Project Engineer Reviewer Part 1 - 4 with
answer Reference
1. What Department Order speaks of the Guidelines on the Accreditation of the Contractors' and
Consultants' Project Engineers to ensure that only qualified and competent project engineers will be
assigned by the contractors and consultants in DPWH projects?
a) DO 01 s2019
b) DO 21 s2019
c) DO 10 s2019
d) DO 11 s2019
2. The procuring entity shall, upon a written request of the contractor which shall be submitted as a
contract document, make an advance payment to the contractor in an amount not exceeding blank
percent of the total contract price?
a) 5 %
b) 10 %
c) 20 %
d) 15 %
3. The advance payment shall be repaid by the contractor by deducting fifteen percent from his
payments on
a) Final billing
b) First progress billing
c) Periodic progress billing
d) Quarterly billing
4. How many times does the contractor may submit a statement of work accomplished or progress
billing and corresponding request for progress payment for work accomplished?
a) Once a month
b) Twice a month
c) Once a year
d) Twice a year
5. Progress payments are subject to retention of ten percent referred to as the:
a) Retention Charges
b) Retention money
c) Recoupment
d) Insurance
6. Retention shall be based on the total amount due to the contractor prior to any deduction and shall
be retained from every progress payment until fifty percent of the value of works. If, after fifty percent
completion, the work is satisfactorily done and on schedule, no additional retention shall be made;
otherwise, the ten percent retention shall be imposed.
a) True
b) False
7. This is issued by the procuring entity to cover any increase/decrease in quantities, including the
introduction of new work items that are not included in the original contract.
a) Variation Orders
b) Supplementary Letter
c) Job Order
d) Work Request
8. May be issued by the implementing official to cover any increase/decrease in quantities of original
work items in the contract.
a) Job Order
b) Extra Work Order
c) Change Order
d) Work Instruction
9. May be issued by the implementing official to cover the introduction of new work necessary for the
completion, improvement or protection of the project which was not included as items of work in the
original contract.
a) Job Order
b) Extra Work Order
c) Change Order
d) Work Instruction
10. Variation Order does not exceed blank percent of the original contract price. Any cumulative positive
Variation Order beyond this shall be subject of another contract.
a) 5 %
b) 10 %
c) 15 %
d) 20 %
11. An amount equal to one-tenth of one percent of the cost of the unperformed portion of the works
for every day of delay.
a) Retention Money
b) Liquidated Damages
c) Security Bond
d) Performance Bond
12. Total sum of liquidated damages shall not exceed blank percent of the total contract price, in which
event the procuring entity concerned may rescind the contract.
a) 15 %
b) 10 %
c) 20 %
d) 5 %
13. Is a written order issued to by DPWH Project Engineer to suspend the contract work wholly or partly
for such period?
a) Change order
b) Variation order
c) Work suspension order
d) Contract time extension
14. Issued instead of Work Suspension Order if suspension / unworkable days is due to unfavorable
weather condition (Rainy), weather disturbances or its effect (river swelling, storm surge, etc.), or other
conditions rendering the site unworkable occur intermittently.
a) Change order
b) Monthly time suspension report
c) Work suspension order
d) Contract time extension
15. The contractor shall have the right to suspend work operation on any or all projects activities along
the critical path of activities due to the following:
A. There exist right-of-way problems which prohibit the contractor from performing work in accordance
with the approved construction schedule.
B. Requisite construction plans which must be owner-furnished are not issued to the contractor
precluding any work called for by such plans.
C. Peace and order conditions make it extremely dangerous, if not possible, to work. However, this
condition must be certified in writing by the Philippine National Police station which has responsibility
over the affected area and confirmed by the Department of Interior and Local Government Regional
Director.
D. There is failure on the part of the procuring entity to deliver government furnished materials and
equipment as stipulated in the contract.
E. Delay in the payment of contractor's claim for progress billing beyond forty-five calendar days from
the time the contractor's claim has been certified to by the procuring entity’s authorized representative
that the documents are complete unless there are justifiable reasons thereof which shall be
communicated in writing to the contractor.
a) A & B
b) C & D
c) E
d) All of the above
ANSWERS
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. B
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. D
