CDT 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ "A facility's "life cycle" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Project conception
b. Financing
c. Construction
d. Facility management".
Answer: 1. b - PRM 1.4 Life cycle Stages: Conceptions, Delivery
Method, Design, Psrocurement, Construction,
◉ What does CSI's UDS do ? what does it stand for ?.
Answer: UDS uniform drawing system
◉ CMa stands for....
Answer: Construction Manager as Advisor
◉ "The objective of the competitive bidding process is:
a. To ensure that all qualified bidders may submit bids on public
work projects
b. To ensure that public works contracts are always awarded to the
lowest bidders
,c. To ensure that the intent of the governing public laws is
maintained in the
awarding of contracts
d. To ensure that the cost of the project is reasonable and consistent
with the
prevailing conditions in the building industry".
Answer: 2. d - PRM 3.4
◉ What is included in PART 3 of SectionFormat?.
Answer: PART 3- EXECUTION: describes field/site installation or
application, including preparatory actions and post-installation
cleaning and protection. Field/site-built assemblies and field/site-
manufactured products and systems are included.
◉ "A unit price contract or contract portion is used when:
a. Extent of work cannot be fully determined or where actual
quantities cannot be accurately calculated.
b. Extent of work is known, but the owner desires a break-out cost
for portions of the work.
c. It is anticipated that bidders will not examine soil bearing reports
prior to submitting bid.
d. Bidding quantities of equipment.
,Review: PDPG 7.1.6.2".
Answer: "a. Extent of work cannot be fully determined or where
actual quantities cannot be accurately calculated.
Use of unit prices, allowances and alternates should always be
limited to those items required for accurate bidding, in order to keep
bidding documents and processes as simple as possible."
◉ "The contractual relationship governed by the Conditions of the
Contract is between:
a. Owner and contractor
b. Architect/engineer and contractor
c. Owner and Subcontractors
d. Owner, contractor, and architect/engineer
Review: PDPG 5.5 and 11.3.9".
Answer: "a. Owner and contractor
The owner and the contractor are the parties to the construction
contract, hence they are subject to the Conditions of the Contract.
Yes, the duties of the architect are described in the Conditions of the
Contract, but they are governed by the separate Owner/Architect or
Owner/Engineer Agreement."
, ◉ How long does a contractor required to execute corrections in the
Work after Substantial Completion?.
Answer: one year
◉ "Which of the following would be included in Available
Information?
a. Bid security requirements
b. Environmental Impact Statement
c. Time of completion to construct the project
d. Description of the Work
Review: PDPG 11.4.5".
Answer: "b. Environmental Impact Statement
Available Information is the place to provide reference information
such as this that doesn't belong in the contract. Bid security info? In
the Instructions for Procurement. Time of Completion? It's
contractual - where would you put it? Description of Work? Name
the Division 01 section where that belongs."
◉ "Instructions for Procurement:
EXPLANATIONS 2026
◉ "A facility's "life cycle" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Project conception
b. Financing
c. Construction
d. Facility management".
Answer: 1. b - PRM 1.4 Life cycle Stages: Conceptions, Delivery
Method, Design, Psrocurement, Construction,
◉ What does CSI's UDS do ? what does it stand for ?.
Answer: UDS uniform drawing system
◉ CMa stands for....
Answer: Construction Manager as Advisor
◉ "The objective of the competitive bidding process is:
a. To ensure that all qualified bidders may submit bids on public
work projects
b. To ensure that public works contracts are always awarded to the
lowest bidders
,c. To ensure that the intent of the governing public laws is
maintained in the
awarding of contracts
d. To ensure that the cost of the project is reasonable and consistent
with the
prevailing conditions in the building industry".
Answer: 2. d - PRM 3.4
◉ What is included in PART 3 of SectionFormat?.
Answer: PART 3- EXECUTION: describes field/site installation or
application, including preparatory actions and post-installation
cleaning and protection. Field/site-built assemblies and field/site-
manufactured products and systems are included.
◉ "A unit price contract or contract portion is used when:
a. Extent of work cannot be fully determined or where actual
quantities cannot be accurately calculated.
b. Extent of work is known, but the owner desires a break-out cost
for portions of the work.
c. It is anticipated that bidders will not examine soil bearing reports
prior to submitting bid.
d. Bidding quantities of equipment.
,Review: PDPG 7.1.6.2".
Answer: "a. Extent of work cannot be fully determined or where
actual quantities cannot be accurately calculated.
Use of unit prices, allowances and alternates should always be
limited to those items required for accurate bidding, in order to keep
bidding documents and processes as simple as possible."
◉ "The contractual relationship governed by the Conditions of the
Contract is between:
a. Owner and contractor
b. Architect/engineer and contractor
c. Owner and Subcontractors
d. Owner, contractor, and architect/engineer
Review: PDPG 5.5 and 11.3.9".
Answer: "a. Owner and contractor
The owner and the contractor are the parties to the construction
contract, hence they are subject to the Conditions of the Contract.
Yes, the duties of the architect are described in the Conditions of the
Contract, but they are governed by the separate Owner/Architect or
Owner/Engineer Agreement."
, ◉ How long does a contractor required to execute corrections in the
Work after Substantial Completion?.
Answer: one year
◉ "Which of the following would be included in Available
Information?
a. Bid security requirements
b. Environmental Impact Statement
c. Time of completion to construct the project
d. Description of the Work
Review: PDPG 11.4.5".
Answer: "b. Environmental Impact Statement
Available Information is the place to provide reference information
such as this that doesn't belong in the contract. Bid security info? In
the Instructions for Procurement. Time of Completion? It's
contractual - where would you put it? Description of Work? Name
the Division 01 section where that belongs."
◉ "Instructions for Procurement:
