CMIT Exam - Questions And Correct Answers
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM
Agreement.
True False ✔️Ans -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 differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM forms?
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibility, 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. ✔️Ans -C) Both forms allow the CM to function
in an advisory role for the entire engagement of the CM.
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. ✔️Ans -D) All of the above.
The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to use
construction management. ✔️Ans -True
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 ✔️Ans -D) All of the above
CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus being the
growth and development of the construction management profession.
✔️Ans -True
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. ✔️Ans -
True
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. ✔️Ans -D) All of the above
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 ✔️Ans -True
Certification as a CM means the construction management practitioner has
"state of the art" knowledge and capability to practice construction
management.
True False ✔️Ans -False
Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not involve
ethical concerns.
True False ✔️Ans -False
Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling.
, True False ✔️Ans -True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical question.
True False ✔️Ans -False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue.
True False ✔️Ans -True
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's relationships in
dealing with its clients.
True False ✔️Ans -True
The possible approaches for delivering a project are 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 compensation that can be
used.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by the parties
involved.
D) All of the above. ✔️Ans -D) All of the above
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 ✔️Ans -B) A linear sequence
A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is:
A) With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the construction phase is
known before construction 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 ✔️Ans -B) Facility features are fully determined &
specified.
Design-build and at-risk construction management delivery systems allow the
option to fast-track or phase a project.
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM
Agreement.
True False ✔️Ans -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 differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM forms?
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibility, 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. ✔️Ans -C) Both forms allow the CM to function
in an advisory role for the entire engagement of the CM.
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. ✔️Ans -D) All of the above.
The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to use
construction management. ✔️Ans -True
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 ✔️Ans -D) All of the above
CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus being the
growth and development of the construction management profession.
✔️Ans -True
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. ✔️Ans -
True
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. ✔️Ans -D) All of the above
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 ✔️Ans -True
Certification as a CM means the construction management practitioner has
"state of the art" knowledge and capability to practice construction
management.
True False ✔️Ans -False
Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not involve
ethical concerns.
True False ✔️Ans -False
Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling.
, True False ✔️Ans -True
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical question.
True False ✔️Ans -False
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue.
True False ✔️Ans -True
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's relationships in
dealing with its clients.
True False ✔️Ans -True
The possible approaches for delivering a project are 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 compensation that can be
used.
C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by the parties
involved.
D) All of the above. ✔️Ans -D) All of the above
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 ✔️Ans -B) A linear sequence
A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is:
A) With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the construction phase is
known before construction 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 ✔️Ans -B) Facility features are fully determined &
specified.
Design-build and at-risk construction management delivery systems allow the
option to fast-track or phase a project.
