CMIT Exam (200 multiple choice) with Answers Graded A
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by
the Owner/CM Agreement.
True False - Answer True CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary
focus being the growth and development of the
construction management profession. - Answer True
There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk.
Each form provides for the basic services of construction
management practice. However, there are some key The CMAA Construction Management Standards of
differences. Which of the following do not apply to both Practice is intended as a guide to the range of services
CM forms? that constitute professional construction management.
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on They seek to meet the documented need for definitions of
constructibility, budget and the schedule. what construction management services are, without
B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by unduly structuring the methodologies by which those
the parties be clearly understood, coordinated, and stated services are provided by the CM. - Answer True
in the respective contracts.
C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role
for the entire engagement of the CM.
D) Services can vary based on the contractual The goals of the Construction Management Association of
relationships of the parties and the risks that are America (CMAA) include:
assumed. - Answer C) Both forms allow the CM to A) Setting standards and developing contract documents
function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of for construction management practice.
the CM. B) Expanding the understanding of the construction
management concept and its use in the marketplace.
C) Advocacy for construction management in the
legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal, state,
Construction management had its beginnings in the early and local governments.
to mid-1960's. Which of the following factors contributed D) All of the above. - Answer D) All of the above
to the initial use of this delivery system?
A) The need to reduce the overall time and cost
associated with project delivery.
B) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any
of project funding streams. other profession does not, per se, establish him/her as a
C) The changing role of the general contractor and the qualified CM.
increasing numbers of specialty trade contractors. True False - Answer True
D) All of the above. - Answer D) All of the above.
Certification as a CM means the construction
The General Services Administration was the first federal management practitioner has "state of the art" knowledge
agency to use construction management. - and capability to practice construction management.
Answer True True False - Answer False
The General Services Administration, the Department of Recruiting and training are business matters and normally
Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS), and the do not involve ethical concerns.
Veterans Administration ran into similar difficulties in the True False - Answer False
use of construction management. Which of the following
was/were common problems for all three agencies?
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims Construction management is a concept that is susceptible
C) Change conditions to overselling.
D) All of the above - Answer D) All of the above True False - Answer True
, CMIT Exam (200 multiple choice) with Answers Graded A
project.
True False - Answer True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not
an ethical question.
True False - Answer False Most definitions of construction management are similar.
However, a contractual definition is not known until:
A) The legal form of the CM contract is chosen.
B) The specific scope of services to be provided is
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an identified.
ethical issue. C) The relationship of the CM to others and the risks and
True False - Answer True authority assumed by the parties are clearly defined.
D) All of the above - Answer D) All of the above
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's
relationships in dealing with its clients. 21.
True False - Answer True In a CM-at-Risk arrangement once construction begins
and the CM converts from the professional advisory role of
a CM to the contractual role of a general contractor, the
CM has no implied duties of loyalty and care to the owner.
The possible approaches for delivering a project are True False - Answer True
virtually unlimited. A key reason for such variations is:
A) The different roles that can be assumed by project
participants.
B) Different forms of contracts and methods of The agency CM does not perform design or actual
compensation that can be used. construction work.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks True False - Answer True
assumed by the parties involved.
D) All of the above. - Answer D) All of the above
Under the CM-at-Risk delivery method, the owner usually
must deal with the hybrid of a construction manager and a
The traditional delivery system is characterized by general contractor.
executing the major phases of a project in: True False - Answer True
A) An overlapping concept
B) A linear sequence
C) A fast track method
D) All of the above - Answer B) A linear sequence Under a CM-at-risk contract, which of the following
statements are true?
A) The CM, in most cases, holds the trade and/or specialty
contracts.
A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is: B) The CM has the right to enforce the schedule, pay the
A) With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the trade or subcontractors, and terminate them if such action
construction phase is known before construction starts. becomes necessary.
B) Facility features are fully determined & specified. C) On some CM-at-Risk contracts, the CM has the option
C) When the construction contract is signed, the major of performing portions of the work with its own resources
risk belongs to the contractor. (unless prohibited by law on certain public projects).
D) All of the above - Answer B) Facility features are D) All of the above - Answer D) All of the above
fully determined & specified.
In considering the differences between agency CM and
Design-build and at-risk construction management CM-at-Risk, which one of the following statements is NOT
delivery systems allow the option to fast-track or phase a true?
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by
the Owner/CM Agreement.
True False - Answer True CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary
focus being the growth and development of the
construction management profession. - Answer True
There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk.
Each form provides for the basic services of construction
management practice. However, there are some key The CMAA Construction Management Standards of
differences. Which of the following do not apply to both Practice is intended as a guide to the range of services
CM forms? that constitute professional construction management.
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on They seek to meet the documented need for definitions of
constructibility, budget and the schedule. what construction management services are, without
B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by unduly structuring the methodologies by which those
the parties be clearly understood, coordinated, and stated services are provided by the CM. - Answer True
in the respective contracts.
C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role
for the entire engagement of the CM.
D) Services can vary based on the contractual The goals of the Construction Management Association of
relationships of the parties and the risks that are America (CMAA) include:
assumed. - Answer C) Both forms allow the CM to A) Setting standards and developing contract documents
function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of for construction management practice.
the CM. B) Expanding the understanding of the construction
management concept and its use in the marketplace.
C) Advocacy for construction management in the
legislative, regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal, state,
Construction management had its beginnings in the early and local governments.
to mid-1960's. Which of the following factors contributed D) All of the above. - Answer D) All of the above
to the initial use of this delivery system?
A) The need to reduce the overall time and cost
associated with project delivery.
B) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any
of project funding streams. other profession does not, per se, establish him/her as a
C) The changing role of the general contractor and the qualified CM.
increasing numbers of specialty trade contractors. True False - Answer True
D) All of the above. - Answer D) All of the above.
Certification as a CM means the construction
The General Services Administration was the first federal management practitioner has "state of the art" knowledge
agency to use construction management. - and capability to practice construction management.
Answer True True False - Answer False
The General Services Administration, the Department of Recruiting and training are business matters and normally
Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS), and the do not involve ethical concerns.
Veterans Administration ran into similar difficulties in the True False - Answer False
use of construction management. Which of the following
was/were common problems for all three agencies?
A) Funding restrictions
B) Claims Construction management is a concept that is susceptible
C) Change conditions to overselling.
D) All of the above - Answer D) All of the above True False - Answer True
, CMIT Exam (200 multiple choice) with Answers Graded A
project.
True False - Answer True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not
an ethical question.
True False - Answer False Most definitions of construction management are similar.
However, a contractual definition is not known until:
A) The legal form of the CM contract is chosen.
B) The specific scope of services to be provided is
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an identified.
ethical issue. C) The relationship of the CM to others and the risks and
True False - Answer True authority assumed by the parties are clearly defined.
D) All of the above - Answer D) All of the above
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's
relationships in dealing with its clients. 21.
True False - Answer True In a CM-at-Risk arrangement once construction begins
and the CM converts from the professional advisory role of
a CM to the contractual role of a general contractor, the
CM has no implied duties of loyalty and care to the owner.
The possible approaches for delivering a project are True False - Answer True
virtually unlimited. A key reason for such variations is:
A) The different roles that can be assumed by project
participants.
B) Different forms of contracts and methods of The agency CM does not perform design or actual
compensation that can be used. construction work.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks True False - Answer True
assumed by the parties involved.
D) All of the above. - Answer D) All of the above
Under the CM-at-Risk delivery method, the owner usually
must deal with the hybrid of a construction manager and a
The traditional delivery system is characterized by general contractor.
executing the major phases of a project in: True False - Answer True
A) An overlapping concept
B) A linear sequence
C) A fast track method
D) All of the above - Answer B) A linear sequence Under a CM-at-risk contract, which of the following
statements are true?
A) The CM, in most cases, holds the trade and/or specialty
contracts.
A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is: B) The CM has the right to enforce the schedule, pay the
A) With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the trade or subcontractors, and terminate them if such action
construction phase is known before construction starts. becomes necessary.
B) Facility features are fully determined & specified. C) On some CM-at-Risk contracts, the CM has the option
C) When the construction contract is signed, the major of performing portions of the work with its own resources
risk belongs to the contractor. (unless prohibited by law on certain public projects).
D) All of the above - Answer B) Facility features are D) All of the above - Answer D) All of the above
fully determined & specified.
In considering the differences between agency CM and
Design-build and at-risk construction management CM-at-Risk, which one of the following statements is NOT
delivery systems allow the option to fast-track or phase a true?
