Catholic Relief Services (CRS) / Philippine Program

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) / Philippine Program Recruitment for Emergency & Shelter Project Officer Written Test Construction Management of a Contractor Build project

Name of Applicant: Time Finished: Instructions: Applicants will have up to 2 hours to complete the test. Answers should be typed on this WORD document. For Question #7, please send your WORD or EXCEL file back. All documents / files should be sent by email within 2 hours of starting the test.

Question #1: Please insert in the table below key stages of a construction project starting from brief creation to hand over and maintenance and an outline of the activities needing to be achieved at each stage for a contractor lead school building project.

Stages Activities needed to be achieved at this stage Front end engineering and design

Completion and Handover After completion

Question #2: Whenever one become involved in a construction project there are organizational risks, please describe your understanding of these terms and as a Construction Manager you would manage to minimize these risks.

Risks What is your understanding of this How would you manage to minimize these risks risk and why is it important. Collusion Theft Threat Site Safety Delays Cost increase Low quality

Question #3: Please explain what a construction contract is? Answer;

Which parties are a signatory a construction contract? Answer;

Explain what the following documents are; a) Engineering design drawings, Answer;

b) Bill of quantities, Answer;

c) Specifications Answer;

Are these documents a part of the construction contract? Yes/ No

Please list the most important clauses in a construction contract that binds the parties to each other and which may help you manage the contract. Answer;

Question # 4. In estimating a project sand and cement are measured in units respectively:

A. m3, kg B. kg, m3 C. m3, m3 D. kg, kg

Answer:

Question # 5. You are tasked to setup Quality Control procedures. Explain the following terms;

a) Inspection report; Answer;

b) Day-to-day inspection Answer;

c) Weekly inspection 3

Answer;

d) Hold points /key inspection points Answer;

Question # 6. One day, on a weekly inspection you observe that the foundations which are nearly completed is not what you thought was agreed. What steps would you take to ensure the corrective measure is taken.

Question #7: Using MS Word table or Excel, prepare a shelter construction program given the following information below.

You are charged with developing a construction schedule to construct schools spread over 4 locations in a refugee camp. Develop a construction schedule to construct the 12 semi- permanent classrooms (half timber, half blockwork), with 8 latrine blocks fencing for the school ground and a guard house within 5 months. Please refer to your answers from question 1 to provide the key stages. Provide notes in your construction schedule for number of classrooms, latrine and fencing achieved.