Deck 12: Renovation and Capital Projects

Question 1

The property's renovation manager should clarify the contractor's responsibilities for cleaning up areas of the hotel where construction work was done before signing the:

A)Certificate of Occupancy.
B)construction contract.
C)Certificate of Substantial Completion.
D)contractor's clean-up waiver.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Equipment or materials that are functionally, operationally, and aesthetically equivalent to higher-priced items made by different manufacturers are called:

A)copy-cat goods.
B)proxies.
C)makeshift goods.
D)knock-offs.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A good source of sample construction contracts is:

A)the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
B)Contracts R Us (Internet).
C)the Compendium of Sample Contracts, published by the American Contractors Association.
D)the Construction Society of the United States.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Major renovations are usually done on a __________ cycle.

A)3-year
B)6-year
C)12- to 15-year
D)40- to 50-year

Question 5

A facility life-cycle cost study is a:

A)set of drawings illustrating the construction phases involved in a complete gutting of a space.
B)periodic, rigorous evaluation of a property, usually by the property's general manager and the owner's representative or asset manager, regarding the property's current market position.
C)space-by-space schedule of the projected renovation needs for a given building over a very long time horizon (such as 20 to 30 years).
D)booklet prepared by the property's managers, showing the costs involved in upgrading the property's technical systems (front office accounting system, fire-suppression system, and so on) over time (typically 15 to 20 years).

Question 6

Why is it a good idea to hire design professionals for all but the very smallest renovation projects?

A)Designers know about the most current construction materials and technology.
B)Designers can provide the documents needed by local building officials.
C)Designers can make sure the renovation meets building code requirements.
D)All of the above.

Question 7

With a design/build contract:

A)the owner serves as the renovation designer, with construction performed by in-house staff.
B)the construction contractor serves as the designer as well as the builder.
C)the designer provides designs to the contractor that constructs the project.
D)none of the above.

Question 8

What is a punch list?

A)It is a list, prepared at the beginning of a renovation project, that identifies for the contractor which jobs are most critical to the renovation's success.
B)It is a list, prepared at the end of a renovation project, which identifies construction work that does not conform to contract specifications.
C)It is a list, prepared by the designer one year after the renovation project is completed, which identifies for the contractor any work that has demonstrated partial or complete structural failure during the year.
D)It is a list, prepared by the contractor at the beginning of the renovation project, which identifies for the hotel owner those portions of the renovation design that do not meet local or national building codes.

Question 9

Which of the following places the four phases of the design process in the proper order (from phase 1 to phase 4)?

A)construction documents, conceptual design, design development, schematic design
B)conceptual design, schematic design, design development, construction documents
C)design development, conceptual design, schematic design, construction documents
D)schematic design, conceptual design, construction documents, design development

Question 10

Which of the following estimating methods is the most accurate?

A)unit-price estimate
B)systems estimate
C)order-of-magnitude estimate
D)occupancy-based estimate