Read the case study below and answer the questions that follow:
A private investor recently experienced an increase in her profit due to the changing ways of doing business. She would like to investigate the feasibility of hiring a property manager for her mostrecent residential-commercial project in the outskirts of Ghala. All of her other projects concern import & export (e-commerce) and this is the first time that she will be responsible for a construction project.
a. Assume that a marketing portfolio has to be provided to the investor to motivate her to hire a property management firm. The portfolio should include:
i. A brief description of any two (2) bespoke services that can be provided.
ii. An explanation of the how the services provided will add value for her.
iii. An outline of any two pitfalls that she has to be aware of while working with property managers.
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Which of the following is an instrument to limit the Owner's risk that the contractor will be unable to complete the project?
| A | Bid bond |
| B | Surety bond |
| C | General liability insurance |
| D | Hazard insurance |
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1). with the aid of a diagram describe the three zones found in facultative ponds.
2).Name the bacteria types found in each of the three zones found in the facultative ponds and give the role each bacteria type play in wastewater treatment
3) Explain the interpendence between the algae and bacteria that occur in waste stabilization ponds
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The fumigation plume is one of the most environmentally detrimental plume types.
a. Draw a fumigation flume, along with its corresponding graph, i.e., elevation (m) vs temperature (°C).
b. Why does fumigation plume occur? Discuss on the basis of atmospheric temperature and stability
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Two types of flaws may occur during the fabrication of steel beams: (1) the inclusions of small quantity of foreign matter “slag”; and (2) the existence of microscopic cracks. It has been found by careful laboratory investigation that for a certain size I-beam from a given fabricator, the mean distance between microscopic cracks is 40 feet along the beam, whereas the slag inclusions exist with an average rate of four (4) per 100 ft. of the beam. Each of these types of flaws follow a Poisson process.
a) For a 20-ft I-beam, what is the chance of finding exactly two microscopic cracks in the beam?
b) For the beam in a, what is the probability of finding one or more slag inclusions?
c) If a 20-ft beam contained more than two flaws, it would be rejected. What is the probability of rejecting a 20-ft beam?
d) Four 20-ft beams were supplied to a contractor by this fabricator last year. Assume that the flaw conditions among the four beams are statistically independent. What is the probability that only one beam had been rejected?
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what are the substances that occur naturally ?
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8. When fossil fuel is burned, many different types of carbon-based molecules can be emitted. Of all carbon-based emissions, carbon dioxide is the best-case scenario given what will occur to the other carbon-based emissions. Explain why you agree or disagree with the previous statement and the consequence of this fact. (SHORT ESSAY)
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Why metallic bonds result in well-ordered crystals.
Why can metallic bonds be conductive?
Describe three types of defects that can occur in crystal structures.
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Skyward Construction has just purchased a new D9 bulldozer for
$675,000. The annual insurance is $7,000. The annual maintenance
cost for the first 4 years is $12,500, at which time the equipment
is given a major overhaul for $75,000. For the next 4 years the
annual maintenance cost is $22,500. At that time the piece has a
salvage value of $100,000. Draw the cash flow diagram. What is the
present value of the investment? What is the EUAC? Assume a 5.%
annual inflation rate.
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In a CM at Risk (CM/GC) project, is there privity of contract between the general contractor and the architect? Explain.
On a construction project, who ultimately pays for bonds and insurance?
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Wage rate - $23.00/hour
Hours worked - 45 hours/week for 30 weeks, and 40 hours per week for 20 weeks
Vacation, holidays, and sick leave – two weeks at 40 hours/week
Overtime – Time-and-a-half for any hours over 40 per week
Gas allowance - $150/month
Annual bonus - $300
Social Security – 6.2% on the first $106,800 of wages
Medicare – 1.45% of all wages
FUTA – 0.8% on the first $7,000 of wages
SUTA – 5.8% on the first $10,000 of wages
Worker’s compensation insurance - $12.25 per $100.00 of wages
General liability insurance – 0.55% of wages
Health insurance (company’s portion) - $450 per month per employee
Retirement - $0.50 per $1.00 contributed by the employee on 6% of the employee’s wages
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law and ethics
Which is not true about CGL insurance
a. it provides protection against claims
b. insurance can be purchased on multiple layers
c. it can be a claim made or occurrence policy
d it protects against the insured loss rather than against the claim if the third party
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