ARE Live: CE Mock Exam

Review the mock exam questions in preparation for the episode with April Drake by 12:00PM Central Time on Thursday, February 17th, 2022.

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* 1. A contractor is reviewing the architect's comments on a casework submittal that the architect has marked as 'revise and resubmit'. The architect marked up the shop drawings to show HVAC registers in the toe kicks and added recessed lighting inside the casework. The HVAC registers were shown on the contract documents, but the recessed lighting was not.

How should the contractor proceed with processing this submittal?

Request that the architect issue a construction change directive

Request that the architect prepare a change order

Request that the owner adjust the contract sum and schedule

Request that the subcontractor provide the additional items at no cost

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* 2. An architect and owner are preparing to enter into an agreement for a new construction residential project. They’re discussing the responsibilities of the architect under the standard AIA B101. According to AIA document B101, the architect's basic services and general responsibilities include which of the following? Check the three that apply.

Retain the following engineers as consultants - structural, mechanical, civil

Maintain worker’s compensation insurance at statutory limits

Include the owner as an additional insured on their commercial general liability policy

Provide multiple preliminary designs

Conduct an inspection to determine the date of substantial completion

Engage a surveyor to prepare a survey of the property

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* 3. An architect is preparing a field report after a recent site visit. One of the items that they noticed is that the handrails on the main lobby stair were provided in a painted metal finish, whereas the construction documents called for a wooden cap on the handrail. After bringing the issue up to the owner, the owner wishes to keep the currently installed handrail.

How should the architect proceed?

Note it as exception to certificate of substantial completion

Refuse to accept the change

Issue an addendum to reflect the change to the handrail

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* 4. Refer to the excerpt below from a shop drawing recently submitted to the architect’s office for their review.

Which of the following subcontractors likely submitted this shop drawing to the general contractor?

Miscellaneous metals

Masonry

Curtain wall

Insulation and waterproofing

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Question 4 Shop Drawing

Question 4 Shop Drawing

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* 5. Refer to the drawing below, which is included in an architect’s construction document set.

Which of the following components of this detail are likely to be installed last?

Roof membrane flashing

Terra cotta coping

2” rigid insulation

Galvanized bent plates

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Question 5 Contract Document

Question 5 Contract Document