, taxation, labor and other construction
business matters to qualify for a contractors' license.
A. 2 yours
B. 3 years
C. 25 years
D. None of the shove

12. Minimum age requirement of an Authorized Managing Officer (AMO) applying for a
"Pakyaw Contractors License".
A. 35 Years old
B. 25 Years old
C. 18 Years old
D. None of the above

13. CIAC Rules allows that a Tribunal may be composed of Filipino arbitrators as well a
foreign arbitrator.
A. True
B. False

14. Arbitration allows the parties greater flexibility than a court proceeding. Parties can
decide to have abbreviated time periods in filing their submissions, the place where the
arbitration will be conducted, the submission of affidavits in lieu of oral testimony of
witness, and how formal the process will be.
A True
B. False

15. A cooperative arrangement between licensed constructor(s) and non-constructor(s)

to jointly perform a single specific undertaking/project with the licensed constructor(s) as
managing and operating partner(s) and the others as financiers(s) or any such other
construction supportive role.
A. General Contractor
B. Joint Venture
C. Agreement
D. Consortium

16. Which of the following is NOT true for a project?

A. Projects are constrained by limited resources
B. Projects are planned, executed, and controlled
C. Projects create a unique product or service
D. Projects are ongoing and repetitive

17. You are a new project manager who has never managed a project before. It would
be BEST in this situation to rely on ____ during planning in order to improve your
chance of success.
A. Your intuition and training
B. Stakeholder analysis
C. Historical information
D. Configuration management

18. Aims to regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale,
distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures the present
unreasonable risk to human health. It likewise prohibits the entry, even in transit, of
hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into the Philippine territorial limits for
whatever purpose; and to provide advancement and facilitate research and studies on
toxic chemicals.
A. Republic Act No. 9720
B. Republic Act No. 6969
C. Republic Act No. 8749
D. Republic Act No. 9275

19. If stoppage of work due to imminent danger occurs as a result of the employer's
violation or fault, the employer will not pay the workers concerned their wages during
the period of such stoppage of work or suspension of operation.
A. True
B. False

20. Registration for Government Infrastructure-Projects is valid for how many years from
date of registration?
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 5 Years
E. None of the above

21. Disassociation of a Sustaining Technical Employee reported in writing to the Board

by the employee-constructor within thirty (30) days from the date of dissociation allows
the employer-construction a replacement period of ninety (90) days from date of
dissociation to nominate replacement for approval by the Board.
A. True
B. False

22. The sole management representative of a constructor, duly appointed by the

constructor and authorized by the Board to act and in behalf of the constructor.
A. Authorized Managing Officer
B. General Manager
C. Project Supervisor
D. Sustaining Technical Employee

23. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issues Taxpayers Identification
Number (TIN) for Corporations and Partnerships.
A. True
B. False

24. Minimum Filipino Equity participation requirement to qualify for Registration for
government infrastructure projects.
A. 25%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 75%

25. As per RA 9184 Sec. 48e, directly negotiates a contract with a technically, legally
and financially capable supplier, contractor or consultant (goods, infra, consulting).
Applicable if there is second failure of public bidding or in cases of imminent danger to
life or property during a state of calamity; immediate action is necessary to prevent
damage to or loss of life or property, or to restore vital public services, Infrastructure
facilities and other public utilities.
A. Repeat Order
B. Shopping
C. Limited Source or Selective Bidding
D. Negotiated Procurement
E. Direct Contracting or Single Source Procurement

26. A joint venture (JV) formed for undertaking construction projects is not taxable as a
corporation if it complies with the conditions set in RR No. 10-2012. The JV partners
must be licensed local contractors and/or foreign contractors with a special license as a
contractor by PCAB with the construction project being certified by the appropriate
government office as a foreign-financed/internationally-funded project. Further, the JV
itself must be duly licensed by PCAB. Such qualified JV shall not be subject to
corporate income tax and 2% CWT, and will not be required to file quarterly and final
adjustment returns.
A. True
B. False

27. Should occupational safety and health be a separate pay item in any construction
contracts?
A. YES
B. NO
28. Otherwise known as the "Government Procurement Reform Act," for the purpose of
prescribing the necessary rules and regulations for the modernization, standardization,
and regulation of the procurement activities of the Government of the Philippines (GoP)
A. PD 9184
B. RA 4566
C. RA 9184
D. RA 11711

29. A constructor's nominee from among his technical personnel, who is approved as
such by the Board and whose training and experience are to sustain the constructor's
classification eligibility and/or accrue to the constructor's credit rating in categorization.
A. Authorized Managing Officer
B. Sustaining Technical Engineer
C. Project Manager
D. Sustaining Technical Employee

30. During project executing, a team member comes to the project manager because he
is not sure of what work he needs to accomplish on the project. Which of the following
documents contain detailed descriptions of work packages?
A. WBS Dictionary
B. Activity List
C. Project Scope statement
D. Scope Management plan

31. Portfolio managers are responsible of managing:

A. Dependency of different projects
B. Operational projects only
C. Projects, programs and operations
D. Functional work and projects

32. What are the implementing Boards/Arms of the Construction Industry Authority of
the Philippines (CIAP)
A. 1. PCAB 2. CIAP 3. CIAC 4. PDCB 5. POCB
B. 1. CMDF 2. PDCB 3. PCAB 4. POCB 5. DPWH
C. 1. DOLE 2. DPWH 3. PRC 4. DOTr 5. PCAB
D. 1. PDCB 2. PCAB 3. CIAC 4. PDCB 5. CMDF
E. None of the above
33. Degree of consanguinity or affinity that the bidder is not related to the Head of the
Procuring Entity, members of the BAC, the TWG, and the BAC Secretariat, the head of
the PMO or the end-user unit, and the project consultants in order his/her bid will not be
disqualified
A. Up to second civil degree
E. Up to Fourth civil degree
C. Up to fifth civil degree
D. Up to third civil degree

34. Minimum Project cost for a horizontal and vertical type of project respectively that an
applicant with more 40% foreign equity shall undertake to qualify for a Quadruple A
category (Regular license with Annotation).
A. Php 5,000,000,000.00 and Php 3,000,000,000.00
B. Php 3,000,000.00 and Php 5,000,000.00
C. Php 3,000,000,000,00 and Php 5,000,000,000.00
D. None of the Above

35. What are the laws that govern the licensing of construction contractors?
A. RA 4566; RA 1746; RA11711
B. RA 9184 and RA 4566
C. RA 4566 & PD 1746
D. PD 1746; RA 4566; RA 11711

36. RA 11058 (An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health
Standards and Providing Penalties For Violations) apply to all establishments, projects,
sites, including Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) establishments and all other
places where work is being undertaken in all branches of economic activity including the
public sector.
A. True
B. False

37. Contractors' license not renewed for two fiscal years shall be.
A. Revoke
B. Cancelled
C. Renewed
D. Delisted

38. The main contracting classification of a multi-classification constructor with respect

to which his category was evaluated.
A. Category
B. Principal Classification
C. Classification
D. Sized Range

39. Your project management plan results in a project schedule that is too long if the
project network diagram cannot change but you have extra personnel resources, what
is the BEST thing to do?
A. Fast track the project.
B. Level the resources.
C. Crash the project
D. Monte Carlo analysis

40. Construction work requiring special skill and whose principal contracting business
involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts.
A. General Engineering Classification
B. Central Building Classification
C. Specialty Classification
D. All of the above

41. It is a government program designed to provide a compensation package to public

and private sector employees or their dependents in the event of work-related sickness,
injury, disability or death.
A. Employees' Compensation Program (ECP)
B. Retirement Pay
C. Insurance Premium
D. None of the above

42. You have documented all possible risks that can affect your project with appropriate
risk responses when they occur in your risk management plan. All other remaining risks
are called as:
A. Risk Triggers
B. Unmanageable Risks
C. Residual Risks
D. Accepted Risks

43. One of the reasons a project life cycle is split into phases is to:
A. Facilitate formal go/no-go decision making during the project
E. Balance the cost of work in each phase of project development
C. Minor the major deployments of resources throughout the project.
D. Chunk work to time periods of similar durations.
44. Only BIR Accredited Printers shall have the exclusive authority to print principal and
supplementary receipts/invoices.
A. True
B. False

45. Refers to the equivalent weight of importance given to each of the qualification
criteria for the purpose of categorizing constructors.
A. Classification
B. Categorization
C. Credit Points
D. Specialty

46. Ground for Blacklisting of contractors for violation of the Implementing Rules and
Regulations ("IRR") of Republic Act No. 9184
A. Submission of eligibility requirements containing false information or falsified
documents.
B. Assignment and subcontracting of the contract or any part thereof or substitution of
key personnel named in the proposal without prior written approval by the procuring
entity.
C. Failure of the contractor, due solely to his fault or negligence, to mobilize and start
work or performance within the specified period in the Notice to Proceed (“NTP");
D. All of the Above
E. a and c only

47. Taxpayers who do not pay the right taxes, either by under declaring revenues or
over declaring expenses, May be charge with civil and criminal liabilities.
A. True
D. False

48. What is the third determinants of the constructor's license category besides
financial capacity and experience of the technical personnel?
A. Equipment of own by the firm
B. Experience of the Authorize Managing Officer
C. Track Record of the firm
D. Over-all Credit Points

49. A cooperative arrangement between licensed constructor (s) and non-

constructor(s) to jointly perform a single specific undertaking/project with the licensed
constructor(s) as managing and operating partner(s) and the others as financiers(s) or
any such other construction supportive role.
A. General Contractor
B. Joint Venture
C. Agreement
D. Consortium

50. Otherwise known as the “contractors’ license law” an act creating the Philippine
Licensing Board for Contractors, prescribing its powers, duties and functions, providing
funds therefor, and for other purposes.

A. RA 4566
B. RA 11058
C. RA 9184
D. RA 6969