CMIT Rated A+

CMIT Rated A+ The contract documents for a project should be written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. ️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. ️False Use of standard forms of agreement will always result in fewer disputes? ️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. ️False In the CMAA CM at Risk series documents, the CM may perform part of the work if the CM so chooses? ️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. ️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. ️False The CMAA contract documents were written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. ️False In the CMAA Agency series the Designer is entitled to object to provisions of Construction Management Plan as prepared by the CM. ️True When providing services specified in CMAA document A-1, the CM may have a fiscal liability for negligent preparation of the cost estimates. ️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. ️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. ️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. ️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. ️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. ️False All communications to the Designer and Owner from the Contractor must be submitted through the CM ️True The Owner shall pay all charges to utility owners for any of the connections to the work. ️False The Contractor has no obligation to provide others contractors working on the site safe access to the site. ️False The Contractor's duty and responsibility for safety and protection of the work extends to the issue of Notice of Substantial Completion. ️False If the Contractor causes damage to the work property of another contractor working on the site, the Contractor shall seek to remedy the situation through the CM. ️False If it become apparent that the Contractor's schedule will not be met and it is due to the fault of the Contractor, the Contractor agrees that it will increase the number of employees and such crafts to regain the lost schedule progress, increase the number of work hours per shifts, or shifts per a work day, or work days per week to regain the lost schedule progress. ️True Unit priced items do not include overhead and profit in the unit price. ️False When the delay is due to cause beyond the control of the Owner and the Contractor, an extension of contract time in the amount equal to the item lost on the critical path shall be the Contractors' sole and exclusive remedy for such delay. ️True A CM's liability is determined solely by whether or not the CM performed according to the required standard of care. ️False A cost overrun in the delivery of a project is by definition a breach of the CM's duty of care to the Owner. ️False It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex for any reason. ️False The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires employers to make a reasonable accommodations to suit the needs of disabled applicants. ️True A CM who serves in an agency capacity faces no risk of strict liability under CERCLA. ️False Standards contained in federal environmental laws always take precedence over any state law. ️False National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits are requires for any party seeking to discharge an effluent into a publicly owned treatment facility. ️False Injured workers may seek to recover from the CM based on the duty of care owned the worker by the CM. ️True A CM's duty to maintain site safety is generally limited to setting up a safety plan. ️False