CMIT Exam -with 100% verified solutions-2023-2024
1. A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM Agreement.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
2. 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
differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM forms?
a. Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructability, budget and the
schedule.
b. Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the parties be clearly
understood, coordinated, and stated 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 relationships of the parties and the
risks that are assumed.
Answer: Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire
engagement of the CM.
3. Construction management had its beginnings in the early to mid-1960's. Which of the
following factors contributed 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 of project funding
streams.
c) The changing role of the general contractor and the increasing numbers of
specialty trade contractors.
d) All of the above.
Answer: All of the above.
4. The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to use construction
management.
Answer: (TRUE)
5. The General Services Administration, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
(now HHS), and the Veterans Administration ran into similar difficulties in the use of
construction management. Which of the following was/were common problems for all
three agencies?
a) Funding restrictions
b) Claims
c) Change conditions
d) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
6. CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus being the growth and
development of the construction management profession.
, Answer: (TRUE)
7. The CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice is intended as a guide to
the range of services that constitute professional construction management. They seek
to meet the documented need for definitions of what construction management
services are, without unduly structuring the methodologies by which those services are
provided by the CM.
Answer: (TRUE)
8. The goals of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) include:
a) Setting standards and developing contract documents for construction
management practice.
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, and local governments.
d) All of the above.
Answer: All the above
9. The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other profession does not, per
se, establish him/her as a qualified CM.
True False
Answer: (True)
10. Certification as a CM means the construction management practitioner has ‘state of the
art’ knowledge and capability to practice construction management.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
11. Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not involve ethical
concerns.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
12. Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
13. Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical question.
True False
Answer: (FALSE)
14. Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue.
True False
, Answer: (TRUE)
15. The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM’s relationships in dealing with
its clients.
True. False
Answer: (TRUE)
16. The possible approaches for delivering a project are virtually unlimited. A key reason for
such variation is
a. The different roles that can be assumed by projects participants.
b. Different forms of contracts and methods of compensation that can be used.
c. The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by the parties
involved.
d. All the above.
Answer: d) All the above
17. The traditional delivery system is characterized by executing the major phases of a
project in:
a. An overlapping concept
b. A linear sequence
c. A fast track method
d. All of the above
Answer: A linear sequence
18. A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is:
a. With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the construction phase is known
before constructions starts.
b. Facility features are fully determined & specified
c. When the construction contract is signed, the major risk belongs to the
contractor.
d. All of the above.
Answer: Facility features are fully determined & specified
19. Design-build and at-risk construction management delivery systems allow the option to
fast-track or phase a project.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
20. 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.
1. A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM Agreement.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
2. 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
differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM forms?
a. Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructability, budget and the
schedule.
b. Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the parties be clearly
understood, coordinated, and stated 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 relationships of the parties and the
risks that are assumed.
Answer: Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire
engagement of the CM.
3. Construction management had its beginnings in the early to mid-1960's. Which of the
following factors contributed 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 of project funding
streams.
c) The changing role of the general contractor and the increasing numbers of
specialty trade contractors.
d) All of the above.
Answer: All of the above.
4. The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to use construction
management.
Answer: (TRUE)
5. The General Services Administration, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
(now HHS), and the Veterans Administration ran into similar difficulties in the use of
construction management. Which of the following was/were common problems for all
three agencies?
a) Funding restrictions
b) Claims
c) Change conditions
d) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
6. CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus being the growth and
development of the construction management profession.
, Answer: (TRUE)
7. The CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice is intended as a guide to
the range of services that constitute professional construction management. They seek
to meet the documented need for definitions of what construction management
services are, without unduly structuring the methodologies by which those services are
provided by the CM.
Answer: (TRUE)
8. The goals of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) include:
a) Setting standards and developing contract documents for construction
management practice.
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, and local governments.
d) All of the above.
Answer: All the above
9. The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other profession does not, per
se, establish him/her as a qualified CM.
True False
Answer: (True)
10. Certification as a CM means the construction management practitioner has ‘state of the
art’ knowledge and capability to practice construction management.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
11. Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not involve ethical
concerns.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
12. Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
13. Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical question.
True False
Answer: (FALSE)
14. Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue.
True False
, Answer: (TRUE)
15. The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM’s relationships in dealing with
its clients.
True. False
Answer: (TRUE)
16. The possible approaches for delivering a project are virtually unlimited. A key reason for
such variation is
a. The different roles that can be assumed by projects participants.
b. Different forms of contracts and methods of compensation that can be used.
c. The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by the parties
involved.
d. All the above.
Answer: d) All the above
17. The traditional delivery system is characterized by executing the major phases of a
project in:
a. An overlapping concept
b. A linear sequence
c. A fast track method
d. All of the above
Answer: A linear sequence
18. A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is:
a. With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the construction phase is known
before constructions starts.
b. Facility features are fully determined & specified
c. When the construction contract is signed, the major risk belongs to the
contractor.
d. All of the above.
Answer: Facility features are fully determined & specified
19. Design-build and at-risk construction management delivery systems allow the option to
fast-track or phase a project.
True False
Answer: (TRUE)
20. 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.
