OQSC , APC Discussion Group JV

2014 Summer session - 1000 Questions program

Program
serial No
Competency
sr No year Question
811 1 2012
What is the advantage you will have by preparing a BOQ
based on standard method of measurement and what
purposes serve the BOQ?
812 2 2012
How do you measure demolition of building in accordance
with CESSM3?
813 3 2012 Why we want to pay Method Related charges in full?
814 4 2012 How do you measure Bored piling as per Pomi?
815 5 2012
If boring through bolder how do you measure it as per
pomi?
816 6 2012
Where do you measure mould for precast units as per
pomi ?.
817 7 2012 what about Prestress?.
818 8 2012 Why standard method of measurement is required?
819 9 2012
What are the Methods of Measurement you are familiar
with?
820 10 2012 List out differences between CESMM3 and POM(I)?
821 11 2012 How do you measure a Coffer Dam under CESMM3?
822 12 2012
How did you measure the actual quantities in the surface
car park project?
823 13 2012 What is the difference between the SMM7 and POMI
Task 14 - Sample Questions - Contract Administration & Contract Practice
Quantification and Costing of works
824 14 2012 What is included in preliminaries ?
825 15 2012 What are the MOMs that you have used in UAE?
826 16 2012 Why SMM7 not used in UAE?
827 17 2012
How will you advice the Client if he is proposing to use a
bespoke method of measurement?
828 18 2012
What protective measures that you will take for a bulk
excavation?
829 19 2012 How will you measure concrete in POMI?
830 20 2012 What are the types of provisional sums identified in NRM?
831 21 2012 How do you measure AC Ductwork as per POM(I)?
832 22 2012 What is the purpose of NRM?
833 23 2012 How do you do a unit rate analysis?
834 24 2012 What are the 4 rules in CESSM3?
835 25 2012 What CESSM3 & SMM7 says about working space?
836 26 2012
What is the advantage of having a BOQ rather than
Schedule of rates?
837 27 2012 Who has published POMI?
838 28 2012 How do you measure concrete as per POMI and CESMM3?
839 29 2012 what is the unit of measurement for concrete as per POMI
840 30 2012
How do you calculate the recovery of Head Office
Overhead cost?
841 31 2012
Can you name 3 standard method of measurement you
know?
842 32 2012 What is the importance of having SMM?
843 33 2012 What is the purpose of pricing preambles?
844 34 2012 Is it tailor made?
845 35 2012 What advantages give you using CESMM3 than POMI?
846 36 2012 Can Substations measured under CESMM3?
847 37 2012 What is method related charges?
848 38 2012 What is prime cost sum? How do you adjust it?
849 39 2012 How do you measure concrete in CESMM 3?
850 40 2012
How do you apply method related charges for bridge
construction?
851 38 2012
Contractors QS submitted his payment application, which
is over claim? What would you pay?
852 39 2012 Explain the rules in SMM7
853 40 2012 How to you prepare a concrete rate?
854 41 2012
How do will measure piling? Will you include rebar?
Boring?
855 42 2012 Why do you use provisional qty?
856 43 2012 How do you prepare fit out boq?
857 44 2012 whats PS and contingencies
858 45 2014 How y prepare new rate ?
859 46 2014 What is BCIS?
860 47 2014 How BCIS collects information?
861 48 2014 What is three point estimates?
862 49 2014 Who publishes cost indices in UAE?
863 50 2014
How do you calculate amount of plaster you want for
plaster 1m2?
864 51 2014 9) What is lump sum ?
865 52 2014 How would you advise to the client, important of BOQ?
866 53 2014 What are method related charges stated in CESSM3?
867 54 2014
What is provisional sum mentioned in SMM7? (M) Why
Undefined PS is not included in the BOQ?
868 55 2014
What other related standard method of measurement
introduced by RICS?
869 56 2014 88) How to price a BOQ?
870 57 2014
180) Why a schedule of rates included with BOQ as per
CESMM3 (I guess assessor meant day work schedule, as
there is no schedule of rates mentioned in CESMM under
BOQ)?
871 58 2014 235) Do you advice to use method related charges?
872 59 2014
237) How do you include method related charges in the
BOQ and in which section?
873 60 2014
238) Your contractor has changed his method of carrying
out the work and as employers QS how do you deal with
this?
874 61 2012 How do you manage your Team?
875 62 2012
You were asked by your manager to take on a new project
where you will be handling 5 QS under you and providing
project management services. What will you look for, or
what will be your action?
876 63 2012
How would you define, Teamwork should work between
various teams in a project?
877 64 2012
How Teamwork is important to you as a Quantity Surveyor
in your day today practice?
Team Working
878 65 2012
What are the benefits of working in a team than people
working individually?
879 66 2012 If team is not performing well, what you can do?
880 67 2012 What are the stages of team forming as per RICS?
881 68 2012
What are the benefits of working in a team than people
working individually?
882 69 2012 Why team is important?
883 70 2012 What is team work?
884 71 2012 Explain the qualities of team leader?
885 72 2012
What are the differences between manager and team
leader?
886 73 2014
How do you collaboratively work at your site with other
stakeholders?
887 74 2014 What do you mean by 'natural forces" in team working?
888 75 2014
What is team dynamics? Explain how it happens in
Construction Industry
889 76 2014 66) What is different between team & Group?
890 77 2014 241) How teams are working?
891 78 2014 Who will know your team working with satisfaction?
892 79 2014 How you manage a team of QSs for a certain task?
893 80 2014
If couple of your team members fight with each other, how
you manage it?
894 81 2014 Why do you need a team?
Answer
Task 14 - Sample Questions - Contract Administration & Contract Practice