Contractors, Managers, and Foremen: Coordinating a Building Project Answers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has traditionally hired many of its civil engineers from which of the following institutions, in part because it is the oldest civil engineering school in the country?

Which of the following projects does the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers participate in? (Select all that apply.)

Hector accidentally cuts his hand while using a jigsaw on a construction site. Who is responsible for writing up the accident report?

Why might there be multiple foremen on one work site?

The following excerpt is from a report for the Israel Institute of Technology by Ari Teger on high-rise construction. There are many aspects involved in scheduling a construction project. Even a priori scheduling requires dealing with many interdependent tasks and resources, and once the project starts the task is even more complex. Although the schedule can be created using calculations like the one described earlier, construction doesn’t actually proceed with such precision. Instead, it’s best to either rely on assumptions or calculations but then with the results adjusted according to experience and common sense. For instance, if a calculation results in a task taking 0.9 of a workday, it isn’t reasonable to assume that another task will be performed that day. There is a good chance that it will take slightly longer than calculated, and once it’s completed, workers will be ready to go home and won’t be willing to start a percentage of a task in the part of the workday that is remaining. Why would a construction manager not try to increase efficiency by maximizing the amount of tasks on any given workday?

Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between a general contractor and a construction manager?

Why might many general contractors begin their careers as construction workers?

A large corporation can function as a general contractor.

Stella, a homeowner, has created plans for refinishing her kitchen and bathrooms, including making a budget and requisitioning most of the materials. She hires Anastasia, who manages a construction crew of two workers who will replace all Stella’s cabinets, countertops, and plumbing fixtures and retile the walls and floors. Which of the following best describe the roles Stella and Anastasia are fulfilling?