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The document outlines a question bank for a course on building contracts, estimation, and statutory provisions for building construction. It includes questions covering various topics like occupancy classifications, types of estimates, specifications, tendering process, contract types, and valuation of buildings. References for further reading on estimation, costing, contracts management are also provided.

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Cem 801 - CONTRACT-QB

The document outlines a question bank for a course on building contracts, estimation, and statutory provisions for building construction. It includes questions covering various topics like occupancy classifications, types of estimates, specifications, tendering process, contract types, and valuation of buildings. References for further reading on estimation, costing, contracts management are also provided.

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Department of Civil Engineering

Building Contracts and Estimation & Statutory Provisions for


Building_CEM-801
QUESTION BANK
QB – CEM 801

UNIT 1: BUILDINGS

1. Explain occupancy classifications of buildings


2. What is the purpose of estimation in building construction? .
3. Discuss the following (Any three) types of estimates giving advantages
and limitations.
(a) Rough Cost Estimate/Preliminary Estimate.
(b) Plinth Area Estimate
(c) Cube Rate Estimate
(d) Detailed Item Rate Estimate
(e) Approximate quantity method Estimate
4. What are the steps involved in making detailed item rate Estimate?
5. Explain general requirements of buildings as per NBC
6. What are the different types of estimates?
7. What is the importance of specifications in construction?
8. What are the different types of specifications? Explain with
significance.
9. What is DPR? Explain the importance.
10. Explain the procedure of sanctioning.
11. What is a tender? Differentiate tender and contract.
12. Explain tendering process
13. Briefly explain pre-qualification criteria in tender evaluation.
14. What are the different types of tenders in construction?
15. What is a tender notice? Briefly explain its content.
16. Differentiate bid and tender.
17. What is work order? Explain significance in contract.
18. Differentiate EMD and SD
19. What are the significance of retention amounts and its essential
characteristics

UNIT 2: ANALYSIS OF RATES

1. What are the steps involved in analysis of rates for material, labour
and contractor profit.
2. What are the steps involved in analysis of rates different items of
works like (use annexure 2)
a. Earthwork excavation up to 10 m depth and lead up to 50m
b. Cement concrete in foundation and roof slab with 1:2:4
proportion
c. Brickwork for superstructure 1:5 with cement mortar.
d. RCC slabs with 1:2:4
e. Cement plaster 12mm thick and 1:6 cement mortar
f. White washing and painting
g. Wood work in Door and Window frames
3. Calculate the quantities of materials of given items of work
a. Plain cement concrete with 1:5:10 and 1:4:8 proportions
b. Brick work with 1:6 and 1:5 proportions with cement and lime
mortar
c. Plastering and pointing work with cement mortar or proportions
1:3 and 1:2

4. Prepare a detailed estimate of two roomed building with front


verandah from the given drawing and general specifications using
a. long wall short wall method
b. centre line method
c. calculate also plinth area rate
UNIT 3 AND 4: IRRIGATION and ROADS

1. An irrigation channel of dimension as shown above is to be excavated.


If the rate of E/W is Rs. 200/- per m3 find the cost of excavating the
channel for 200 meter length.
2. An Irrigation channel with shown dimensions is to be lined with brick
tiles of size 25cm x 10cm x 2.5 cm. laid flat. If the rate of tiles is
Rs8000/-per thousand nos. find the cost of tiles used in the above
work. for 200 metre length.
a. If the rate of flush pointing over tiles is Rs.60/-per M2. Find the
cost of pointing

3. An Irrigation canal as shown above is to belined with brick tiles 25cm x


10cm x 2.5cmslaid on edge. If rate of tiles is Rs.8000/-per thousand
nos. find the cost of tiles for 200 metre length of canal

4. The canal shown in sketch is required to be lined with Brick Tiles of


dimensions 25 cms x 10 cms x 2.5 cms. laid flat.
The joints of tiles are to be Flush pointed. Find the quantity of cement
mortar required in flush pointing

5. What are the 3 methods of calculating the quantity of earthwork in


embankment for road work? Describe any one in details with sketches.
6. Calculate the quantity of earth work for a 200m long portion of a road
in reform ground. The height of the banks at the two ends in 1.0m and
1.6m. The width of the formation is 10m and the slope of sides is 2:1
(Horizontal to Vertical)
7. During construction of road, Bitumen is used at the rate of 2 Kg. Per
m2 of road surface. If the width of road is 3M. Find the quantity of
bitumen for one Km. long road. If one drum of bitumen contains
156Kg. Of bitumen find the number of drums used in work in one Km.
8. Small Bajri (Grit) is used in road construction at the rate of 0.9M 3 per
100M2 of road surface. If width of road way is 3 metre find the
quantity of grit used per kilometre length of road.
9. During construction of a roadway it is found that depth of filling of E/W
(Embankment) at four different places is 0.90 M, 1.1 M, 0.8 M, and 1.2
M find the Qty of E/W in the kilometre on the basis of average depth
method.
10. A road way is to be constructed with the cross section as shown
below. It is proposed that earth is to be taken from side borrow pit of
height 50 cm. if the borrow pits are situated along the full length of
the road way. Find the breadth of road way.

7.5 m

1m

10 m

11. Prepare a detailed estimate of slab culvert of 1.50 m span and


4.00 meter road way from the given drawing and general
specifications.

UNIT 5: CONTRACT AND ITS LEGAL DEFINITION

1. What are the different types of contracts? Explain.


2. What are the documents to be submitted in construction contracts?
3. Explain important conditions of contract.
4. Explain EMD
5. What is a tender? Differentiate tender and contract.
6. What is e-tendering? Why is e-tendering better than publishing the
N.I.T. in newspapers.
7. What are the essential Duties of an Architect?
8. What are the essential duties of the Engineer-in-charge?
9. What are the essential duties of the contractor?
10. What is meant by “Sub Contactor”? Discuss the merits and de-
merits of allowing sub-contractors.
11. What is meant by termination of a contract? What are the
circumstances under which a contract is terminated?
12. What is meant by ‘Arbitration’?
13. What is Security Deposit? Why is it necessary to deduct S.D.
from the contractors bills?
14. What is the system for refunding of Security Deposit? What are
the circumstances under which the S.D. is forfeited?
15. What is the difference between award of contract by a private
body and a public body?
16. What is the circumstance under which a contract becomes void?
17. Discuss the purpose of valuation of a building or property.
18. Define the following terms:-
(a) Gross income
(b) Outgoings
(c) Net income
19. What is the difference between scrap value and salvage value?
20. What is the difference between market value and book value?
21. What is the difference between capital cost and capitalized value of a
property
22. Define ‘Sinking Fund’ why is it necessary?
23. What is meant by depreciation describe any 3 methods of calculating
depreciation of a property.

Books for Reference:-

I. Estimation & Costing by B.N. Dutta


II. Hand Book on Contracts Management by S.P. Mathur

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