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The contract documents for a project should be written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. - 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. - ANSWER False
Use of standard forms of agreement will always result in fewer disputes? - 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. - ANSWER False
In the CMAA CM at Risk series documents, the CM may perform part of the work if the CM so chooses? - 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. - 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. - ANSWER False
The CMAA contract documents were written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. - ANSWER False
In the CMAA Agency series the Designer is entitled to object to provisions of Construction Management Plan as prepared by the CM. - 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. - 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. - 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. - ANSWER True
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. - 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. - 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. - ANSWER False
All communications to the Designer and Owner from the Contractor must be submitted through the CM - ANSWER True
The Owner shall pay all charges to utility owners for any of the connections to the work. - ANSWER False
The Contractor has no obligation to provide others contractors working on
The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires employers to make a reasonable accommodations to suit the needs of disabled applicants. - ANSWER True
A CM who serves in an agency capacity faces no risk of strict liability under CERCLA. - ANSWER False
Standards contained in federal environmental laws always take precedence over any state law. - ANSWER False
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits are requires for any party seeking to discharge an effluent into a publicly owned treatment facility. - ANSWER False
Injured workers may seek to recover from the CM based on the duty of care owned the worker by the CM. - ANSWER True
A CM's duty to maintain site safety is generally limited to setting up a safety plan. - ANSWER False
The at-risk CM, will be held to the same standard of care as the agency CM. - ANSWER False
It is in the best interest of the Owner to allocate all risk to other parties. - ANSWER False
The performance of a CM under an agency agreement may be insured through professional liability insurance. - ANSWER True
The CM should decide, on behalf of the Owner, the types and amounts of insurance coverage to be provided by the Owner, Contractor, and others. -
ANSWER False
Arbitration hearings are governed by the same rules of evidence as a court proceeding. - ANSWER False
Arrangements to select a form of alternatives dispute resolutions can be made by contractual agreement or at the time a dispute arises. - ANSWER True
A mediator as no authority and can only make recommendations. - ANSWER True
The mediation record, Including settlement offers, can be used in later judicial proceedings. - ANSWER False
The provisions and structure of a Dispute Review Board are incorporated in a contract document. - ANSWER True
Dispute Review Board recommendations are not binding upon the parties. - ANSWER True
Partnering is a commitment among all contracting parties that changes the
Construction Management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling. - ANSWER True
Failure to provide quality services is a professional and not ethical question. - ANSWER False
The ethics of the CM Profession focus primarily on the CM's relationship in dealing with its clients. - ANSWER True
The CM @ risk has no obligation to place duty to the Owner above its own interests. - ANSWER True
When the GMP is rendered by a CM and agreed to by the owner, there are no longer any implied duties of loyalty and care to the Owner. - ANSWER True
The agency CM does not normally have any independent power to sanction contractors or force contractors to abide by their contractual obligations. - ANSWER True
Placing the CM in an agency role is always in the best interest of the Owner. - ANSWER False
In an agency CM relationship, the CM bears a limited financial risk roughly equal to that of the owner. - ANSWER False
Under fixed price or lump sum contract the contractors can be asked to bid on work based on partially completed (scope Bid), or complete set of drawings and specs. - ANSWER True
The general contractor working under lump sum contract will always put its interests ahead of the owner. - ANSWER False
Under a cost plus fixed fee arrangement, fixed fee is usually established at the time of the contract award, however it may vary with the actual cost expended as the scope of work changes. - ANSWER True
Once a GMP for construction cost is established, the contractor takes on the risk of completing the project. - ANSWER True
The contractor is solely responsible for safety on the jobsite. - ANSWER False
A project schedule must always be in a CPM format. - ANSWER False
for determining what is considered to be reasonable and fair compensation for construction management services. - ANSWER True
The cost plus fixed fee method of CM compensations usually divided into separate phase design and construction. - ANSWER True
The percentage of construction method of compensating an agency cm has a tendency to discourage effective time and cost control and is in conflict with the objectives and benefits of an agency construction management. - ANSWER True
The cost reimbursement method of compensation is one of the most commonly used forms of Cm compensation associated with agency CM. - ANSWER True
Once the GMP is established, the Owner does not have to be concerned with the managing cost or schedules. - ANSWER False
The Owner can transfer risk to the CM and maintain a full agency relationship with the CM. - ANSWER False
A CM under an agency relationship, worth the Owner managing multi-prime contractors, must consider its own risk first in managing those contractors. -
ANSWER False
A method of compensation that creates a potential for conflict of interest between the Owners interest and the CM's interests is indicative of an agency CM relationship. - ANSWER False
An agency CM with fixed fee compensation arrangement shares in the savings generated by a lower than planned cost of the project. - ANSWER False
Requiring a GMP for the ultimate cost of the project does not create any potential for conflict between the CM and the Owner's interest during the "Front end" preconstruction phases services. - ANSWER False
The court may find the CM's background as a contractor or a designer relevant to determining issues of professional negligence. - ANSWER True
CM's can obtain Professional liability insurance. - ANSWER True
Construction debris is regulated by federal environmental statues. - ANSWER True
A Dispute Review Board does not meet until there is a dispute. - ANSWER False
Experience shows that there is no increase staff or management time requires to initiate the partnering process - ANSWER False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and ethical issue. - ANSWER True
Agency CM maintains a direct contractual relationship with the trade or prime contractors. - ANSWER False
Under agency CM, agency is a relationship between Owner and CM as agent acting in the Owner's interest. - ANSWER True
There are two basic forms of construction phase contracts-cost reimbursement and fixed price. - ANSWER True
With standard construction contract forms, it is imperative that legal counsel be used to review and assess the contract as to form, scope of services, risks assumed, terms and conditions, compliance with applicable laws, compatibility with other related contracts. - ANSWER True
A CM response to an RFP can be considered a offer to enter a contract. - ANSWER True
There is more than one type of legal relationship that may exist between an Owner and the CM. - ANSWER True
The scope of the professional CM's duty is defined solely by the language of the Owner-CM contract. - ANSWER False
There are no accepted industry wide standards or guidelines for determining what is considered to be reasonable and fair compensation for CM services. - ANSWER True
