CLC Project Budgeting & Specification 3

Question 1

A lighting designer applies a 10% contingency to a $95,000 base lighting budget. What is the total budget with contingency?

Accepted Answer

$104,500

Answer

$95,000 × 1.10 = $104,500 total budget including contingency.

Question 2

Which specification delivery method requires the contractor to design and build the lighting system to owner-defined performance outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Design-build

Answer

In design-build, a single entity is responsible for both designing and constructing the lighting system to meet the owner's program.

Question 3

On a lighting spec section, what does the term 'basis of design' identify?

Accepted Answer

The specific product used to establish design intent and performance benchmarks

Answer

The basis of design product is the specific luminaire or system the designer used to develop the lighting solution, setting the performance benchmark.

Question 4

A project requires 80 recessed downlights at $220 list price each with a 40% trade discount. What is the total fixture cost?

Accepted Answer

$10,560

Answer

$220 × (1 − 0.40) = $132 net; $132 × 80 fixtures = $10,560 total fixture cost.

Question 5

Which document formally communicates a change in lighting scope and its cost impact during construction?

Accepted Answer

Change order

Answer

A change order is the formal contract document that records agreed-upon scope changes and adjusts the contract price accordingly.

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CLC Project Budgeting & Specification 3