COSC 275 Final Exam Palmer Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Estimating - Answer️️ -The process of determining the anticipated cost of
materials, labor, and equipment of a proposed project.
Take-off - Answer️️ -The process in which detailed lists are compiled,
based on drawings and s...
COSC 275 Final Exam Palmer Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Estimating - Answer✔️✔️-The process of determining the anticipated cost of
materials, labor, and equipment of a proposed project.
Take-off - Answer✔️✔️-The process in which detailed lists are compiled,
based on drawings and specifications, of all the material and equipment
necessary to construct a project. The cost estimator uses this list to calculate
how much it will cost to build the project.
Quantities - Answer✔️✔️-Measured amounts of construction items
expressed in their customary units.
Quantification - Answer✔️✔️-In estimating an activity to translate project
scope information into resource quantities suitable for
Quantity survey - Answer✔️✔️-A detailed analysis of material and
equipment required to construct a project.
Area - Answer✔️✔️-A measurement of a given planar region or of the
surface of a solid.
Area method - Answer✔️✔️-A construction cost estimating system
employing unit square foot costs multiplied by the adjusted gross floor
area of a building.
Length - Answer✔️✔️-The longest dimension of an object.
Linear measurement - Answer✔️✔️-A unit or system of units for measuring
length: 12" = 1', 3' = 1 yard, 1 yard = 0.9144 meters, 1 mile
= 5,280 feet.
Dimension - Answer✔️✔️-A distance between two points, lines, or planes.
Specifications - Answer✔️✔️-Documents that define the qualitative
requirements for products, materials, and workmanship upon which the
contract for construction is based.
Drawings - Answer✔️✔️-Graphic illustrations depicting the dimensions,
design, and location of a project. Generally including plans, elevations,
details, diagrams, schedules, and sections.
Addendum - Answer✔️✔️-A document describing an addition, change,
correction, or modification to contract documents. An addendum is issued
by the design professional during the bidding period or prior to the award
of contract, and is the primary method of informing bidders of
modifications to the work during the bidding process. Addenda become
part of the contract documents.
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