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Project Budgeting & Specification Flashcards

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  1. What does a lighting fixture schedule in construction documents typically NOT include?

    Answer: Soil bearing capacity

    Soil bearing capacity is a structural/civil engineering data point and has no relevance to a lighting fixture schedule.

  2. A luminaire specification requires a minimum CRI of 90 and CCT of 3000K ±100K. A proposed substitute has CRI 88 and CCT 2900K. Which criteria does it fail?

    Answer: CRI only

    CRI 88 is below the specified minimum of 90; however, CCT 2900K falls within ±100K of 3000K and is acceptable, so only CRI fails.

  3. What is the primary purpose of a pre-bid meeting on a lighting project?

    Answer: To allow bidders to ask questions and receive clarifications before submitting bids

    A pre-bid meeting gives all prospective bidders equal opportunity to ask questions so the designer can issue formal addenda clarifying ambiguities.

  4. Which life-cycle cost component accounts for lamp and ballast replacements over a fixture's service life?

    Answer: Maintenance cost

    Maintenance costs include group relamping, spot replacement labor, and component (driver/ballast) replacements over the fixture's lifetime.

  5. On a lighting project, who is typically responsible for reviewing submittals and approving or rejecting proposed substitutions?

    Answer: The lighting designer or architect of record

    The lighting designer or architect of record reviews submittals and substitution requests to confirm compliance with design intent.

  6. A project budget is $200,000 for lighting. The contractor's overhead and profit markup is 20%. What is the maximum allowable fixture and materials cost to stay within budget?

    Answer: $166,667

    If X × 1.20 = $200,000, then X = $200,000 / 1.20 = $166,667 maximum materials cost.

  7. Which specification clause protects the owner if the installed lighting system fails to achieve the specified maintained illuminance levels?

    Answer: Performance guarantee clause

    A performance guarantee clause requires the contractor to remediate the installation if measured results fall short of the specified illuminance targets.