ERA Cadre Civil Servant Exam case studies
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The ERA Cadre Civil Servant Exam is the screening assessment used for candidates seeking cadre-level civil service positions connected with the Ethiopian Roads Administration. It is intended for graduates and serving staff who want to move into administrative, engineering-support, or supervisory roles in the road sector, and it tests both general civil service competence and road-specific knowledge. The ERA Cadre Civil Servant Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,073 words.
1The Unforeseen Black Cotton Soil Variation
A 42 km rural road upgrading contract, valued at ETB 380 million with a 12% contingency, is on day 300 of a 540-day programme. At km 18+400, trial pits expose 1.2 m of black cotton soil that the geotechnical report did not identify.
683 words, about 3 min2Night Paving Beside a Hospital
An urban asphalt overlay is being placed at night along a four-lane arterial. The 1.8 km stretch passes 150 m from a district hospital and 200 m from a primary school.
643 words, about 3 min3Prioritizing a ETB 85 Million Maintenance Budget
A district road office manages 620 km of paved and gravel roads with an annual maintenance budget of ETB 85 million. The technical unit's list includes: resealing 14 km at ETB 42 million; routine maintenance on 120 km at ETB 18 million; scour repair on three bridges at ETB 15 million; pothole patching on 45 km at ETB 6 million; drainage cleaning at ETB 4 million; and axle-load enforcement at ETB 2 million.
630 words, about 3 min4The Resort Invitation and the Failing Cores
You are the resident engineer on a 30 km rehabilitation contract. The contractor's project manager invites you to a two-day 'technical visit' at a lakeside resort, all expenses paid, and offers a new laptop 'to speed up site reporting.' He also offers to sponsor a road-safety training for your staff.
595 words, about 3 min5Eighteen Projects, Three Engineers
You head a district road office with 28 approved posts, 19 filled, and only three engineers. The annual plan lists 18 maintenance projects, but supervision capacity allows 11.
522 words, about 3 min