RTPM LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
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✔✔List the four design team members - ✔✔owner, architect, consultant, pro engineer
✔✔List the four construction team members - ✔✔GC and contractors and sub
construction manager and manager at risk
✔✔Who defines the requirements and provides approval at each design phase to
ensure that the design stays on track and reflects the desired objective? - ✔✔Owner
✔✔Who is the lead design professional hired by the owner to assist with the planning
and design? - ✔✔Architect
✔✔Who hires the engineers and consultants? - ✔✔Architect
✔✔Who is the licensed design professional, recognized by a state or local authority who
focuses on the design of a specific system or requirement? - ✔✔Professional Engineer
✔✔Who is the design professional recognized by an industry or industry association
who focuses on the design of a specific system or requirement that does not require a
PE designation? - ✔✔Consultant
✔✔Who is the firm or individual hired by the owner to assist with the management of the
bidding process and construction activities? - ✔✔Construction manager
✔✔Can a CM also be a general contractor? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Who is the firm or individual that acts as a consultant to the owner in the design
phase and as a general contactor during the construction phase? - ✔✔Construction
manager at risk
✔✔Who is the firm or individual hired by the owner to complete the work required by the
design documents? - ✔✔General Contractor
✔✔Who are the firms hired by the GC to complete portions of the work? -
✔✔Contractors or Sub Contractors
✔✔What is prepared for the OWNER and includes sketches, graphics, logical diagrams,
general design criteria, and preliminary cost estimates? - ✔✔Schematic Design
, ✔✔Once the owner approves the Schematic Design, what is the next step? - ✔✔Design
development
✔✔In Design Development, at what point are the two formal reviews conducted? -
✔✔50 and 80 percent
✔✔After the Design Development is approved, what is the next step? - ✔✔Construction
Document
✔✔What communicate the owner's detailed requirements, coordination, and quality
requirements in a set of construction drawings and specifications? - ✔✔The
Construction Document
✔✔Who supplies the bidding and contracting requirements to be included in the project
documentation? - ✔✔The owner
✔✔Who coordinates advertising and sending invitations to the prospective bidders? -
✔✔The owners
✔✔Who produces addenda required to clarify the contact documents based on
questions on bid documents (ABD)? - ✔✔The design team
✔✔Who participates during the evaluation or negotiation of the bids and helps the
owner determine the successful bidder by considering alternates and substitutions? -
✔✔Construction Manager
✔✔To whom do subcontractors submit their pricing? - ✔✔General Contractor
✔✔To whom does the General Contractor submit his bid? - ✔✔The Owner
✔✔What is an invitation for the design professionals or contractors to submit a proposal
for services? - ✔✔RFP - Request for Proposal
✔✔What dictates the scope of the project but may leave many of the design and
construction decisions in the hands of the responding firm? - ✔✔RFP - Request for
Proposal
✔✔What is used to solicit prices from prospective providers of products or services? -
✔✔RFQ - Request for Quoteation
✔✔What is the primary objective of the RFQ? - ✔✔Competitive pricing
GRADED A+
✔✔
✔✔List the four design team members - ✔✔owner, architect, consultant, pro engineer
✔✔List the four construction team members - ✔✔GC and contractors and sub
construction manager and manager at risk
✔✔Who defines the requirements and provides approval at each design phase to
ensure that the design stays on track and reflects the desired objective? - ✔✔Owner
✔✔Who is the lead design professional hired by the owner to assist with the planning
and design? - ✔✔Architect
✔✔Who hires the engineers and consultants? - ✔✔Architect
✔✔Who is the licensed design professional, recognized by a state or local authority who
focuses on the design of a specific system or requirement? - ✔✔Professional Engineer
✔✔Who is the design professional recognized by an industry or industry association
who focuses on the design of a specific system or requirement that does not require a
PE designation? - ✔✔Consultant
✔✔Who is the firm or individual hired by the owner to assist with the management of the
bidding process and construction activities? - ✔✔Construction manager
✔✔Can a CM also be a general contractor? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Who is the firm or individual that acts as a consultant to the owner in the design
phase and as a general contactor during the construction phase? - ✔✔Construction
manager at risk
✔✔Who is the firm or individual hired by the owner to complete the work required by the
design documents? - ✔✔General Contractor
✔✔Who are the firms hired by the GC to complete portions of the work? -
✔✔Contractors or Sub Contractors
✔✔What is prepared for the OWNER and includes sketches, graphics, logical diagrams,
general design criteria, and preliminary cost estimates? - ✔✔Schematic Design
, ✔✔Once the owner approves the Schematic Design, what is the next step? - ✔✔Design
development
✔✔In Design Development, at what point are the two formal reviews conducted? -
✔✔50 and 80 percent
✔✔After the Design Development is approved, what is the next step? - ✔✔Construction
Document
✔✔What communicate the owner's detailed requirements, coordination, and quality
requirements in a set of construction drawings and specifications? - ✔✔The
Construction Document
✔✔Who supplies the bidding and contracting requirements to be included in the project
documentation? - ✔✔The owner
✔✔Who coordinates advertising and sending invitations to the prospective bidders? -
✔✔The owners
✔✔Who produces addenda required to clarify the contact documents based on
questions on bid documents (ABD)? - ✔✔The design team
✔✔Who participates during the evaluation or negotiation of the bids and helps the
owner determine the successful bidder by considering alternates and substitutions? -
✔✔Construction Manager
✔✔To whom do subcontractors submit their pricing? - ✔✔General Contractor
✔✔To whom does the General Contractor submit his bid? - ✔✔The Owner
✔✔What is an invitation for the design professionals or contractors to submit a proposal
for services? - ✔✔RFP - Request for Proposal
✔✔What dictates the scope of the project but may leave many of the design and
construction decisions in the hands of the responding firm? - ✔✔RFP - Request for
Proposal
✔✔What is used to solicit prices from prospective providers of products or services? -
✔✔RFQ - Request for Quoteation
✔✔What is the primary objective of the RFQ? - ✔✔Competitive pricing
