APC 1000 Questions Program - Task 14

OQSC , APC Discussion Group JV 2014 Summer session - 1000 Questions program Task 14 - Sa Sample Qu Questions - Co Contract Ad Admini Program Competency serial No

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Question Quantification and Costing of works What is the advantage you will have by preparing a BOQ based on standard method of measurement and what

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2012 purposes serve the BOQ? How do you measure demolition of building in accordance

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2012 with CESSM3?

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2012 Why we want to pay Method Related charges in full?

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2012 How do you measure Bored piling as per Pomi? If boring through bolder bolder how do you measure it as per

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2012 pomi? Where do you measure mould for precast units as per

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2012 pomi ?.

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2012 wh what about Prestress?.

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2012 Why standard method of measurement is required? What are the Methods of Measurement you are familiar

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2012 with?

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2012 List out differences between CESMM3 and POM(I)?

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2012 How do you measure a Coffer Dam under CESMM3? How did you measure the actual quantities in the surface

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2012 car park project?

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2012 What is the difference between the SMM7 and POMI

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2012 What is included in preliminaries ?

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2012 What are the MOMs that you have used in UAE?

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2012 Why SMM7 not used in UAE? How will you advice the Client if he is proposing to use a

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2012 bespoke method of measurement? What protective measures that you will take for a bulk

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2012 excavation?

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2012 How will you measure concrete in POMI?

830

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2012 What are the types of provisional sums identified in NRM?

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2012 How do you measure AC Ductwork as per POM(I)?

832

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2012 What is the purpose of NRM?

833

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2012 How do you do a unit rate analysis?

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2012 What are the 4 rules in CESSM3?

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2012 What CESSM3 & SMM7 says about working space? What is the advantage of having a BOQ rather than

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2012 Schedule of rates?

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2012 Who has published POMI?

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2012 How do you measure concrete as per POMI and CESMM3?

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2012 what is the unit of measurement for concrete as per POMI How do you calculate the recovery of Head Office

840

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2012 Overhead cost?

Can you name 3 standard method of measurement you 841

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2012 know?

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2012 What is the importance of having SMM?

843

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2012 What is the purpose of pricing preambles?

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2012 Is it tailor made?

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2012 What advantages give you using CESMM3 than POMI?

846

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2012 Can Substations measured under CESMM3?

847

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2012 What is method related charges?

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2012 What is prime cost sum? How do you adjust it?

849

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2012 How do you measure concrete in CESMM 3? How do you apply method related charges for bridge

850

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2012 construction? Contractor’s QS submitted his payment application, which

851

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2012 is over claim? What would you pay?

852

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2012 Explain the rules in SMM7

853

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2012 How to you prepare a concrete rate? How do will measure piling? Will you include rebar?

854

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2012 Boring?

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2012 Why do you use provisional qty?

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2012 How do you prepare fit out boq?

857

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2012 what’s PS and contingencies

858

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2014 How y prepare new rate ?

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2014 What is BCIS?

860

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2014 How BCIS collects information?

861

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2014 What is three point estimates?

862

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2014 Who publishes cost indices in UAE? How do you calculate amount of plaster you want for

863

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2014 plaster 1m2?

864

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2014 9) What is lump sum ?

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2014 How would you advise to the client, important of BOQ?

866

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2014 What are method related charges stated in CESSM3? What is provisional sum mentioned in SMM7? (M) Why

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2014 Undefined PS is not included in the BOQ? What other related standard method of measurement

868

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2014 introduced by RICS?

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2014 88) How to price a BOQ? 180) Why a schedule of rates included with BOQ as per CESMM3 (I guess assessor meant day work schedule, as there is no schedule of rates mentioned in CESMM under

870

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2014 BOQ)?

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2014 235) Do you advice to use method related charges? 237) How do you include method related charges in the

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2014 BOQ and in which section? 238) Your contractor has changed his method of carrying

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out the work and as employer’s QS how do you deal with 2014 this? Team Working

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2012 How do you manage your Team? where you will be handling 5 QS under you and providing project management services. What will you look for, or

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2012 what will be your action? How would you define, Teamwork should work between

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2012 various teams in a project? How Teamwork is important to you as a Quantity Surveyor

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2012 in your day today practice?

What are the benefits of working in a team than people 878

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2012 working individually?

879

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2012 If team is not performing well, what you can do?

880

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2012 What are the stages of team forming as per RICS? What are the benefits of working in a team than people

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2012 working individually?

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2012 Why team is important?

883

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2012 What is team work?

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2012 Explain the qualities of team leader? What are the differences between manager and team

885

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2012 leader? How do you collaboratively work at your site with other

886

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2014 stakeholders?

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2014 What do you mean by 'natural forces" in team working? What is team dynamics? Explain how it happens in

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2014 Construction Industry

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2014 66) What is different between team & Group?

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2014 241) How teams are working?

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2014 Who will know your team working with satisfaction?

892

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2014 How you manage a team of QSs for a certain task? If couple of your team members fight with each other, how

893

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2014 you manage it?

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2014 Why do you need a team?

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