2ND SEMESTER 2020/2021 ACADMIC YEAR

MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATION E- BOOKLET

THE FOLLOWING DETAILS MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT

STUDENT’S ID NUMBER: _______________________________

ENG 18A 000 02Y LEVEL: __________
400

COURSE CODE: CVE 401 CONSTRUCTION

COURSE TITLE: _____________________________
MANAGEMENT

LECTURER’S NAME: (Refer to the Question Paper) ________________________________

AFETSI AVEGE

DIRECTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. Use Times New Romans with font size of 12

2. All calculations need to be typed
3. Similar (COPIED) work produce by two or more students will be scored ZERO for all students involved.
4. Copy and paste work will be score ZERO
5. Copied or shared plagiarism reports will be scored ZERO for all students involved in the act
6. NO VALID PLAGIARISM REPORT FOR A GIVEN QUESTIION – NO GRADING
7. It is your responsibility to comply with the instructions given on the Question Paper.
8. It is your responsibility to ensure that your answers follow the required format.
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9. Note that no submission can be accepted after the deadlines.
10. Convert your final ANSWER BOOKLET into a PDF file, and name the PDF file USING your ID number and the course code (e.g. ENG10A0910Y –
EEE204)

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PLEASE NOTE AND DO FOLLOWINGS

A. USE THE REST OF THE PAGES BELOW FOR YOUR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS IN YOUR EXAM PAPER.

B. MAKE SURE FOR EACH ANSWER TO A QUESTION (INCLUDING ITS ASSOCIATED SUB-QUESTIONS). YOU CLEALY
INDICATE THE QUESTION NUMBER AND THE SUB-QUESTION IDENTIFIER AS SHOWN BELOW

C. YOU CAN ADD (INSERT MORE PAGES IF YOU REQUIRE IT)

D. COPY AND PASTE YOUR ANSWERS TO EACH QUESTION ANSWERED INTO THE PLAGIARISM CHECKER. ONCE YOU
HAVE PASSED THE PLAGIARISM CHECK FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS, PDF THE ENTIRE ANSWER BOOKLET AND NAME
IT AS DIRECTED IN (11) ABOVE.

E. ADD YOUR PLAGIARISM REPORTS TO THE PDF ANSWER BOOKLET AND MAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT THE ZIPPED
FOLDER CONTAINING YOUR ANSWER BOOKLET AND THE CORRESPONDING PLAGIARISM REPORTS FOR EACH
QUESTION ANSWERED TO THE RIGHT COURSE PORTAL CORRESPONDING TO THE COURSE CODE.

F. FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE ZIPPED FOLDER TO THE RIGHT COURSE PORTAL CORRESPONDING TO THE COURSE CODE
WILL RESULT IN YOUR SUBMISSION GOING TO THE WRONG COURSE PORTAL HENCE CANNOT BE LOCATED AND
GRADED.

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QUESTION NUMBER: 1 SUB-QUESTION: _1(a)

Project Manager

Construction Manager

Safety Quality Assurance Senior Project Planning Quantity

Engineer Engineer Engineer Engineer Surveyor

Lab Civil Subcontractors

Technician Engineer

Electrical Plumbing Carpentry

CAD Subcontractor Subcontractor Subcontractor
Draftsman

Aluminum works
Subcontractor
Foreman

Labourers

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Organization EXAM
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Shareholders
QUESTION NUMBER: 1 SUB-QUESTION: _1(b)

Assistant General Manager General Manager Secretary General

Finance/Accounting Human Resource Administrative Project Manager Judiciary

Manager Manager Manager

Construction
Manager

Safety Quality Senior Planning Quantity

Enginee Assurance Project Engineer Surveyor
r Engineer Engineer

Lab Civil Subcontr

Technician Engine actors

Electrica Plumbin Carpentr

CAD l g y
Drafts Subcontr

Aluminum
works
Foreman
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Labourers

Organization structure of company’s head office.

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QUESTION NUMBER: 1 SUB-QUESTION: _1(c)

- The shareholder the group of people who came together to form the company. The take major decision on the company and appoint the
general manager.
- The general manager is concerned with overseeing the functioning of the company.
- The assistant general manager assists the general manager and answers the general manager.
- The account manager is in charge of monitoring the companies’ funds and updating the account ledger
- The human resource manager is charged with hiring of sub personnel based on competency.
- Administrative manager manages the companies’ personnel.
- The project manager is in charge monitoring all the projects of the company.
- Judiciary is in charge of judicial matters in the company.

QUESTION NUMBER: 2 SUB-QUESTION: _2(a)

With respect to concrete slab, a drawing is a type of technical document that shows information about the slab or slabs.
The bill of quantities is a document which provides project specific quantities of an item of work identified by the drawing and specifications in
tender document.
If the contract is with quantities, the bill of quantities as prepared by the employer takes precedence over the drawings. If C20 concrete grade
from the BoQ, it is dealt with as a change and at the risk of the client.
On the other hand, when the contract is with drawings, the drawing takes precedence over the bill of quantity. If the C25 concrete grade of the
BoQ is missing, as long as the C25 concrete grade is covered within the drawing, this would be deemed to be included within the contract lump
sum and are at the risk of the contactor.

QUESTION NUMBER: 2 SUB-QUESTION: _2(b)

My advice will be;

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I will suggest a contract with an investor who will provide the funds. Firstly, an offer should be made to the investor with full capacity (the
competency to make a valid contract) for which he will review and accept if he is interested (consideration). The contract should be law binding
and written. The contract should not be verbal since there is no binding evidence in case where 1 party violates the terms and conditions. A time
is determined for the contract (contract duration). The terms and conditions of the contract should be stated clearly. The agreement should be
included and must contain
- The names of the contracting parties
- A brief description of the contract
- A list of contract documents
- Contract sum
- Contract time
- Signatures of contracting parties and witnesses.

I will also advise them to choose FIDIC contract for construction. This because FIDIC contracts are very clear and detailed. They cover all kinds
of issues that can happen during the construction process in order to reduce the risk of any disputes in future. They include the best practices in
the industry and the common issues and concerns that maybe found in similar projects. FIDIC contracts are a tool ready and very easy to use.

QUESTION NUMBER: 2 SUB-QUESTION: _2(c)

Variations assign the risk of any changes in the estimated quantity of the unit priced item. Variation does not modify the unit price but modifies
the quantity but large variations will require adjustments to the contract to prevent severe loss or large profit margins.

QUESTION NUMBER: 3 SUB-QUESTION: _3(a)

The main activities to be undertaken for the for the completion of a substructure are;
- Ground investigation
- Geotechnical and other specialist processes
- Demolition and site clearance
- Earthworks
- Structural work.

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The activities for the for the completion to the substructure level are;
- Excavations
- Clearance of obstacles
- Ground remediation
- Ground heave
- Concrete works

Labor resources to be used for the construction to substructure level are;

- Laborers
- Excavator
- Concrete mixer
- Trucks
- Caterpillar
- Bulldozer

QUESTION NUMBER: 3 SUB-QUESTION: _3(b)

General conditions are concerned with the framework of the construction contract documents. It establishes the all the rights and obligations of
the contracting parties, defines the role of every party and their responsibilities, how to resolve issues on the project (includes how payments are
approved, how change orders are processed, and other notice requirements that may arise on site), suspension procedures, termination
procedures and alternative dispute resolution procedures.

Special conditions have to do with an addition or an amendment to the section of general conditions. If there are any specific instructions that
apply to the project, the special condition takes care of that. In other words, provides specific clause and conditions for each task or the project,
detailly.
Supplementary conditions are any additional changes to the special conditions.
QUESTION NUMBER: 3 SUB-QUESTION: _3(c)

The various sections of a complete contract document are;

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- Form of Agreement and General Conditions of Contract (GCC)
- Form of Special Conditions of Contract (SCC) and Additional Provisions Annex to the Contract
- Securities Forms
- Bill of Quantities
- Specifications and Performance Requirements
- Drawings

QUESTION NUMBER: 4 SUB-QUESTION: _4(a)

Construction cost:
Construction cost deals with the expenses incurred by a contractor during a construction project. These expenses are based on the cost of
construction materials and equipment. Inflation will cause an increase in construction cost. For example, if a bag of cement use to cost 50cedis,
because of inflation, the cement supplier will face challenges selling at the same price because he will pay a fee higher than the on he used to due
to factors like fuel which in turn increase transportation cost, the taxes and manufacturing cost on the manufacturer might also increase in the
price of a single unit. This makes the retailer spend more to get a bag of cement. In other to meetup and avoid going bankrupt, the retailer will, in
turn raise the price of the cement.
In conclusion, inflation will cause an increase in cost of material and construction equipment, making the construction cost to go high.

QUESTION NUMBER: 4 SUB-QUESTION: _4(b)

Cost of construction:
Cost of construction relates to expenses incurred by a contractor for a construction project. That is, how much a contractor will price for the
realization of a project. Based on the above increase in construction cost, the contractor to will decide to increase the fee he charges for
construction, in order to prevent loss and maintain gain to survive his company. For example, if a contractor usually rents a bulldozer for
250cedis a day, because inflation also affect the rental company, making them to increase the rental price to 350cedis, the contractor has to
minimize his losses by increasing the cost for a project. Also, the salary of the laborer might get higher since they will be able to do very little
with the salary they used to have (the salary might not be able to cater for their needs at that time), as a result of inflation.

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In conclusion, inflation causes a rise in cost of construction.

QUESTION NUMBER: 4 SUB-QUESTION: _4(c)

Due to increase of both construction cost and cost of construction as a result of inflation, the total project cost will increase. Total project cost
refers to all the expenses required for a construction project. When equipment become more costly, materials cost more, laborer and other
employees require more salary to meet their end needs, the company cannot work at a loss, so, as a result increase their pricing, this will to an
increase in the total project cause.
In conclusion, as a result of inflation, total project cause will increase.

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