The contract documents for a project should be written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. -
✔✔ correct answer False
The owner, CM and Designer are less likely to be involved in disputes with the Contractor if a
contract is awarded to the lowest bidder. - ✔✔ correct answer False
Use of standard forms of agreement will always result in fewer disputes? - ✔✔ correct answer False
After the owner accepts a cm's proposed GMP as contemplated by the CMAA CM at Risk Series
documents, the responsibilities and duties of the CM are essentially the same as if the Owner and
CM were using the AIA GMP documents. - ✔✔ correct answer False
In the CMAA CM at Risk series documents, the CM may perform part of the work if the CM so
chooses? - ✔✔ correct answer False
Contractors generally believe the Designer acts independently and in the joint interests of the Owner
and Contractor when making decisions regarding contract claims and change orders. - ✔✔ correct
answer False
The CMAA standard forms of agreements(Agency- or CM at risk series) are the best documents for
an Owner to use on all design and construction projects. - ✔✔ correct answer False
The CMAA contract documents were written primarily to protect the interest of the CM. - ✔✔
correct answer False
In the CMAA Agency series the Designer is entitled to object to provisions of Construction
Management Plan as prepared by the CM. - ✔✔ correct answer True
When providing services specified in CMAA document A-1, the CM may have a fiscal liability for
negligent preparation of the cost estimates. - ✔✔ correct answer True
In the CMAA CM at Risk Series documents, the CM is the Owner's principle agent until a GMP is
accepted by the Owner. - ✔✔ correct answer True
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If an Owner uses the CMAA documents A-4, the Owner may be obligated to compensate the
Designer as an additional service for site visits requested by the CM. - ✔✔ correct answer True
If a Designer uses the CMAA A-4 contract document instead of the AIA B-141/CM document, the
Designer's exposure to professional liability during the construction phase is reduced. - ✔✔ correct
answer True
The CM has the autority on behalf of the owner to disapprove or reject work and to revoke, alter,
enlarge or relax and requirements of the contract documents. - ✔✔ correct answer False
The Owner has the obligation to exercise its right to stop work when it would be to the benefit of the
Contractor and the Contractor requests the Owner to exercise that right. - ✔✔ correct answer False
All communications to the Designer and Owner from the Contractor must be submitted through the
CM - ✔✔ correct answer True
The Owner shall pay all charges to utility owners for any of the connections to the work. - ✔✔
correct answer False
The Contractor has no obligation to provide others contractors working on the site safe access to the
site. - ✔✔ correct answer False
The Contractor's duty and responsibility for safety and protection of the work extends to the issue of
Notice of Substantial Completion. - ✔✔ correct answer False
If the Contractor causes damage to the work property of another contractor working on the site, the
Contractor shall seek to remedy the situation through the CM. - ✔✔ correct answer False
If it become apparent that the Contractor's schedule will not be met and it is due to the fault of the
Contractor, the Contractor agrees that it will increase the number of employees and such crafts to
regain the lost schedule progress, increase the number of work hours per shifts, or shifts per a work
day, or work days per week to regain the lost schedule progress. - ✔✔ correct answer True
Unit priced items do not include overhead and profit in the unit price. - ✔✔ correct answer False