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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL LEVEL: REQF LEVEL 6

ENGINEERING/ADVANCED DIPLOMA

SECTOR: CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY CLASS: YEAR 3 CE

SEMESTER ONE MODULE CODE AND NAME: CONETRUCTION


PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2020/2021 NUMBER OF CREDITS: 9


COMPETENT
NOT YET COMPETENT

1. State if True (T) or False (F):

a. The amount of information that a project manager must consider increases as a project
moves towards completion.
b. Dams, bridges, and highways would be classified as commercial building projects.
c. In the construction phase of the project, the owner needs to be heavily involved. d. The
construction project must have a defined goal or objective.
e. The construction project must have a defined beginning and end.
f. The main objective of the Owner is to win the job, finish it in a reasonable time, with
maximum profit and reasonable quality.

2. Select the right answer:

I. Site selection and financing would be the responsibility of which project member.
a. Owner b. Designer

c. Construction project manager d. Subcontractor

II. This Category of projects is often funded by public pounds and is termed
“infrastructure”.
a. Residential b. Commercial building c. Heavy
engineering d. Industrial
III. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a project?

a. Having a specific goal b. Having a defined beginning and end c. Resources being
consumed d. usually being performed only once
e. Never being found outside the construction field
Draw network of activities by using AOA And AON.

IV. The advertising for contractors and review of contractors’ bids occurs during which
project phase.
Activity Predecessor a. Procurement b. Design
Activity c. Construction d. Conceptual planning
A - V. As-built drawings, warranties, and operation manuals are
B - all provided to the owner during which project phase.
C - a. Design b. Conceptual
D A,B planning c. d. Project closeout
E B
F B,C
Construction

3. What are the main types of construction?


4. Briefly describe the project life cycle.
5. “As the project progress, the ability of the change decreases while the cost of the change
increases”, comment on this statement and show your answer using a schematic diagram.
6. List 10 subcontractors that can be engaged in building project.
7.What is the duration in days to install 6000 square meters of walls shuttering if:
A. Crew of 2 carpenters is used with output of 200 square meters /day
B. Productivity is measured as 0.008 man-hour/square meters. Number of carpenters =3,
and number of working hours/day = 8 hours
8. 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.
Specify the predecessors of each activity.
- 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.
9.Suppose that you are contractor in construction of important one story commercial
building .the contract says that you will received fist advance after completing ring beam,
all column for supporting slab. because of loose soil the sub column have been extend the
estimated length how can you proceed for reaching at the stage you will receiving fist
payment.

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