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Company Organization
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RPQs
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2.
3.
Delegation is the process of assigning specific responsibilities
and authorities to individual employees commensurate with
their training and experience.
A. True
B. False
The extent of “horizontal division” within a company is
dependant on the number of semiautonomous departments
created to perform specialized functions.
A. True
B. False
The key factor in employee motivation is the human need for
a feeling of recognition and self-esteem.
A. True B. False
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Let’s Play……….
So you want to be
a Construction
Engineer?
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Rules of the Game (first round)
 Answer as a team (choose one spokesperson)
 Right answer = +5, Wrong answer = -10
 A team can choose to “play” or “pass”
 If a team passes they will receive 0 points
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Rules of the Game (second round)
 On a “pass”, the next team to answer will be chosen
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at random or possibly picked by the “passing team”
– they are required to answer the question
“The Cards” will help us choose what team will get
the question when it is “passed”
Ace = Team #1, Cards 2 to 10 represent Teams 2
through 10 respectively
Ace through 10 – points remain the same
“Jack” – choose any team – points stay same
“Queen” – choose any team – points double
“King” – choose any team – points triple
Initial question – answer required after 20 seconds
“passed” question – answer required in 10 seconds
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Question #1
1.All the following duties are normally a part of
the Estimating Department within a General
Contractor organization except one. Which one
is it?
 A. Obtaining bid documents
 B. Quantity takeoff
 C. Securing subcontractor/material quotations
 D. Project cost accounting
 E. Delivering competitive or negotiated proposals
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The Correct Answer to question # 1 is …..
D. Project Cost Accounting
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Question #2
 An employee’s authority may be delegated
to others.
 A. True B. False
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The correct answer to question # 2 is …..
A. True
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Question #3
 Many of America’s largest structures have
been built by joint ventures. The Hoover
Dam was built by an association of _____
companies.
 A. 5
 B. 6
 C. 7
 D. 8
 E. 10
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The correct answer to question # 3 is …..
B. 6
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Question # 4
Company policy on drugs and alcohol is an
especially important aspect of a personnel
manual, as is a description of the company
_______ policy.
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The correct answer to question # 4 is …..
Safety
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Question #5
The concept of “vertical division” within a
company refers to the establishment of lines
of supervision.
True or False
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The correct answer to question # 5 is …..
True
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Question #6
Unlike a corporation, a joint venture is not a
separate entity.
True or False
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The correct answer to question # 6 is …..
False
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Question # 7
Approximately 10 percent of the contractors
account for about _____ percent of the
annual dollar volume of construction.
a. 80
b. 85
c. 90
d. 95
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The correct answer to question # 7 is …..
a. 80
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Question # 8
There are 500,000 business firms in the
United States that classify themselves as
being construction contractors of one type or
another. The classification that has the
largest number of contractors is sole
proprietorship, followed by partnerships and
then corporations.
True
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or
False
The correct answer to question # 8 is …..
False
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Question # 9
Which of the following construction business
types can have unlimited shareholders?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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S Corporation
LLC
Corporation
Sole Proprietorship
The correct answer to question # 9 is …..
b. LLC
and
c. Corporation
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Question # 10
The LLC is formed by two or more members
with an LLC agreement written in conformity
with applicable federal statutes.
True
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or
False
The correct answer to question # 10 is ….
False
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Question # 11
What does acronym “ESOP” stand for?
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The correct answer to question # 11 is ….
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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Question # 12
Under the laws of most states, all the stock
of a corporation can be owned by a single
individual.
True
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or
False
The correct answer to question # 12 is ….
True
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Question # 13
The limited partnership is used principally as
a means of ________ ________.
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The correct answer to question # 13 is ….
raising capital
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Question # 14
Which form of business has as one of its
disadvantages the fact that on the death of
one of the shareholders the organization
automatically goes into a state of
dissolution.
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The correct answer to question # 14 is ….
Partnership
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Question # 15
What does “NAHB” stand for?
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The correct answer to question # 15 is ….
National Association of Home Builders
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Question # 16
Which building code is used in the western
half of the United States?
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The correct answer to question # 16 is ….
Uniform Building Code
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Question # 17
What is the primary cause of seasonality in
the construction industry?
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The correct answer to question # 17 is ….
Inclement weather
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Question # 18
In the arena of small and disadvantaged
business enterprises what does the acronym
“MBE” stand for?
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The correct answer to question # 18 is ….
Minority Business Enterprises
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Question # 19
What does the acronym “CMAA” stand for?
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The correct answer to question # 19 is ….
Construction Management
Association of America
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Question # 20
FNMA, GNMA and VA are all quasigovernment agencies that help finance this
type of construction. What type of
construction is it?
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The correct answer to question # 20 is ….
residential
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Question # 21
What gets wet as it’s drying?
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The correct answer to question # 21 is ….
a towel
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Question # 22
 Who will win the football game on Saturday,
ISU
or
Kansas?
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The correct answer to question # 22 is ….
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