CDT EVALUATION EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is part of the construction documents but not part of the
Contract Documents?
A - Procurement Forms
B - Agreement
C - Performance Bond
D - General Conditions
E - Addenda
F - Contract Modifications
Reference: PDPG 12.1 and PDPG 12.2; EJCDC C-700 Paras. 1.01.A.6 and 7; AIA
A201 Section 1.1.1; and "The Diagram". Also see CCAPG 1.3.1; CCAPG 8.2. Also see
CSPG Chapter 9 - ✔✔Answer: A - Procurement Forms (also known as the Bid Form
and its supplements). The Procurement (Bidding) Requirements, which include the
advertisement or invitation to bid, instructions to bidders/proposers, bid form, bid bond
form (if any), qualifications statement (if any), and other bid form supplements (if any),
are required only for the Project's procurement (bidding/pricing) stage and therefore are
not typically considered to be "Contract Documents" (remember: "Contract Documents"
exist only after the parties have both signed the Owner-Contractor Agreement).
If you are still having trouble wrapping your mind around this, consider that the
Procurement (Bidding) requirements are necessary for, and apply only through, the
procurement (bidding) stage—they address matters only until the Owner-Contractor
Agreement is signed and the Contract becomes effective. Therefore, the Procurement
(Bidding) Requirements are not necessary once the Contract is in effect.
✔✔46a: What is the "glue" that binds the Contract Documents together?
Reference: PDPG 11.1.2; PDPG 11.1.5. Also see CSPG Chapter 5, "Agreements". -
✔✔Answer: If you answered "Agreement" you would not be entirely correct the correct
answer is "signed Agreement" (see PDPG Figure 11.1)
✔✔True or False: The Contracting Requirements include the performance bond.
Reference: MasterFormat Division 00 (particularly 00 50 00 through 00 99 99); and "The
Diagram". - ✔✔Answer: True. MasterFormat titles Division 00 as "Procurement and
Contracting Requirements". Procurement (Bidding) Requirements are those documents
that pertain only to the procurement (bidding) stage (e.g., advertisement or instructions
to bidders, advertisement or invitation to bid, instructions to bidders/proposers, bid form,
bid bond form (if any), bidder qualifications statement (if any), and other bid form
supplements (if any). MasterFormat assigns these documents between 00 10 00 and 00
49 99.
,The "Contracting Requirements" are the balance of Division 00 (per MasterFormat,
documents between 00 50 00 and 00 99 99), including the Agreement form and its
supplements (if any); project forms (including the performance bond and payment
bond); "conditions of the contract"; and revisions/clarifications/modifications (including
Addenda).
✔✔46c: Project-specific insurance requirements would usually be included in the ____
(fill in the blank).
Reference: PDPG 12.5. Also see CSPG Chapter 17 - ✔✔Answer: Supplementary
Conditions. Project-specific insurance requirements, such as the specific types of
insurance and minimum coverage limits required, are typically in the Supplementary
Conditions. This is always the case with EJCDC documents, and was the case with AIA
documents until the 2017 edition of AIA A201 and AIA A101.
Both AIA A201 and EJCDC C-700 (General Conditions) contain basic insurance
provisions. But for the Owner to require that the Contractor furnish general liability
insurance of not less than a certain coverage amount, or to require that the Contractor
furnish a certain type of railroad protective liability insurance, such requirements would
be in the Supplementary Conditions (EJCDC C-800, Supplementary Conditions,
includes model language, as does AIA A503—2007). However, with its 2017
documents, the AIA extracted the specific requirements for certain types of insurance
and created at new exhibit to AIA A101 (Owner-Contractor Agreement). Thus, as of
2017, AIA includes Project-specific insurance requirements in an exhibit to the
Agreement.
Also see EJCDC C-700 Article 6 and EJCDC C-800, Guide to the Preparation of
Supplementary Conditions, provisions numbered SC-6.0x. Alternatively, see AIA A201
Section 11 and the insurance exhibit to AIA A101—2017.
Note that EJCDC C-800 and AIA A101 are not materials required for the CDT exams,
but are extremely useful in the actual practice of preparing Supplementary Conditions.
Arcadis US Water's Standard Supplementary Conditions ("Document 00 73 01") is
developed closely from EJCDC C-800.
✔✔After evaluating a request for interpretation (RFI), which of the following steps would
not be applicable according to EJCDC:
A - A/E responds directly on the RFI form
B - A/E issues Supplemental Instructions
C - A/E issues a Field Order
D - A/E prepares a Proposal Request
Reference: PDPG 15.11.1.2 and PDPG 15.11.2.1; EJCDC C-700 Paras. 3.03 and 3.04;
AIA A201 Section 1.1.1. Also see CCAPG 8.1.2 and CCAPG Chapter 9. - ✔✔Answer: B
,- Supplemental Instructions. The key to this question is understanding that EJCDC
documents do not account for "Supplemental Instructions".
Both EJCDC and AIA have a contractual mechanism for the A/E to order "minor
changes" (changes that do not affect the Contract Price or Contract Times) in the Work;
EJCDC calls it a Field Order (EJCDC C-942) and the AIA calls the document
"Architect's Supplemental Instructions" (AIA G710).
When responding to a RFI, the A/E may provide a response directly on the RFI form
(very common). Where the RFI response requires a minor change (no effect on price or
time), a Field Order (EJCDC) or Architect's Supplemental Instructions (AIA) often
accompanies the RFI response. Where the response to the RFI results in a potential
change in price, time, or both, the RFI response should be accompanied by a Proposal
Request.
RFI responses, alone, should NEVER be used to attempt to modify the requirements of
the Contract. RFI responses are not, themselves, Contract Documents.
✔✔Which of the following is true regarding Conditions of the Contract:
A - Are an inherent part of the Agreement
B - Are an inherent part of the specifications
C - With the Agreement govern the content of the entire Contract
D - Answers A and C
E - None of the above
Reference: PDPG 12.3.2, PDPG 12.3.3, and PDPG Figure 11.21; and "The Diagram".
Also see CCAPG 1.3.1. Also see CSPG Chapter 6. - ✔✔Answer: D - Answers A and C.
"Conditions of the Contract" are, according to AIA and CSI (but not EJCDC) the General
Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions. The answer is not "B" because the
General Requirements (not the Conditions of the Contract) administratively govern the
Work indicated in the Specifications.
✔✔Multiple-prime contracts are normally a part of:
A - Turn-key construction
B - Negotiated contracts
C - Long duration construction projects
D - Fast-track construction
Reference: PDPG 5.8.4.2 and PDPG 11.4.1. Also see CCAPG 1.4.2.
-------------------------------------- - ✔✔Answer: D - Fast-track construction. "Fast-track" does
not mean only that the Contractor builds the project quickly, but rather is most-often
used for describing projects where the construction of "early-start" activities (such as
site clearing, excavation, and foundation construction, for example) commence in the
field while the A/E is still designing the rest of the project. Thus, the Contractor may be
, building the foundation and site work (buried utilities, rough grading, etc.) while the A/E
is still designing the facility's mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems. In fast-track
projects, the building may be divided among ten or more separate prime contractors.
Coordinating multiple prime contracts is often very challenging and presents increased
risk to both the Owner and A/E, particularly when design changes affect already-
completed elements of the construction. In return, the Owner gets a project completed
more-quickly, although likely for increased cost.
In addition to using multiple-prime construction contracts for fast-tracking, multiple
primes is required for most public works projects in certain jurisdictions, including New
York State, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Prior to 2010, North Carolina essentially
abandoned its multiple-prime public contracting requirement for public work and, in
2011, Ohio enacted legislation that significantly weakened Ohio's multiple-prime public
contracting statutes. All other states in the United States allow public work to be
constructed using a single prime construction contract.
✔✔A submittal log should be maintained by:
A - A/E
B - Owner
C - Contractor
D - A and C
E - All of the above
Reference: PDPG 15.8.5 and PDPG 15.14. Also see CCAPG 5.8. - ✔✔Answer: D - A
and C. Although all participants in the construction submittals process should track and
log submittals for which they are responsible, the Contractor and A/E are responsible
for, respectively, submitting and reviewing, all submittals required under the Contract
Documents, and hence both have primary responsibility to track the status of submittals
via a submittal log.
Both EJCDC and AIA documents require submittal logs, which are contractually the
Contractor's responsibility. EJCDC C-700 refers to this as a "Schedule of Submittals"
and AIA A201 calls it a "Submittal Schedule". For additional information, refer to EJCDC
C-700's and AIA A201's provisions on the schedule of submittals. Neither, however,
addresses the A/E's typical responsibility to also track progress on the contractually-
required submittals.
✔✔The Procurement Documents include all of the following EXCEPT:
A - Procurement Requirements
B - Contract Modifications
C - Project Manual
D - Drawings
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is part of the construction documents but not part of the
Contract Documents?
A - Procurement Forms
B - Agreement
C - Performance Bond
D - General Conditions
E - Addenda
F - Contract Modifications
Reference: PDPG 12.1 and PDPG 12.2; EJCDC C-700 Paras. 1.01.A.6 and 7; AIA
A201 Section 1.1.1; and "The Diagram". Also see CCAPG 1.3.1; CCAPG 8.2. Also see
CSPG Chapter 9 - ✔✔Answer: A - Procurement Forms (also known as the Bid Form
and its supplements). The Procurement (Bidding) Requirements, which include the
advertisement or invitation to bid, instructions to bidders/proposers, bid form, bid bond
form (if any), qualifications statement (if any), and other bid form supplements (if any),
are required only for the Project's procurement (bidding/pricing) stage and therefore are
not typically considered to be "Contract Documents" (remember: "Contract Documents"
exist only after the parties have both signed the Owner-Contractor Agreement).
If you are still having trouble wrapping your mind around this, consider that the
Procurement (Bidding) requirements are necessary for, and apply only through, the
procurement (bidding) stage—they address matters only until the Owner-Contractor
Agreement is signed and the Contract becomes effective. Therefore, the Procurement
(Bidding) Requirements are not necessary once the Contract is in effect.
✔✔46a: What is the "glue" that binds the Contract Documents together?
Reference: PDPG 11.1.2; PDPG 11.1.5. Also see CSPG Chapter 5, "Agreements". -
✔✔Answer: If you answered "Agreement" you would not be entirely correct the correct
answer is "signed Agreement" (see PDPG Figure 11.1)
✔✔True or False: The Contracting Requirements include the performance bond.
Reference: MasterFormat Division 00 (particularly 00 50 00 through 00 99 99); and "The
Diagram". - ✔✔Answer: True. MasterFormat titles Division 00 as "Procurement and
Contracting Requirements". Procurement (Bidding) Requirements are those documents
that pertain only to the procurement (bidding) stage (e.g., advertisement or instructions
to bidders, advertisement or invitation to bid, instructions to bidders/proposers, bid form,
bid bond form (if any), bidder qualifications statement (if any), and other bid form
supplements (if any). MasterFormat assigns these documents between 00 10 00 and 00
49 99.
,The "Contracting Requirements" are the balance of Division 00 (per MasterFormat,
documents between 00 50 00 and 00 99 99), including the Agreement form and its
supplements (if any); project forms (including the performance bond and payment
bond); "conditions of the contract"; and revisions/clarifications/modifications (including
Addenda).
✔✔46c: Project-specific insurance requirements would usually be included in the ____
(fill in the blank).
Reference: PDPG 12.5. Also see CSPG Chapter 17 - ✔✔Answer: Supplementary
Conditions. Project-specific insurance requirements, such as the specific types of
insurance and minimum coverage limits required, are typically in the Supplementary
Conditions. This is always the case with EJCDC documents, and was the case with AIA
documents until the 2017 edition of AIA A201 and AIA A101.
Both AIA A201 and EJCDC C-700 (General Conditions) contain basic insurance
provisions. But for the Owner to require that the Contractor furnish general liability
insurance of not less than a certain coverage amount, or to require that the Contractor
furnish a certain type of railroad protective liability insurance, such requirements would
be in the Supplementary Conditions (EJCDC C-800, Supplementary Conditions,
includes model language, as does AIA A503—2007). However, with its 2017
documents, the AIA extracted the specific requirements for certain types of insurance
and created at new exhibit to AIA A101 (Owner-Contractor Agreement). Thus, as of
2017, AIA includes Project-specific insurance requirements in an exhibit to the
Agreement.
Also see EJCDC C-700 Article 6 and EJCDC C-800, Guide to the Preparation of
Supplementary Conditions, provisions numbered SC-6.0x. Alternatively, see AIA A201
Section 11 and the insurance exhibit to AIA A101—2017.
Note that EJCDC C-800 and AIA A101 are not materials required for the CDT exams,
but are extremely useful in the actual practice of preparing Supplementary Conditions.
Arcadis US Water's Standard Supplementary Conditions ("Document 00 73 01") is
developed closely from EJCDC C-800.
✔✔After evaluating a request for interpretation (RFI), which of the following steps would
not be applicable according to EJCDC:
A - A/E responds directly on the RFI form
B - A/E issues Supplemental Instructions
C - A/E issues a Field Order
D - A/E prepares a Proposal Request
Reference: PDPG 15.11.1.2 and PDPG 15.11.2.1; EJCDC C-700 Paras. 3.03 and 3.04;
AIA A201 Section 1.1.1. Also see CCAPG 8.1.2 and CCAPG Chapter 9. - ✔✔Answer: B
,- Supplemental Instructions. The key to this question is understanding that EJCDC
documents do not account for "Supplemental Instructions".
Both EJCDC and AIA have a contractual mechanism for the A/E to order "minor
changes" (changes that do not affect the Contract Price or Contract Times) in the Work;
EJCDC calls it a Field Order (EJCDC C-942) and the AIA calls the document
"Architect's Supplemental Instructions" (AIA G710).
When responding to a RFI, the A/E may provide a response directly on the RFI form
(very common). Where the RFI response requires a minor change (no effect on price or
time), a Field Order (EJCDC) or Architect's Supplemental Instructions (AIA) often
accompanies the RFI response. Where the response to the RFI results in a potential
change in price, time, or both, the RFI response should be accompanied by a Proposal
Request.
RFI responses, alone, should NEVER be used to attempt to modify the requirements of
the Contract. RFI responses are not, themselves, Contract Documents.
✔✔Which of the following is true regarding Conditions of the Contract:
A - Are an inherent part of the Agreement
B - Are an inherent part of the specifications
C - With the Agreement govern the content of the entire Contract
D - Answers A and C
E - None of the above
Reference: PDPG 12.3.2, PDPG 12.3.3, and PDPG Figure 11.21; and "The Diagram".
Also see CCAPG 1.3.1. Also see CSPG Chapter 6. - ✔✔Answer: D - Answers A and C.
"Conditions of the Contract" are, according to AIA and CSI (but not EJCDC) the General
Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions. The answer is not "B" because the
General Requirements (not the Conditions of the Contract) administratively govern the
Work indicated in the Specifications.
✔✔Multiple-prime contracts are normally a part of:
A - Turn-key construction
B - Negotiated contracts
C - Long duration construction projects
D - Fast-track construction
Reference: PDPG 5.8.4.2 and PDPG 11.4.1. Also see CCAPG 1.4.2.
-------------------------------------- - ✔✔Answer: D - Fast-track construction. "Fast-track" does
not mean only that the Contractor builds the project quickly, but rather is most-often
used for describing projects where the construction of "early-start" activities (such as
site clearing, excavation, and foundation construction, for example) commence in the
field while the A/E is still designing the rest of the project. Thus, the Contractor may be
, building the foundation and site work (buried utilities, rough grading, etc.) while the A/E
is still designing the facility's mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems. In fast-track
projects, the building may be divided among ten or more separate prime contractors.
Coordinating multiple prime contracts is often very challenging and presents increased
risk to both the Owner and A/E, particularly when design changes affect already-
completed elements of the construction. In return, the Owner gets a project completed
more-quickly, although likely for increased cost.
In addition to using multiple-prime construction contracts for fast-tracking, multiple
primes is required for most public works projects in certain jurisdictions, including New
York State, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Prior to 2010, North Carolina essentially
abandoned its multiple-prime public contracting requirement for public work and, in
2011, Ohio enacted legislation that significantly weakened Ohio's multiple-prime public
contracting statutes. All other states in the United States allow public work to be
constructed using a single prime construction contract.
✔✔A submittal log should be maintained by:
A - A/E
B - Owner
C - Contractor
D - A and C
E - All of the above
Reference: PDPG 15.8.5 and PDPG 15.14. Also see CCAPG 5.8. - ✔✔Answer: D - A
and C. Although all participants in the construction submittals process should track and
log submittals for which they are responsible, the Contractor and A/E are responsible
for, respectively, submitting and reviewing, all submittals required under the Contract
Documents, and hence both have primary responsibility to track the status of submittals
via a submittal log.
Both EJCDC and AIA documents require submittal logs, which are contractually the
Contractor's responsibility. EJCDC C-700 refers to this as a "Schedule of Submittals"
and AIA A201 calls it a "Submittal Schedule". For additional information, refer to EJCDC
C-700's and AIA A201's provisions on the schedule of submittals. Neither, however,
addresses the A/E's typical responsibility to also track progress on the contractually-
required submittals.
✔✔The Procurement Documents include all of the following EXCEPT:
A - Procurement Requirements
B - Contract Modifications
C - Project Manual
D - Drawings
