Black Spectacles - PcM - Practice Exam 2024/2025 with 100% correct answers
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Black Spectacles - PcM - Practice E
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Black Spectacles - PcM - Practice E
The developer of a large shopping complex is looking a construction manager for their project.
Which of the following construction manager qualification can impact the success of the project? Check the three that apply. correct answersTeam chemistry, Constructability expertise, Construction experi...
The developer of a large shopping complex is looking a construction manager for their project.
Which of the following construction manager qualification can impact the success of the project? Check
the three that apply. correct answersTeam chemistry, Constructability expertise, Construction experience
While reviewing local, state and federal building codes, the architect notices discrepencies between the
requirements.
Which code should the architect follow? correct answersThe most stringent building code should always
be followed so that the local, state, and federal building regulations will all be met.
A project is in the construction administration (CA) phase and the architect is informed that the specified
mechanical exhaust fans are discontinued, and a new product must be selected. The newer models
available are larger in size, but require less units in total.
Who on the team makes the final decision of which new model to procure? correct answersThe architect
should gather information from their team (such as the mechanical engineer, in this example) and
prepare a list of pros and cons of each option, for client review. The architect should not make any
decisions without client approval.
An architect is preparing a fee proposal for a new client.
What percent of the total fee is the construction documents phase in a traditional design-bid-build
project? correct answersIn a typical design-bid-build project, the construction documents phase uses
40% of the overall design fee and man-hours.
An architect is working on the design development phase of a mixed-use building with retail, a
restaurant, a movie theater, a gym, and condominiums. The project team consists of a food service
consultant, a gym consultant, and an acoustical consultant, as well as MEP and structural engineers.
As the project manager, what are the main duties of consultant coordination that the architect should
monitor regularly? Check the three that apply. correct answersUncovering and coordinating conflicts
between the work of different consultants, Ensuring consultants are working from the current set of
architectural drawings, Ensuring consultants meet all deadlines
, An architect has been hired to design a co-working office building and has issued construction
documents. During the bidding process, the owner decides to make changes to the design and plan
layout of the tenant spaces in the building due to changes in their budget.
How should the architect proceed? correct answersThis is a major change to the deisgn and scope of the
project and will require revised construction documents from the architect and all consultants, and likely
revisions to permitting as well. A contract and fees for additional services must be in order before the
architect begins work on the changes.
An architect is designing a new surgical wing addition to a hospital.
Which of the following would be most prudent to study during the design process using building
performance modeling? correct answersper the International Building Code (IBC), surgical units and
hospitals are essential buildings, are risk category IV, and have more stringent regulations, especially
regarding their structrual perfomance and integrity. For this project, it woud be most prudent to study,
optimze, and test the design of the structural system of the building using building performance
modeling technologies.
Model-based analyses refer to a wide range of simulations and studies that leverage building information
models (BIMs) to predict facility behaviors and simulate design and construction impacts on building
performance, structural integrity, project cost, energy consumption, and other facility life cycle issues.
The owner has asked the architect to help them evaluate what the potential consequential damages that
could occur on their upcoming high-end furniture store project could be.
Which of the following are examples of consequential damages? Check the two that apply. correct
answershe contractor incurs added overhead and insurance costs when the owner delays the project by
30 days, halfway through construction, The value of the project is less than anticipated due to non-
conforming work
A firm is determining the billing rate for an employee who is paid $28 per hour. The firm's overhead rate
is 130%, and they want a 15% profit.
What should the firm's hourly billing rate be for this employee? Round to the nearest whole dollar.
correct answersA firm with an overhead rate of 1.3 will have a break-even rate of 2.3 (1.0 + 1.3). To
determine a billable rate, the hourly pay of the employee should be multiplied by the break even rate
($28.00 x 2.3 = $64.40). To determine the required 15% profit, the break-even rate should then be
divided by 0.85 (or the complement of the desired profit). This will establish an hourly billing rate of
$75.76 ($64.40 ÷ 85% = $75.76; to check: $75.76 × 15% = $11.36 + $64.40 = $75.76)
An architect is working on a mixed use building and the project site is a vacant urban lot that is city-
owned. The lot has been informally developed by the local community as an urban garden and children's
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