CMIT Practice Test Questions with Complete Solutions Rated A+ The contract documents for a project should be written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. - Correct Answer False The owner, CM and Designer are less likely to be involved in disputes with the Contractor if a contract is awarded to the lowest bidder. - Correct Answer False Use of standard forms of agreement will always result in fewer disputes? - Correct Answer False After the owner accepts a cm's proposed GMP as contemplated by the CMAA CM at Risk Series documents, the responsibilities and duties of the CM are essentially the same as if the Owner and CM were using the AIA GMP documents. - Correct Answer False In the CMAA CM at Risk series documents, the CM may perform part of the work if the CM so chooses? - Correct Answer False Contractors generally believe the Designer acts independently and in the joint interests of the Owner and Contractor when making decisions regarding contract claims and change orders. - Correct Answer False The CMAA standard forms of agreements(Agency- or CM at risk series) are the best documents for an Owner to use on all design and construction projects. - Correct Answer False The CMAA contract documents were written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. - Correct Answer False In the CMAA Agency series the Designer is entitled to object to provisions of Construction Management Plan as prepared by the CM. - Correct Answer True When providing services specified in CMAA document A-1, the CM may have a fiscal liability for negligent preparation of the cost estimates. - Correct Answer True In the CMAA CM at Risk Series documents, the CM is the Owner's principle agent until a GMP is accepted by the Owner. - Correct Answer True If an Owner uses the CMAA documents A-4, the Owner may be obligated to compensate the Designer as an additional service for site visits requested by the CM. - Correct Answer True 1 / 2
If a Designer uses the CMAA A-4 contract document instead of the AIA B-141/CM document, the Designer's exposure to professional liability during the construction phase is reduced. - Correct Answer True The CM has the autority on behalf of the owner to disapprove or reject work and to revoke, alter, enlarge or relax and requirements of the contract documents. - Correct Answer False The Owner has the obligation to exercise its right to stop work when it would be to the benefit of the Contractor and the Contractor requests the Owner to exercise that right. - Correct Answer False All communications to the Designer and Owner from the Contractor must be submitted through the CM - Correct Answer True The Owner shall pay all charges to utility owners for any of the connections to the work.
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The Contractor has no obligation to provide others contractors working on the site safe access to the site. - Correct Answer False The Contractor's duty and responsibility for safety and protection of the work extends to the issue of Notice of Substantial Completion. - Correct Answer False If the Contractor causes damage to the work property of another contractor working on the site, the Contractor shall seek to remedy the situation through the CM. - Correct Answer False If it become apparent that the Contractor's schedule will not be met and it is due to the fault of the Contractor, the Contractor agrees that it will increase the number of employees and such crafts to regain the lost schedule progress, increase the number of work hours per shifts, or shifts per a work day, or work days per week to regain the lost schedule progress. - Correct Answer True Unit priced items do not include overhead and profit in the unit price. - Correct Answer False When the delay is due to cause beyond the control of the Owner and the Contractor, an extension of contract time in the amount equal to the item lost on the critical path shall be the Contractors' sole and exclusive remedy for such delay. - Correct Answer True A CM's liability is determined solely by whether or not the CM performed according to the required standard of care. - Correct Answer False A cost overrun in the delivery of a project is by definition a breach of the CM's duty of care to the Owner. - Correct Answer False