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• Select the entity which is generally assigned the following duties and
responsibilities by the Conditions of the Contract: Resolution of claims.
A - Owner
B - Contractor
C - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary Conditions
D - Initial Decision Maker
Reference: PDPG 15.15.3; AIA A201 Sections 1.1.8 and 15.2. Also see CCAPG
Chapter 10 (particularly CCAPG 10.3) -✓✓ Answer: D - Initial Decision Maker.
The Initial Decision Maker is an entity that exists only in AIA documents and is
not used in EJCDC documents. In AIA documents, when an entity other than the
Architect is named as the Initial Decision Maker, said entity is identified in AIA
A101 (Owner-Contractor Agreement) Section 6.1. In actual practice with AIA
documents, the Initial Decision Maker is typically the Architect, but may be a third
party considered to be neutral.
• select the entity which is generally assigned the following duties and
responsibilities by the Conditions of the Contract: Paying taxes for the Work.
A - Architect/Engineer
B - Owner
C - Contractor
D - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary Conditions
E - None of the above
,Reference: EJCDC C-700 Para. 7.09; AIA A201 Section 3.6; PDPG 13.6.4.4
among others. Also see CCAPG 3.1.4. -✓✓ Answer: C - Contractor. Taxes are part
of the cost of construction for which the Contractor is responsible under the terms
of the Contract Documents.
For public work, where public owners are often exempt from certain sales and ues
taxes on materials and equipment to be incorporated into the construction, typically
an associated Supplementary Conditions provision is necessary to properly indicate
the statutory requirements for taxes, which can vary significantly from state to
state.
• select the entity which is generally assigned the following duties and
responsibilities by the Conditions of the Contract: Right to stop work, if non-
conforming Work fails to be corrected.
A - Architect/Engineer
B - Owner
C - Contractor
D - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary Conditions
E - None of the above
Reference: PDPG 15.9.5.1; EJCDC C-700 Para 14.06; AIA A201 Sections 2.4,
14.2 and 14.3. Also see CCAPG 2.1; CCAPG 6.2.2; -✓✓ Answer: B - Owner.
Standard contract documents such as EJCDC's and AIA's reserve to the Owner sole
right to stop or suspend the Work if the Work does not comply with the Contract
Documents. This right is solely the Owner's, and should never be assumed by or
delegated to the A/E (or a construction manager), because stopping the Work is an
extreme action that almost always results in a delay Claim from the Contractor for
additional time and compensation. In EJCDC and AIA documents, the A/E does
not have authority to stop or suspend the Work for non-conformance because
,issuing such an order is tantamount to opening the Owner's checkbook and handing
out money.
• Which of the following is part of the construction documents but not part of the
Contract Documents?
A - Procurement Forms
B - Agreement
C - Performance Bond
D - General Conditions
E - Addenda
F - Contract Modifications
Reference: PDPG 12.1 and PDPG 12.2; EJCDC C-700 Paras. 1.01.A.6 and 7; AIA
A201 Section 1.1.1; and "The Diagram". Also see CCAPG 1.3.1; CCAPG 8.2.
Also see CSPG Chapter 9 -✓✓ Answer: A - Procurement Forms (also known as
the Bid Form and its supplements). The Procurement (Bidding) Requirements,
which include the advertisement or invitation to bid, instructions to
bidders/proposers, bid form, bid bond form (if any), qualifications statement (if
any), and other bid form supplements (if any), are required only for the Project's
procurement (bidding/pricing) stage and therefore are not typically considered to
be "Contract Documents" (remember: "Contract Documents" exist only after the
parties have both signed the Owner-Contractor Agreement).
If you are still having trouble wrapping your mind around this, consider that the
Procurement (Bidding) requirements are necessary for, and apply only through, the
procurement (bidding) stage—they address matters only until the Owner-
Contractor Agreement is signed and the Contract becomes effective. Therefore, the
Procurement (Bidding) Requirements are not necessary once the Contract is in
effect.
, • 46a: What is the "glue" that binds the Contract Documents together?
Reference: PDPG 11.1.2; PDPG 11.1.5. Also see CSPG Chapter 5, "Agreements".
-✓✓ Answer: If you answered "Agreement" you would not be entirely correct the
correct answer is "signed Agreement" (see PDPG Figure 11.1)
• True or False: The Contracting Requirements include the performance bond.
Reference: MasterFormat Division 00 (particularly 00 50 00 through 00 99 99);
and "The Diagram". -✓✓ Answer: True. MasterFormat titles Division 00 as
"Procurement and Contracting Requirements". Procurement (Bidding)
Requirements are those documents that pertain only to the procurement (bidding)
stage (e.g., advertisement or instructions to bidders, advertisement or invitation to
bid, instructions to bidders/proposers, bid form, bid bond form (if any), bidder
qualifications statement (if any), and other bid form supplements (if any).
MasterFormat assigns these documents between 00 10 00 and 00 49 99.
The "Contracting Requirements" are the balance of Division 00 (per
MasterFormat, documents between 00 50 00 and 00 99 99), including the
Agreement form and its supplements (if any); project forms (including the
performance bond and payment bond); "conditions of the contract"; and
revisions/clarifications/modifications (including Addenda).
• 46c: Project-specific insurance requirements would usually be included in the
____ (fill in the blank).
Reference: PDPG 12.5. Also see CSPG Chapter 17 -✓✓ Answer: Supplementary
Conditions. Project-specific insurance requirements, such as the specific types of
insurance and minimum coverage limits required, are typically in the
Supplementary Conditions. This is always the case with EJCDC documents, and
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• Select the entity which is generally assigned the following duties and
responsibilities by the Conditions of the Contract: Resolution of claims.
A - Owner
B - Contractor
C - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary Conditions
D - Initial Decision Maker
Reference: PDPG 15.15.3; AIA A201 Sections 1.1.8 and 15.2. Also see CCAPG
Chapter 10 (particularly CCAPG 10.3) -✓✓ Answer: D - Initial Decision Maker.
The Initial Decision Maker is an entity that exists only in AIA documents and is
not used in EJCDC documents. In AIA documents, when an entity other than the
Architect is named as the Initial Decision Maker, said entity is identified in AIA
A101 (Owner-Contractor Agreement) Section 6.1. In actual practice with AIA
documents, the Initial Decision Maker is typically the Architect, but may be a third
party considered to be neutral.
• select the entity which is generally assigned the following duties and
responsibilities by the Conditions of the Contract: Paying taxes for the Work.
A - Architect/Engineer
B - Owner
C - Contractor
D - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary Conditions
E - None of the above
,Reference: EJCDC C-700 Para. 7.09; AIA A201 Section 3.6; PDPG 13.6.4.4
among others. Also see CCAPG 3.1.4. -✓✓ Answer: C - Contractor. Taxes are part
of the cost of construction for which the Contractor is responsible under the terms
of the Contract Documents.
For public work, where public owners are often exempt from certain sales and ues
taxes on materials and equipment to be incorporated into the construction, typically
an associated Supplementary Conditions provision is necessary to properly indicate
the statutory requirements for taxes, which can vary significantly from state to
state.
• select the entity which is generally assigned the following duties and
responsibilities by the Conditions of the Contract: Right to stop work, if non-
conforming Work fails to be corrected.
A - Architect/Engineer
B - Owner
C - Contractor
D - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary Conditions
E - None of the above
Reference: PDPG 15.9.5.1; EJCDC C-700 Para 14.06; AIA A201 Sections 2.4,
14.2 and 14.3. Also see CCAPG 2.1; CCAPG 6.2.2; -✓✓ Answer: B - Owner.
Standard contract documents such as EJCDC's and AIA's reserve to the Owner sole
right to stop or suspend the Work if the Work does not comply with the Contract
Documents. This right is solely the Owner's, and should never be assumed by or
delegated to the A/E (or a construction manager), because stopping the Work is an
extreme action that almost always results in a delay Claim from the Contractor for
additional time and compensation. In EJCDC and AIA documents, the A/E does
not have authority to stop or suspend the Work for non-conformance because
,issuing such an order is tantamount to opening the Owner's checkbook and handing
out money.
• Which of the following is part of the construction documents but not part of the
Contract Documents?
A - Procurement Forms
B - Agreement
C - Performance Bond
D - General Conditions
E - Addenda
F - Contract Modifications
Reference: PDPG 12.1 and PDPG 12.2; EJCDC C-700 Paras. 1.01.A.6 and 7; AIA
A201 Section 1.1.1; and "The Diagram". Also see CCAPG 1.3.1; CCAPG 8.2.
Also see CSPG Chapter 9 -✓✓ Answer: A - Procurement Forms (also known as
the Bid Form and its supplements). The Procurement (Bidding) Requirements,
which include the advertisement or invitation to bid, instructions to
bidders/proposers, bid form, bid bond form (if any), qualifications statement (if
any), and other bid form supplements (if any), are required only for the Project's
procurement (bidding/pricing) stage and therefore are not typically considered to
be "Contract Documents" (remember: "Contract Documents" exist only after the
parties have both signed the Owner-Contractor Agreement).
If you are still having trouble wrapping your mind around this, consider that the
Procurement (Bidding) requirements are necessary for, and apply only through, the
procurement (bidding) stage—they address matters only until the Owner-
Contractor Agreement is signed and the Contract becomes effective. Therefore, the
Procurement (Bidding) Requirements are not necessary once the Contract is in
effect.
, • 46a: What is the "glue" that binds the Contract Documents together?
Reference: PDPG 11.1.2; PDPG 11.1.5. Also see CSPG Chapter 5, "Agreements".
-✓✓ Answer: If you answered "Agreement" you would not be entirely correct the
correct answer is "signed Agreement" (see PDPG Figure 11.1)
• True or False: The Contracting Requirements include the performance bond.
Reference: MasterFormat Division 00 (particularly 00 50 00 through 00 99 99);
and "The Diagram". -✓✓ Answer: True. MasterFormat titles Division 00 as
"Procurement and Contracting Requirements". Procurement (Bidding)
Requirements are those documents that pertain only to the procurement (bidding)
stage (e.g., advertisement or instructions to bidders, advertisement or invitation to
bid, instructions to bidders/proposers, bid form, bid bond form (if any), bidder
qualifications statement (if any), and other bid form supplements (if any).
MasterFormat assigns these documents between 00 10 00 and 00 49 99.
The "Contracting Requirements" are the balance of Division 00 (per
MasterFormat, documents between 00 50 00 and 00 99 99), including the
Agreement form and its supplements (if any); project forms (including the
performance bond and payment bond); "conditions of the contract"; and
revisions/clarifications/modifications (including Addenda).
• 46c: Project-specific insurance requirements would usually be included in the
____ (fill in the blank).
Reference: PDPG 12.5. Also see CSPG Chapter 17 -✓✓ Answer: Supplementary
Conditions. Project-specific insurance requirements, such as the specific types of
insurance and minimum coverage limits required, are typically in the
Supplementary Conditions. This is always the case with EJCDC documents, and
