Question 1

Which of the following activities is undertaken by Engineers Canada and Geoscientists Canada?

Options :

A : Development of guidelines for licensure

B : Appointment of the professional associations' councils

C : Enforcement of the appropriate provincial/territorial acts

D : Investigate Interprovincial misconduct by an engineer/geoscientist

Answer: A

Question 2

Which of the following phrases describes a fluty that professionals have to care for the Interests of other carries over their own interests and to not act against the Interests of the other party?

Options :

A : Duty to warn

B : Fiduciary duty

C : Breach of duty

D : Risk reduction duty

Answer: B

Question 3

The fundamental purpose of a contract is to

Options :

A : allocate money among the parties to the contract

B : outline the scope of the project being undertaken

C : provide a basis to make a Judgment in the evert of a conflict

D : allocate obligations, responsibilities, and risk between contract parties

Answer: D

Question 4

Which of the following two of the seven steps of a Qualifications-Based Selection (QB5) process for hiring consultants are given in the order in which they should be followed?

Options :

A : Request for Qualifications (RFQ) should be followed by Request for Proposals (RFP).

B : Contract fee should be negotiated prior to Issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ).

C : Terms of the contract should be negotiated prior to developing a detailed scope of the project.

D : Detailed scope of the project should first be defined by the client and then Request for Qualification (RFQ) should be issued.

Answer: A

Question 5

Tenders have been solicited for the design and construction of three large, urban infrastructure projects. All three projects are expected to commence simultaneously. Given the large scope and tight timeline for each Individual project, only throe consulting firms have the experience and resources required to realistically bid and execute on any one of these projects. In response, the licensed professionals in charge of the bid process for each of the three consulting firms meet privately and orally agree on a collective bid strategy whereby each firm will be the successful bidder for one of the three projects.

Options :

A : No because the bids were derived through collusion and illegal bid-rigging.

B : No because bids generated by way of oral agreements are not legally binding.

C : Yes because oral bid agreements performed and witnessed by professionals are legally binding.

D : Yes because the project scope, timelines, and limited human capital available required collaboration between firms

Answer: A

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