MCAA Masonry case studies
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The National Masonry Certification is a company-level credential administered by the Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) to give construction customers an objective way to identify mason contractors committed to quality, rather than selecting on lowest bid alone. The firm is what gets certified, but the primary individual in charge of day-to-day masonry operations - an owner, CEO, or senior manager - earns the credits and personally sits the exam. The MCAA Masonry case studies are 5 cases and about 3,675 words.
1Brick Escalation, a Late Addendum, and a Unit Price Request at Bid Close
Your company is bidding a three-story, 68,000 sq ft addition to a high school: 8 in. CMU backup with brick veneer, about 52,000 sq ft of modular brick (roughly 350,000 brick), 9,500 sq ft of 8 in.
762 words, about 4 min2Veneer Cavity, Flashing and Tie Deficiencies on a Five-Story Steel-Stud Backup
On a five-story brick veneer building, the backup is 6 in. cold-formed steel studs with exterior gypsum sheathing and a fluid-applied air barrier.
763 words, about 4 min3A $51,300 Pricing Error Discovered Two Days After Bid Opening
You are chief estimator for a 60-person masonry contractor. On a 2.85 million public school bid, your company is low at 2,847,000; the second bidder is 2,912,000 and the engineer's estimate is 2,930,000.
708 words, about 4 min4Low Prism Breaks, Weak Mortar, and a Grout Crew Tapping the Wall
The project is a five-story, 12 in. fully grouted CMU shear-wall building.
713 words, about 4 min5Unguarded Scaffold Bay and Dry-Cutting on a Four-Story Block Job
On a four-story masonry building with 10 ft floors, two crews of five masons are laying 8 in. CMU from a two-tier frame scaffold that has been up since the start of the project.
729 words, about 4 min