UT General Contractor flashcards
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- Critical path
- The longest-duration chain of dependent activities in a project network. It sets the shortest possible project duration and contains activities with zero total float.
- Total float formula
- Total float equals late finish minus early finish, or late start minus early start. An activity with zero total float lies on the critical path.
- Cost Performance Index
- Cost Performance Index equals earned value divided by actual cost. A result below 1.0 means the project has spent more money than the completed work is worth.
- Schedule Performance Index
- Schedule Performance Index equals earned value divided by planned value. A result below 1.0 means less work has been completed than was planned for that point in time.
- Utah licensing dollar threshold
- Utah requires a contractor license from the Division of Professional Licensing for construction projects totaling $3,000 or more in labor and materials.
- Qualifying party
- The individual who passes the licensing exam and meets experience requirements, and who is an owner, officer, or employee responsible for the licensee's construction work.
- Retainage
- A percentage of each progress payment withheld by the owner until substantial or final completion, held as security for full performance and correction of deficiencies.
- Substantial completion
- The stage at which work is sufficiently complete that the owner can occupy and use it for its intended purpose, starting warranty and retainage release clocks.
- Utah mechanics lien deadline
- A lien claimant in Utah must record a Notice of Lien within 90 days after last furnishing labor, materials, or equipment to the project.
- Lien enforcement deadline
- In Utah a recorded lien must be enforced by filing suit within 180 days after the Notice of Lien is recorded, or the lien expires.
- Preliminary notice in Utah
- A written notice that a subcontractor or supplier must give within 20 days after first furnishing work in order to preserve lien rights on most Utah projects.
- Pay-if-paid clause
- A subcontract term making the owner's payment to the prime contractor a condition precedent to the subcontractor's right to payment, shifting nonpayment risk downward.
- Flow-down clause
- Contract language carrying the prime contract's duties, rights, and risk allocations down to subcontractors, including notice, indemnity, and dispute resolution provisions.
- Type I differing site condition
- A subsurface or latent physical condition at the site that materially differs from what the contract documents indicated, entitling the contractor to an equitable adjustment.
- Constructive change
- An owner action or inaction, such as defective specifications or unreasonable inspection, that is not a formal change order but has the same cost or time effect.
- Utah written contract limitations
- Utah's statute of limitations for breach of a written contract is six years from the date the claim accrues; oral contracts carry a four-year limit.
- Utah public bid bond
- A bid bond submitted with a bid on a Utah public works project is typically 5 percent of the total bid amount.
- Performance bond amount
- Performance and payment bonds on public construction projects are usually written for 100 percent of the contract price.
- Unit price governs
- When a bid's unit price conflicts with the extended total, the unit price controls and the extension is corrected in most standard bidding documents.
- Addendum
- A written modification to the bidding documents issued before bid opening. Bidders must acknowledge receipt, and failure to do so can make a bid nonresponsive.
- Labor burden
- The percentage added to base wages to cover payroll taxes, workers' compensation, insurance, and benefits, commonly 25 to 40 percent of the wage.
- Contingency
- A budget allowance set aside for unknown conditions and scope growth, typically 5 to 10 percent of the base estimate and reduced as the project advances.
- Unbalanced bid
- A bid whose unit prices are adjusted above or below the normal cost distribution, often front-loaded to improve the contractor's early cash flow.
- Cubic yard volume formula
- Cubic yards equal length times width times depth, all measured in feet, divided by 27, the number of cubic feet in one cubic yard.
- Fall protection trigger height
- OSHA requires fall protection for construction workers exposed to falls of 6 feet or more above a lower level.
- Excavation protective system
- A protective system such as sloping, shoring, or shielding is required for excavations 5 feet or deeper unless a competent person determines there is no hazard.
- Competent person
- A person who can identify existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions and has authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.
- Spoil pile setback
- Excavated material, equipment, and other objects must be kept at least 2 feet back from the edge of an excavation.
- Trench egress spacing
- Trenches 4 feet or deeper must have a ladder, stairway, or ramp placed so workers travel no more than 25 feet laterally to reach it.
- Crane power line clearance
- Cranes must maintain at least 10 feet of clearance from power lines rated up to 50 kV, plus additional distance for higher voltages.
- Fatality reporting time
- An employer must report a work-related fatality to OSHA within 8 hours after learning of it.
- Guardrail height
- Scaffold and elevated platform guardrails must have a top rail between 38 and 45 inches above the platform surface.