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NICET LEVEL 1 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION EXAM/68 COMPLETE Q’S AND A’S
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NICET LEVEL 1 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTIONEXAM/68 COMPLETE Q’S AND A’S
Acceptance - -The written acceptance by the Department of the Work.
- acceptance testing - -Testing conducted by the Department to measure
the degree of compliance to the Contract
- actual cost - -The computed cost using calculations provided
- addendum - -A Contract revision or response to a Contractor inquiry
issued after advertisement and before the opening of bids.
- as-built quantity - -The quantity of a completed Item eligible for payment
- authorized funding amount - -The amount of funds authorized by the
Department for the Contract
- Bidder - -The individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture, or
any acceptable combination thereof that submits a bid to the Department.
- bridge - -. A structure, other than a culvert, including supports, erected
over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, highway, or railway, and
having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads and
having a length 3 measured along the center of the structure of more than
20 feet between undercopings of abutments or extreme ends of openings for
multiple boxes. Structure dimensions are defined as follows:
- bridge length - -The overall length measured along the line of survey
stationing from back to back of backwalls of abutments, if present, otherwise
end to end of the bridge floor; but, in no case less than the total clear
opening of the structure
- bridge width - -The clear width measured at right angles to the
longitudinal centerline of the bridge between the bottom of curbs, or in the
case of multiple height of curbs, between the bottoms of the lower risers or,
if curbs are not used, between inner faces of parapet or railing
- Change Order. - -A written order issued by the Department to the
Contractor after execution of the Contract authorizing one or more of the
following: 1. Changes in the Work. 2. Modifications in the basis of payment.
3. Modifications to Contract Time.
, - Commercially Useful Function - -Occurrences in which the subcontractor is
responsible for the execution of a distinct element of the work of a contract
and carrying out its responsibilities by actually performing, managing, and
supervising the work involved, and with respect to materials and supplies
used on the contract, prepares the estimate, negotiates price, determines
quality and quantity, orders the material, arranges delivery, installs (where
applicable), and pays for the material and supplies itself for the project.
- Completion - -When all of the following have occurred: 1. The Work has
been satisfactorily completed in all respects according to the Contract. 2.
The Project is ready for use by the Department as required by the Contract.
3. The Contractor has satisfactorily executed and delivered to the RE all
documents, certificates, and proofs of compliance required by the Contract
including the Notice of Completion.
- construction operations - -Physical work done in the performance of the
Contract within the Project Limits. Does not include off-site mobilization,
procurement and off-site storage of materials and plants, engineering,
performance bond and payment bond, surveys, working drawings, off-site
field offices, schedules, certificates, forms, or documents
- Contract - -The written integrated agreement between the Department
and the Contractor setting forth the obligations of the parties, including, but
not limited to, the performance of the Work and the basis of payment. It
includes the advertisement, Proposal, Certification as to Publication and
Notice of Advertisement for Proposal, bid, Appointment of Agent by
Nonresident Contractors, Resolution of Award of Contract, Executed Form of
Contract, performance and payment bonds, Specifications, Plans, Right-of-
Way Plans, permits, boring logs, pavement core records, addenda, Change
Orders, and Field Orders, all of which are to be treated as one instrument
whether or not set forth at length in the form of it.
- Contract Time - -The number of working days allowed to complete the
work for a milestone or the date by which work must be completed, as
provided in the Contract and as modified by Change Order.
- Contractor - -The individual, firm, partnership, corporation, joint venture,
or any acceptable combination thereof contracting with the Department for
performance of the Contract. For the purpose of carrying out the Contract, it
also means the Contractor's representative.
- day. - -Every day shown on the calendar
- Department - -The Department of Transportation of the State of New
Jersey, as created by law, acting through duly authorized representatives,
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