CBC Quality Assurance & Compliance 5

Question 1

On a project requiring stormwater compliance, a contractor's SWPPP inspections must generally occur at what frequency under the EPA Construction General Permit?

Accepted Answer

At least once every 7 calendar days, or every 14 days plus within 24 hours of a qualifying rain event

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Once per month regardless of weather

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Only after the owner requests one

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Only at project closeout

Question 2

A building official issues a stop-work order for unpermitted structural changes. What is the contractor's immediate obligation?

Accepted Answer

Cease the cited work at once, except activity necessary to make the site safe, until the violation is resolved

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Finish the current phase before stopping

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Appeal first and continue working during the appeal

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Ignore it if the owner directs work to continue

Question 3

During renovation of a pre-1978 residential building, federal law requires which contractor credential for work disturbing painted surfaces?

Accepted Answer

EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm status under the RRP Rule with a certified renovator on site

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An asbestos abatement license

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A HAZWOPER 40-hour card for all workers

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No credential if the paint is tested by the owner

Question 4

A contractor's QC plan calls for a pre-installation conference before roofing begins, but the roofer starts without one. Moisture problems later appear. Why does the skipped conference matter contractually?

Accepted Answer

Failure to follow the contract's specified quality procedures can constitute breach and weaken the contractor's defense to defect claims

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Conferences are informal and carry no contractual weight

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It only matters if the manufacturer attended

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It shifts all liability to the design team

Question 5

Fireproofing thickness tests on structural steel come back below the required rating in several bays. Which remediation approach is correct?

Accepted Answer

Apply additional material to achieve the specified thickness and retest the affected areas

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Average the thin areas with thicker areas elsewhere

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Paint the steel with intumescent-colored coating

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Accept the results if the steel is above the ceiling

Question 6

Which practice best ensures that as-built (record) drawings satisfy closeout compliance requirements?

Accepted Answer

Marking up field changes continuously during construction rather than reconstructing them from memory at the end

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Copying the original bid set and relabeling it

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Letting each subcontractor keep separate undelivered markups

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Submitting photographs in place of drawings

Question 7

A public project requires certified payroll under the Davis-Bacon Act. What must the contractor submit weekly?

Accepted Answer

Certified payroll reports showing each worker's classification, hours, and wages paid, with a signed statement of compliance

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A summary of total labor cost only

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Copies of workers' driver licenses

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Employee performance evaluations