CCM Practice Exam Questions
and Verified Answers
A. Contact utility companies early in the project life cycle; preferably during pre-design to
determine all regulatory requirements, permitting, and provide all design documents and utility
requirements
B. Call the utility company a week before you need their work installed to keep your project
moving.
C. Invite representatives from the public utility companies to the pre-construction meeting
D. Invite representatives from the public utility companies to attend regular progress meetings
and practice ongoing partnering to accomplishing required tasks - correct answer ✔✔The scope
of work of the contract includes coordination with other entities, public utilities etc., entities
over which neither you or the owner have any control, in order to complete the project. What
strategies would be helpful to facilitate getting the necessary utility work done in a timely
manner to avoid delays to the contractor?
A. commissioning
B. award
C. notice to proceed (NTP)
D. certification - correct answer ✔✔The start of a construction project is initiated with what
type of letter?
,A. Building Information Modeling
B. PERT estimation technique
C. Value engineering
D. Monte Carlo analysis - correct answer ✔✔What is the term used for the project analysis
process used to determine how best to meet the necessary function, performance, and
reliability at the minimum life cycle cost?
A. covered under the owner's liability policy
B. included in commercial general liability coverage
C. excluded from commercial general liability coverage
D. covered under the self-insured policy that all firms carry - correct answer ✔✔Claims arising
out of professional negligence are typically:
A. Reject any claim that does not meet the specific notice provisions of the contract
B. Negotiate a settlement within 30 days of receiving each claim
C. Develop contemporaneous records and documentation
, D. Delay responding to all claims until legal council has reviewed documentation - correct
answer ✔✔Which of the following shows good construction management practice with respect
to claim mitigation?
A. Get the Contracting Officer to issue the least cost option to the contract
B. Work with the designer and contractor to try to identify cost and time saving alternatives and
present the options to the owner
C. Tell the owner he's crazy and it can't be done
D. Issue a change order immediately - correct answer ✔✔A major change in scope, requested
by the owner, will cause the project's budget and the contract completion date to be exceeded,
even though the owner has emphatically told you that no additional cost or time will be
authorized. What should the CM do?
A. The DRB provisions are not included in the contract
B. Board members are neutral
C. All parties agree on the selection of the board members
D. Board members are acknowledged technical experts - correct answer ✔✔A dispute has
arisen with the contractor and the owner wants to use a Dispute Review Board (DRB) to resolve
the issue. Which of the following issues will not allow the owner to use the DRB approach to
resolve the problem?
A. Drawings
and Verified Answers
A. Contact utility companies early in the project life cycle; preferably during pre-design to
determine all regulatory requirements, permitting, and provide all design documents and utility
requirements
B. Call the utility company a week before you need their work installed to keep your project
moving.
C. Invite representatives from the public utility companies to the pre-construction meeting
D. Invite representatives from the public utility companies to attend regular progress meetings
and practice ongoing partnering to accomplishing required tasks - correct answer ✔✔The scope
of work of the contract includes coordination with other entities, public utilities etc., entities
over which neither you or the owner have any control, in order to complete the project. What
strategies would be helpful to facilitate getting the necessary utility work done in a timely
manner to avoid delays to the contractor?
A. commissioning
B. award
C. notice to proceed (NTP)
D. certification - correct answer ✔✔The start of a construction project is initiated with what
type of letter?
,A. Building Information Modeling
B. PERT estimation technique
C. Value engineering
D. Monte Carlo analysis - correct answer ✔✔What is the term used for the project analysis
process used to determine how best to meet the necessary function, performance, and
reliability at the minimum life cycle cost?
A. covered under the owner's liability policy
B. included in commercial general liability coverage
C. excluded from commercial general liability coverage
D. covered under the self-insured policy that all firms carry - correct answer ✔✔Claims arising
out of professional negligence are typically:
A. Reject any claim that does not meet the specific notice provisions of the contract
B. Negotiate a settlement within 30 days of receiving each claim
C. Develop contemporaneous records and documentation
, D. Delay responding to all claims until legal council has reviewed documentation - correct
answer ✔✔Which of the following shows good construction management practice with respect
to claim mitigation?
A. Get the Contracting Officer to issue the least cost option to the contract
B. Work with the designer and contractor to try to identify cost and time saving alternatives and
present the options to the owner
C. Tell the owner he's crazy and it can't be done
D. Issue a change order immediately - correct answer ✔✔A major change in scope, requested
by the owner, will cause the project's budget and the contract completion date to be exceeded,
even though the owner has emphatically told you that no additional cost or time will be
authorized. What should the CM do?
A. The DRB provisions are not included in the contract
B. Board members are neutral
C. All parties agree on the selection of the board members
D. Board members are acknowledged technical experts - correct answer ✔✔A dispute has
arisen with the contractor and the owner wants to use a Dispute Review Board (DRB) to resolve
the issue. Which of the following issues will not allow the owner to use the DRB approach to
resolve the problem?
A. Drawings
