CSI CDT ELITE REVIEW STUDY GUIDE FULLY
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
2026
◉AHJ - Authorities Having Jurisdiction . Answer: Protect public health,
safety and welfare
◉Design Team . Answer: Address planning issues, determine design
program, identify codes and regulations, produce procurement and
construction documents, administer construction contract, *provide
QA/QC procedures*
◉Contractor Team . Answer: Entity that constructs a facility. Uses
management abilities to gather labor forces, subs, and
material/product/equipment suppliers
◉Supplier Team . Answer: Furnishes the materials and products for the
facility to be constructed. Fabricator, Distributor, Manufacturer,
Supplier.
◉Facility Life Cycle . Answer: The life cycle of a facility, from concept
through construction to use and eventual deconstruction.
,Project Conception
Project Delivery
Design
Construction Documents
Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing)
Construction
Facility Management
◉Project Conception . Answer: Transforms the needs of owner into clear
concept on which project can be designed. Feasibility Study,
Programming, Site Selection, Budgeting.
◉Project Delivery . Answer: Determine delivery method to be used.
Factors - qualifications, experience, capacity, project extent, time
requirements.
◉Design . Answer: Two Phases: schematic design and design
development. Deliverables include graphic and written design
documents and estimates of project cost.
◉Schematic Design . Answer: Overall relationships and functions. Site
plan and area, general size/shape/massing of elements, elevations and
exteriors established, conceptual design criteria identified.
Deliverables - schematic drawings, probable cost, preliminary schedules
, ◉Design Development . Answer: Technical issues of constructibility and
integration of systems and components.
Deliverables - Tech information, outline specifications, updated
schedule, updated cost estimate.
◉Construction Documents . Answer: Defined as the written and graphic
documents prepared or assembled by the A/E for communicating the
project design for construction and administering the construction
contract. Construction documents include two major types of
documents: Procurement documents and Contract documents.
◉Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing) . Answer: Acceptance
of the contractor's bid or negotiated sum and other conditions will result
in award of a contract and commencement of work.
◉Construction . Answer: Responsibilities:
Contractor - perform work, project coordination, comply with project
documents.
A/E - construction admin, evaluation services, certify application for
payment, final inspection of work.
Owner - provide information, process payments, approve contract
modifications, accept project upon completion.
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
2026
◉AHJ - Authorities Having Jurisdiction . Answer: Protect public health,
safety and welfare
◉Design Team . Answer: Address planning issues, determine design
program, identify codes and regulations, produce procurement and
construction documents, administer construction contract, *provide
QA/QC procedures*
◉Contractor Team . Answer: Entity that constructs a facility. Uses
management abilities to gather labor forces, subs, and
material/product/equipment suppliers
◉Supplier Team . Answer: Furnishes the materials and products for the
facility to be constructed. Fabricator, Distributor, Manufacturer,
Supplier.
◉Facility Life Cycle . Answer: The life cycle of a facility, from concept
through construction to use and eventual deconstruction.
,Project Conception
Project Delivery
Design
Construction Documents
Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing)
Construction
Facility Management
◉Project Conception . Answer: Transforms the needs of owner into clear
concept on which project can be designed. Feasibility Study,
Programming, Site Selection, Budgeting.
◉Project Delivery . Answer: Determine delivery method to be used.
Factors - qualifications, experience, capacity, project extent, time
requirements.
◉Design . Answer: Two Phases: schematic design and design
development. Deliverables include graphic and written design
documents and estimates of project cost.
◉Schematic Design . Answer: Overall relationships and functions. Site
plan and area, general size/shape/massing of elements, elevations and
exteriors established, conceptual design criteria identified.
Deliverables - schematic drawings, probable cost, preliminary schedules
, ◉Design Development . Answer: Technical issues of constructibility and
integration of systems and components.
Deliverables - Tech information, outline specifications, updated
schedule, updated cost estimate.
◉Construction Documents . Answer: Defined as the written and graphic
documents prepared or assembled by the A/E for communicating the
project design for construction and administering the construction
contract. Construction documents include two major types of
documents: Procurement documents and Contract documents.
◉Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing) . Answer: Acceptance
of the contractor's bid or negotiated sum and other conditions will result
in award of a contract and commencement of work.
◉Construction . Answer: Responsibilities:
Contractor - perform work, project coordination, comply with project
documents.
A/E - construction admin, evaluation services, certify application for
payment, final inspection of work.
Owner - provide information, process payments, approve contract
modifications, accept project upon completion.
