CE Practice Exam #1 - Case Study 2 Question 6

[spinski]

A practice question asks to determine the new date of installation for bike racks if the racks now have a 2-week (calendar day) delay. The original install timeline was April 25 - April 30 (5 days).

I thought the two weeks would be added onto this schedule, making the installation complete on May 14 (5 days + 14 days). Instead, the correct answer was May 9th (14 days total). Why are those 5 days of construction from 4/25-4/30 no longer included in the timeline?

[kiaragalicinao]

Welcome to the ARE Community, @spinski! Thank you for reaching out with your question.

We actually have an existing thread related to this specific question:

Schedule, Lead time + contigency. A twisted sum

I’m really stuck in the Case Study#2 Question #6 of the randomized exam (Transportation Hub in a Small Rural Town) Question ask for the earliest date for install Bike Racks. I’m unable to follow the math of the response: If Lead Time, as per RFI is 6 weeks, the activity, per schedule is 6 calendar days, why they are displacing the commencement date only 2 weeks? Besides, question #3 in same Case Study displace another activity one week based on the contigency stated in same Schedule (same res…

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Hope this helps! Let me know if you need further clarification.

Kiara Galicinao, AIA, NCARB
Black Spectacles

[spinski]

Thanks, I reviewed the existing thread, but the answer doesn’t address why the additional 2 weeks wasn’t added onto the original 5 days held for installation.