Contract Administration EXAM VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS, SCORED A+
On .a .new .design .and .construction .project, .what .is .CPM .best .used .for? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-identifying .final .delivery .date .of .consultant .drawings
What .is .the .primary .purpose .of .a .retainage .(or .holdback) .on .each .progress
.payment .to .a .contractor? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .protect .the .owner .against
.defective .and .incomplete .work
If .it .appears .to .the .interior .designer .that .the .dollar .amount .requested .on .the
.contractor's .application .for .payment .exceeds .the .work .completed .and .material
.stored, .the .designer .should .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-certify .only .the .amount .that
.the .designer .believes .represents .the .work .completed .and .stored, .and .attach .a
.letter .explaining .why .the .amount .certified .differs .from .the .amount .applied .for
Which .consultant .is .most .likely .to .be .responsible .for .designing .the .security
.systems .on .the .majority .of .projects? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Electrical .Engineer
When .preparing .bid .documents, .what .can .be .included .to .allow .the .owner .some
.flexibility .in .modifying .the .cost .of .the .project .when .the .bids .are .submitted? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Alternative
Does .the .the .interior .designer .have .the .right .to .reject .furniture .and .equipment?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-No .only .the .owner .does
What .three .items .are .considered .submittals? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Shop
.drawings
Samples
Product .data
What .are .changes .that .don't .affect .a .change .in .the .cost .or .time .schedule .of .a
.project. .The .interior .designer .is .allowed .to .make .minor .changes .in .work
.without .the .owner's .approval. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Minor .changes .in .work
What .is .a .change .which .must .be .made .immediately .but .the .owner .and
.contractor .can't .agree .on .its .cost .and/or .time .revision. .The .purpose .is .to
.prevent .construction .delays, .and .usually .results .in .an .eventual .change .order? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Construction .change .directive
Document .authorizing .a .change .from .the .original .contract .documents .which
.modifies .the .schedule, .cost, .or .both. .It .is .typically .prepared .by .the .interior
, .designer .but .issued .by .the .owner .if .the .owner .has .the .contractual .agreement
.with .the .contractor? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Formal .change .order
General .Conditions .of .the .Contract .for .Construction .(AIA .Document .A201) .give
.the .________ .__________ .the .authority .to .reject .non-conforming .construction
.work. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-interior .designer
the .General .Conditions .of .the .Contract .for .FF&E .(AIA .Document .A251) .does .not
.give .the .interior .designer .the .right .to .reject .items, .as .only .the .__________ .has
.the .power .to .reject. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Owner
How .many .days .is .the .application .for .payment .issued .from .the .contractor .to
.the .interior .designer? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-10
Once .approved .by .the .designer, ._____% .retainage .is .withheld .until .the
.completion .of .the .entire .project. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-10
Upon .inspection .and .agreement, .the .interior .designer .issues .a .certificate .of
.______________ .completion. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-substantial
What .is .a .written .or .graphic .document .issued .by .the .interior .designer .before
.the .execution .of .the .contract .that .modifies .or .interprets .the .bidding .documents
.by .additions, .deletions, .clarifications, .or .corrections. .If .this .is .done .after .the
.execution .of .the .contract, .it .is .called .a .bulletin? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An
.addendum
During .the .bidding .process, .you .requested .to .hold .an .allowance .for .an .art
.installation .that .would .be .installed .in .the .central .lobby .of .a .high .rise .condo
.building.
Now .the .building .is .in .construction .and .you .have .made .final .selection .of .the
.artist .and .piece .to .be .installed. .The .final .cost .will .be .$1200 .less .than .the
.original .allowance.
This .$1200 .deduct .will .be .logged .in .the .project .as .which .of .the .following? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Addendum
Change .Directive
*Bulletin
Change .Order
What .would .NOT .be .found .in .the .project .manual? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cost
.estimate
What .is .responsible .for .forwarding .all .warranties, .manuals, .certificates .of
.inspection .and .bonds .during .the .project .close-out .phase? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Contractor
What .is .a .Tenant .Work .Letter? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .agreement .between
.the .landlord .and .tenant .that .details .the .initial .tenant .improvements .(TI) .to .be
.built
SOLUTIONS, SCORED A+
On .a .new .design .and .construction .project, .what .is .CPM .best .used .for? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-identifying .final .delivery .date .of .consultant .drawings
What .is .the .primary .purpose .of .a .retainage .(or .holdback) .on .each .progress
.payment .to .a .contractor? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-To .protect .the .owner .against
.defective .and .incomplete .work
If .it .appears .to .the .interior .designer .that .the .dollar .amount .requested .on .the
.contractor's .application .for .payment .exceeds .the .work .completed .and .material
.stored, .the .designer .should .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-certify .only .the .amount .that
.the .designer .believes .represents .the .work .completed .and .stored, .and .attach .a
.letter .explaining .why .the .amount .certified .differs .from .the .amount .applied .for
Which .consultant .is .most .likely .to .be .responsible .for .designing .the .security
.systems .on .the .majority .of .projects? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Electrical .Engineer
When .preparing .bid .documents, .what .can .be .included .to .allow .the .owner .some
.flexibility .in .modifying .the .cost .of .the .project .when .the .bids .are .submitted? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Alternative
Does .the .the .interior .designer .have .the .right .to .reject .furniture .and .equipment?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-No .only .the .owner .does
What .three .items .are .considered .submittals? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Shop
.drawings
Samples
Product .data
What .are .changes .that .don't .affect .a .change .in .the .cost .or .time .schedule .of .a
.project. .The .interior .designer .is .allowed .to .make .minor .changes .in .work
.without .the .owner's .approval. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Minor .changes .in .work
What .is .a .change .which .must .be .made .immediately .but .the .owner .and
.contractor .can't .agree .on .its .cost .and/or .time .revision. .The .purpose .is .to
.prevent .construction .delays, .and .usually .results .in .an .eventual .change .order? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Construction .change .directive
Document .authorizing .a .change .from .the .original .contract .documents .which
.modifies .the .schedule, .cost, .or .both. .It .is .typically .prepared .by .the .interior
, .designer .but .issued .by .the .owner .if .the .owner .has .the .contractual .agreement
.with .the .contractor? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Formal .change .order
General .Conditions .of .the .Contract .for .Construction .(AIA .Document .A201) .give
.the .________ .__________ .the .authority .to .reject .non-conforming .construction
.work. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-interior .designer
the .General .Conditions .of .the .Contract .for .FF&E .(AIA .Document .A251) .does .not
.give .the .interior .designer .the .right .to .reject .items, .as .only .the .__________ .has
.the .power .to .reject. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Owner
How .many .days .is .the .application .for .payment .issued .from .the .contractor .to
.the .interior .designer? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-10
Once .approved .by .the .designer, ._____% .retainage .is .withheld .until .the
.completion .of .the .entire .project. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-10
Upon .inspection .and .agreement, .the .interior .designer .issues .a .certificate .of
.______________ .completion. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-substantial
What .is .a .written .or .graphic .document .issued .by .the .interior .designer .before
.the .execution .of .the .contract .that .modifies .or .interprets .the .bidding .documents
.by .additions, .deletions, .clarifications, .or .corrections. .If .this .is .done .after .the
.execution .of .the .contract, .it .is .called .a .bulletin? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An
.addendum
During .the .bidding .process, .you .requested .to .hold .an .allowance .for .an .art
.installation .that .would .be .installed .in .the .central .lobby .of .a .high .rise .condo
.building.
Now .the .building .is .in .construction .and .you .have .made .final .selection .of .the
.artist .and .piece .to .be .installed. .The .final .cost .will .be .$1200 .less .than .the
.original .allowance.
This .$1200 .deduct .will .be .logged .in .the .project .as .which .of .the .following? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Addendum
Change .Directive
*Bulletin
Change .Order
What .would .NOT .be .found .in .the .project .manual? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cost
.estimate
What .is .responsible .for .forwarding .all .warranties, .manuals, .certificates .of
.inspection .and .bonds .during .the .project .close-out .phase? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Contractor
What .is .a .Tenant .Work .Letter? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-An .agreement .between
.the .landlord .and .tenant .that .details .the .initial .tenant .improvements .(TI) .to .be
.built
