CDT (CERTIFIED DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIST) EXAM UPDATED.

CDT (CERTIFIED DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIST) EXAM UPDATED. Which of these documents, might we find in the Project Manual but they are not contract documents? (A) The Agreement (B) Procurement Documents (C) Addendum (D) Supplemental Conditions - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B Reference: PDPG 11.1.6 Explanation: Procurement requirements are addressed to prospective bidders or proposers interested in the project. Although not necessarily part of a contract, the procurement requirements are usually bound with other written construction documents into a project manual. Before a model building code can become the building code for a jurisdiction, it has to be adopted by? (A) Authority Having Jurisdiction (B) State Government (C) Building Inspector (D) International Organization for Standardization - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: A Reference: PDPG 4.3 Explanation: Before a model building code can become the building code for a jurisdiction, it has to be adopted by that AHJ. Once adopted, they then are responsible for enforcing that building code within their jurisdiction. The Construction Manager is hired by this entity? (A) The General contractor (B) Owner (C) A/E (D) Contract Administrator - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B Reference: PDPG 2.6.4 Explanation: The owner usually engages the services of a construction manager, an entity that typically contracts with the owner to provide construction management services. The parties to the Construction Agreement are? (A) General Contractor, Sub Contractor, and Construction Manager (B) A/E, General Contractor, and Contract Administrator (C) Building Official, and General contractor (D) Owner, Contractor, and A/E - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: D Reference: PDPG 7.2.3.1 Explanation: (PDPG Figure 5.1) The tripartite relationship among the owner, contractor, and A/E is created by obligations to third parties to the contract. For example, the owner-A/E agreement may require certain duties of the A/E acting on behalf of the owner during construction. The contractor has a right to rely on the proper performance of these duties. The A/E, similarly, relies on the contractor to perform certain duties identified in the owner-contractor agreement, even though the A/E is not a party to that contract. The A/E relationship to the contractor in the owner-contractor agreement is a third-party relationship. These third-party relationships create the third side of the triangle in the construction process.(PDPG 7.2.3.1) The owner contracts first with the A/E to design the project and to prepare bidding documents. The owner then obtains bids through the competitive bidding process from bidding contractors. When one of he bidders is selected by the owner, the owner will either directly enter into the