CDT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 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.
◉ Facility Management.
Answer: During occupancy, owners & facility managers maintain
and evaluate the performance of the project and determine
suitability for continuing use.
◉ OmniClass.
Answer: A multi-table informational framework for organizing
information used by the architectural, engineering, and construction
industry.
◉ UniFormat.
Answer: Uniform classification system for organizing preliminary
construction information into a standard order or sequence on the
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS 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.
◉ Facility Management.
Answer: During occupancy, owners & facility managers maintain
and evaluate the performance of the project and determine
suitability for continuing use.
◉ OmniClass.
Answer: A multi-table informational framework for organizing
information used by the architectural, engineering, and construction
industry.
◉ UniFormat.
Answer: Uniform classification system for organizing preliminary
construction information into a standard order or sequence on the
