Construction & Evaluation

General Topics

  • Analyze images of construction conditions

  • Analyze construction details

    • Waterproofing

    • Construction order

  • Requirements for Substantial Completion

  • General Code Requirements

    • Fire Code

    • Egress Code

  • Construction Change Directives

  • Architects Supplemental Drawings

  • Change Orders

  • Types of Documents

    • Cost Estimations

    • Preservation Assesments

    • Shop Drawings

    • Specifications

    • RFIs

    • Addenda

  • Contracts 

    • G702

    • A201 (responsibilities of each party)

    • B101 (responsibilities of each party)

  • Reading construction schedules

  • Allowances in bids

  • Retainage

  • Calculating payments

  • Calculate Change Order costs

  • Reading Slump Tests

  • Construction site tests

  • Architect responsibilities 

  • Understanding schedule of values

  • Knowing how to investigate site issues

  • Architect responsibilities with submittals and submittal reviews

  • Responsibilities related to warranties and post construction

  • Understanding labor and cost of different materials for construction

  • How to tell the owner of code requirements and project requirements

  • Requirements to approve submittals

  • Understanding what warrants extra payments or not

  • Responding to construction conditions that go against the CDs

  • Comparing bids

  • Understanding material sizes in details

  • Calculating liquidated damages

  • Responsibilities during bidding

  • Liquidated Damages

  • Hazardous Material Mediation

  • Ready Specs

  • Welding Symbols

  • CSI Master Format

  • Concrete tests

    • Compressive strength

    • Slump

  • Definitions:

    • Broom Clean

    • Head Flashing

    • Lintel

    • Termination Bar

    • Tuckpointing - Remove and replace existing mortar on brick walls

    • Commissioning Agent

    • Joint Checks - Check with the name of 2 entities on it. Used to ensure contractor is paying sub

    • Performance Bond

    • Payment Bond