CSI CDT: Module 5 Questions and Answers
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Define: Notice of Award The owner may issue a notice of award if preparation of the
actual contract might be delayed. This procedure is required when a challenge period is required
by statute. A notice of award establishes the beginning of the challenge period. (PDPG 11.5.2.4)
Define: Contract Agreement The written document signed by each party and is the legal
instrument binding the parties to the contract. The agreement defines the relationships and
obligations existing between the parties. By reference, the agreement includes all other contract
documents, such as the drawings and specifications. (PDPG 5.4)
What is the purpose of Conditions of the contract? The conditions of the contract most
clearly establish the responsibilities for construction contract administration and contractor
project management. The conditions of the contract identify the basic rights, procedural and
contractual responsibilities, and relationships between the parties involved in the performance of
the contract. (PDPG 11.5.4.2)
What are the three components for project team coordination? Organization, Execution
and Quality Assurance
,List 5 issues that can result from incomplete coordination: Duplications
Omissions
Discrepancies
Division 01 responsibility
Terminology differences
(PDPG 5.9)
Define: Addenda Written or graphic instruments issued to clarify, revise, add to, or delete
information in the original procurement documents or in previous addenda. (PDPG 11.3.12.2)
typically addenda are issued before the opening of bids/proposals
Define: Change Order A written instruction to the contractor issued AFTER execution of
the agreement. It authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision to the project in consideration of an
adjustment in the contract sum, contract time, or both. A change order is used for changes to the
contract documents that affect contract sum or time. (PDPG 11.3.12.3 and 13.9.2.4)
, Define: Construction Change Directive Directs the contractor to make a change in the
project before the owner and contractor have agreed upon the proposed changes in contract sum
or contract time.
(PDPG 11.3.12.3 and 13.9.2.3)
Define: Minor Changes in the Work Instructions or interpretations not involving
adjustment to the contract sum or contract time. Such changes are made by the architect's
supplemental instructions directing the contractor to make stated modifications. The architect's
supplemental agreement does not require an owner's signature. (PDPG 11.3.12)
Define: Warranty A promise that a proposition of fact is true, a promise that certain facts
are truly as they are represented to be and that they will remain so, subject to any specified
limitations. (PDPG 11.3.18.1)
What do Purchase Warranties cover? Cover products only. (PDPG 11.3.18.1)
Define: Full Warranty A warranty as to full performance covering both labor and
materials. (PDPG
11.3.18.1)
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Define: Notice of Award The owner may issue a notice of award if preparation of the
actual contract might be delayed. This procedure is required when a challenge period is required
by statute. A notice of award establishes the beginning of the challenge period. (PDPG 11.5.2.4)
Define: Contract Agreement The written document signed by each party and is the legal
instrument binding the parties to the contract. The agreement defines the relationships and
obligations existing between the parties. By reference, the agreement includes all other contract
documents, such as the drawings and specifications. (PDPG 5.4)
What is the purpose of Conditions of the contract? The conditions of the contract most
clearly establish the responsibilities for construction contract administration and contractor
project management. The conditions of the contract identify the basic rights, procedural and
contractual responsibilities, and relationships between the parties involved in the performance of
the contract. (PDPG 11.5.4.2)
What are the three components for project team coordination? Organization, Execution
and Quality Assurance
,List 5 issues that can result from incomplete coordination: Duplications
Omissions
Discrepancies
Division 01 responsibility
Terminology differences
(PDPG 5.9)
Define: Addenda Written or graphic instruments issued to clarify, revise, add to, or delete
information in the original procurement documents or in previous addenda. (PDPG 11.3.12.2)
typically addenda are issued before the opening of bids/proposals
Define: Change Order A written instruction to the contractor issued AFTER execution of
the agreement. It authorizes an addition, deletion, or revision to the project in consideration of an
adjustment in the contract sum, contract time, or both. A change order is used for changes to the
contract documents that affect contract sum or time. (PDPG 11.3.12.3 and 13.9.2.4)
, Define: Construction Change Directive Directs the contractor to make a change in the
project before the owner and contractor have agreed upon the proposed changes in contract sum
or contract time.
(PDPG 11.3.12.3 and 13.9.2.3)
Define: Minor Changes in the Work Instructions or interpretations not involving
adjustment to the contract sum or contract time. Such changes are made by the architect's
supplemental instructions directing the contractor to make stated modifications. The architect's
supplemental agreement does not require an owner's signature. (PDPG 11.3.12)
Define: Warranty A promise that a proposition of fact is true, a promise that certain facts
are truly as they are represented to be and that they will remain so, subject to any specified
limitations. (PDPG 11.3.18.1)
What do Purchase Warranties cover? Cover products only. (PDPG 11.3.18.1)
Define: Full Warranty A warranty as to full performance covering both labor and
materials. (PDPG
11.3.18.1)
