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Objective Use lawful employee selection procedures Managing Human Resources (6%)

A GC uses a written arithmetic test for crane riggers. Data show the test disproportionately excludes a protected group, and the tested math is unrelated to the rigger's actual job duties. What is the strongest HR concern?

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Source:U.S. EEOC — Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices
Question 2 of 10
Objective Prepare compliant bids Preconstruction Activities (27%)

A bidder submits a compliant bid at 1:45 p.m. for a 2:00 p.m. deadline. At 1:58 p.m., the bidder discovers an arithmetic error and wants to modify the bid. Which procedure is most defensible?

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Question 3 of 10
Objective Obtain required permits Obtaining Licenses, Permits and Approvals (20%)

A renovation contract requires complete interior demolition. The owner has approved the demolition plan, but the building permit covering demolition is not yet issued. No exemption applies. What should the GC do?

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Question 4 of 10
Objective Resolve conflicts between plans and specifications Reading Plans and Specifications (17%)

The architectural reflected ceiling plan locates a ceiling cloud at elevation 10'-0", while a structural brace shown on a later structural sheet occupies that space. The fabrication release is due today. What should the GC do?

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Question 5 of 10
Objective Comply with claim-of-lien timing Complying with Government Regulations (15%)

A lienor's final furnishing that counts under Chapter 713 occurred June 1. The owner asks the lienor to perform trivial warranty touch-up on August 20. The lienor assumes the touch-up automatically restarts the lien-recording clock. What is the safest conclusion?

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Question 6 of 10
Objective Estimate labor and comply with wage-hour law Managing Administrative Duties (26%)

A nonexempt carpenter works 50 hours in week 1 and 30 hours in week 2. Payroll proposes paying 80 straight-time hours because the two-week total averages 40 hours per week. Under the FLSA construction rules, what should the contractor do?

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Question 7 of 10
Objective Comply with trench protective-system requirements Safety (20%)

A trench is 4 ft 8 in. deep in soil that a competent person finds shows no indication of a potential cave-in. Which statement is most accurate under OSHA's cave-in protection rule?

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Question 8 of 10
Objective Develop the business plan and internal controls Establishing the Contracting Business (11%)

A startup GC projects $180,000 of payroll and vendor cash outflows in its first 45 days. Its first owner draw of $230,000 is contractually due on day 30 but historically takes 35 days after submission to collect. Which planning assumption is most defensible?

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Question 9 of 10
Objective Manage submittal, approval, fabrication, and delivery sequence Managing Trade Operations (10%)

A switchgear manufacturer needs 28 weeks after approved submittals. The electrical subcontractor asks to release fabrication from an unreviewed submittal to protect the schedule. What is the best trade-operations decision?

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Question 10 of 10
Objective Maintain daily logs and schedule updates Construction Procedures and Operations (13%)

The superintendent's daily logs show masonry production averaging 1,000 ft²/day for the last two weeks. The monthly schedule update still forecasts 1,600 ft²/day with no documented change in crew size, method, or conditions. What should the project manager do?

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Question 1 A GC uses a written arithmetic test for crane riggers. Data show the test disproportionately excludes a protected group, and the tested math is unrelated to the rigger's actual job duties. What is the strongest HR concern?

Answer choices

  1. A. There is no issue because a facially neutral written test can never be discriminatory.
  2. B. The selection procedure may be unlawful because a practice with disparate impact must be job-related and consistent with business necessity.
  3. C. Treat the test as lawful whenever every applicant receives the same questions, even if the questions are unrelated to the job.
  4. D. The test is lawful if the hiring manager believes math skills show general intelligence.

Correct answer

The selection procedure may be unlawful because a practice with disparate impact must be job-related and consistent with business necessity.

B is correct. EEOC guidance recognizes that neutral selection practices can violate discrimination law when they disproportionately exclude protected groups and are not job-related and consistent with business necessity. A is incorrect because neutral practices can create unlawful disparate impact. C is incorrect because uniform administration does not by itself establish business necessity. D is incorrect because subjective preference is not a substitute for job-related validation/business necessity.

Wrong-answer review

  • A. There is no issue because a facially neutral written test can never be discriminatory.: neutral practices can create unlawful disparate impact.
  • C. Treat the test as lawful whenever every applicant receives the same questions, even if the questions are unrelated to the job.: uniform administration does not by itself establish business necessity.
  • D. The test is lawful if the hiring manager believes math skills show general intelligence.: subjective preference is not a substitute for job-related validation/business necessity.

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The trap is the shortcut in “Treat the test as lawful whenever every applicant receives the same questions, even if the questions are…”. A facially neutral employment test can still create disparate-impact risk when it disproportionately excludes a protected group and is not job-related and consistent with business necessity. Use the stated dates, quantities, roles, documents, and governing rule instead of extending a familiar rule beyond the facts. Likely wrong answer: Treat the test as lawful whenever every applicant receives the same questions, even if the questions are unrelated to the job. Review focus: U.S. EEOC — Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices

Objective/domain: Managing Human Resources (6%)

Source: U.S. EEOC — Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices

Question 2 A bidder submits a compliant bid at 1:45 p.m. for a 2:00 p.m. deadline. At 1:58 p.m., the bidder discovers an arithmetic error and wants to modify the bid. Which procedure is most defensible?

Answer choices

  1. A. Wait until after 2:00 p.m. and email the corrected total because timely delivery of the original bid preserves a bidder's right to cure arithmetic errors after the deadline.
  2. B. Use the permitted pre-deadline modification or withdrawal procedure before 2:00 p.m.; do not rely on an informal revision after the deadline.
  3. C. Ask another bidder to confirm whether the correction would affect ranking before changing the bid.
  4. D. Open the submitted bid and alter the paper total by hand without documenting the change.

Correct answer

Use the permitted pre-deadline modification or withdrawal procedure before 2:00 p.m.; do not rely on an informal revision after the deadline.

Objective/domain: Preconstruction Activities (27%)

Source: AIA Contract Documents — Instructions: A701–2018, Instructions to Bidders

Question 3 A renovation contract requires complete interior demolition. The owner has approved the demolition plan, but the building permit covering demolition is not yet issued. No exemption applies. What should the GC do?

Answer choices

  1. A. Begin nonstructural demolition because only structural demolition requires a Florida building permit.
  2. B. Begin if the architect provides written approval.
  3. C. Begin if demolition is confined to nighttime hours.
  4. D. Do not begin the covered demolition until the required permit is issued.

Correct answer

Do not begin the covered demolition until the required permit is issued.

Objective/domain: Obtaining Licenses, Permits and Approvals (20%)

Source: Florida Statutes §553.79 — Permits; applications; issuance; inspections

Question 4 The architectural reflected ceiling plan locates a ceiling cloud at elevation 10'-0", while a structural brace shown on a later structural sheet occupies that space. The fabrication release is due today. What should the GC do?

Answer choices

  1. A. Follow the architectural sheet because architectural plans always outrank structural plans.
  2. B. Document the conflict and obtain an authorized design interpretation before fabrication.
  3. C. Follow the structural sheet and lower the ceiling cloud without design input.
  4. D. Release fabrication for both and resolve interference during installation.

Correct answer

Document the conflict and obtain an authorized design interpretation before fabrication.

Objective/domain: Reading Plans and Specifications (17%)

Source: AIA Contract Documents — Guide to Managing Construction Administration

Question 5 A lienor's final furnishing that counts under Chapter 713 occurred June 1. The owner asks the lienor to perform trivial warranty touch-up on August 20. The lienor assumes the touch-up automatically restarts the lien-recording clock. What is the safest conclusion?

Answer choices

  1. A. Any return to the project restarts a new 90-day lien period, including warranty or punch-list work performed after the original final furnishing.
  2. B. Do not assume trivial warranty work restarts the lien clock; calculate the 90-day deadline from the legally qualifying final furnishing.
  3. C. The lien may be recorded any time within one year after substantial completion.
  4. D. The 90-day period begins when the owner first refuses payment, not from furnishing.

Correct answer

Do not assume trivial warranty work restarts the lien clock; calculate the 90-day deadline from the legally qualifying final furnishing.

Objective/domain: Complying with Government Regulations (15%)

Source: Florida Statutes §713.08 — Claim of lien

Question 6 A nonexempt carpenter works 50 hours in week 1 and 30 hours in week 2. Payroll proposes paying 80 straight-time hours because the two-week total averages 40 hours per week. Under the FLSA construction rules, what should the contractor do?

Answer choices

  1. A. Pay 10 overtime hours in week 1 at at least 1.5 times the regular rate; the two workweeks cannot be averaged to eliminate overtime.
  2. B. Pay 80 straight-time hours because payroll may average two consecutive workweeks when the employee's total hours equal 80 and the pay period is biweekly.
  3. C. Pay 5 overtime hours because only hours above an average of 45 per week are premium time.
  4. D. Pay no overtime if the employee signed a biweekly averaging agreement.

Correct answer

Pay 10 overtime hours in week 1 at at least 1.5 times the regular rate; the two workweeks cannot be averaged to eliminate overtime.

Objective/domain: Managing Administrative Duties (26%)

Source: U.S. Department of Labor — Fact Sheet #1: The Construction Industry Under the FLSA

Question 7 A trench is 4 ft 8 in. deep in soil that a competent person finds shows no indication of a potential cave-in. Which statement is most accurate under OSHA's cave-in protection rule?

Answer choices

  1. A. A protective system is always required at 4 ft or deeper.
  2. B. A protective system is never required in a trench less than 5 ft deep if a competent person documents the depth, regardless of other soil or cave-in indicators.
  3. C. The trench may be entered without inspection because it is under 5 ft.
  4. D. A protective system is not automatically required solely by depth if the trench is under 5 ft and the competent person finds no indication of a potential cave-in.

Correct answer

A protective system is not automatically required solely by depth if the trench is under 5 ft and the competent person finds no indication of a potential cave-in.

Objective/domain: Safety (20%)

Source: OSHA 29 CFR 1926.652 — Requirements for protective systems

Question 8 A startup GC projects $180,000 of payroll and vendor cash outflows in its first 45 days. Its first owner draw of $230,000 is contractually due on day 30 but historically takes 35 days after submission to collect. Which planning assumption is most defensible?

Answer choices

  1. A. Treat the $230,000 as available on day 30 because recognized revenue and cash receipts are equivalent for liquidity planning.
  2. B. Finance or reserve enough working capital to cover the precollection cash gap rather than treating the day-30 billing date as cash on hand.
  3. C. Use project profit margin instead of timing because profitable projects cannot create cash-flow shortages.
  4. D. Exclude payroll from working-capital planning because payroll is an operating rather than job cost.

Correct answer

Finance or reserve enough working capital to cover the precollection cash gap rather than treating the day-30 billing date as cash on hand.

Objective/domain: Establishing the Contracting Business (11%)

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration — Manage Your Business / Manage Your Finances

Question 9 A switchgear manufacturer needs 28 weeks after approved submittals. The electrical subcontractor asks to release fabrication from an unreviewed submittal to protect the schedule. What is the best trade-operations decision?

Answer choices

  1. A. Release fabrication immediately because long lead time transfers design-review risk to the manufacturer.
  2. B. Wait until the planned installation date approaches before resolving the submittal because fabrication is the supplier's responsibility.
  3. C. Replace the manufacturer solely because its lead time is long, without checking the specified product, substitutions, or approval path.
  4. D. Expedite the submittal review, but do not treat unreviewed fabrication as approved absent an authorized early-release mechanism.

Correct answer

Expedite the submittal review, but do not treat unreviewed fabrication as approved absent an authorized early-release mechanism.

Objective/domain: Managing Trade Operations (10%)

Source: AIA Contract Documents — Does a Contractor Need to Review Subcontractor Submittals?

Question 10 The superintendent's daily logs show masonry production averaging 1,000 ft²/day for the last two weeks. The monthly schedule update still forecasts 1,600 ft²/day with no documented change in crew size, method, or conditions. What should the project manager do?

Answer choices

  1. A. Keep 1,600 ft²/day because the baseline schedule is a contractual promise and should never reflect actual performance.
  2. B. Reforecast using defensible productivity or document a credible recovery plan.
  3. C. Delete the daily logs because they conflict with the schedule.
  4. D. Increase percent complete manually until the forecast finish matches the baseline.

Correct answer

Reforecast using defensible productivity or document a credible recovery plan.

Objective/domain: Construction Procedures and Operations (13%)

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ER 1-1-11 — Project Schedules

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