CMIT EXAM (200 MULTIPLE CHOICE)
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS & CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM Agreement.
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There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-
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risk. Each form provides for the basic services of construction management practice. H
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owever, there are some key differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM
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forms?
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibility, budget and the schedule.
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B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the parties be clearly understoo
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d, coordinated, and stated in the respective contracts.
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C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of t
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he CM. tf
D) Services can vary based on the contractual relationships of the parties and the risks t
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hat are assumed. - ANSWERS-
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C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of t
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he CM. tf
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1960's. Which of the following factors contributed to the initial use of this delivery syste
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m?
A) The need to reduce the overall time and cost associated with project delivery.
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B) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability of project funding streams.
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C) The changing role of the general contractor and the increasing numbers of specialty t
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rade contractors. tf
D) All of the above. - ANSWERS-D) All of the above.
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The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to use construction m
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anagement. - ANSWERS-True tf tf
The General Services Administration, the Department of Health, Education and Welfar
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e (now HHS), and the Veterans Administration ran into similar difficulties in the use of c
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onstruction management. Which of the following was/ tf tf tf tf tf tf
were common problems for all three agencies?
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A) Funding restrictions
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B) Claims
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C) Change conditions
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus being the growth and d
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evelopment of the construction management profession. - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
,The CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice is intended as a guide to t
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he range of services that constitute professional construction management. They seek
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to meet the documented need for definitions of what construction management service
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s are, without unduly structuring the methodologies by which those services are provide
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d by the CM. - ANSWERS-True
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The goals of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) include:
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A) Setting standards and developing contract documents for construction management
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practice.
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B) Expanding the understanding of the construction management concept and its use i
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n the marketplace.
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C) Advocacy for construction management in the legislative, regulatory, and judicial are
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nas of federal, state, and local governments.
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D) All of the above. - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other profession does not, per s
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e, establish him/her as a qualified CM.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
Certification as a CM means the construction management practitioner has "state of the tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
art" knowledge and capability to practice construction management.
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True False - ANSWERS-False tf tf tf
Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not involve ethical concer
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ns.
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Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling. tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical question.
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True False - ANSWERS-False tf tf tf
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue. tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
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The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's relationships in dealing with it
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s clients.
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The possible approaches for delivering a project are virtually unlimited. A key reason for
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such variations is:
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A) The different roles that can be assumed by project participants.
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B) Different forms of contracts and methods of compensation that can be used.
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C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by the parties involved
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D) All of the above. - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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The traditional delivery system is characterized by executing the major phases of a proj
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ect in: tf
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B) A linear sequence
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C) A fast track method
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-B) A linear sequence
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A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is:
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A) With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the construction phase is known befo
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re construction starts.
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B) Facility features are fully determined & specified.
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C) When the construction contract is signed, the major risk belongs to the contractor.
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-B) Facility features are fully determined & specified.
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risk construction management delivery systems allow the option to fast-
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track or phase a project. tf tf tf tf
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Most definitions of construction management are similar. However, a contractual definit
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ion is not known until:
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A) The legal form of the CM contract is chosen.
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B) The specific scope of services to be provided is identified.
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C) The relationship of the CM to others and the risks and authority assumed by the parti
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es are clearly defined.
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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In a CM-at-
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Risk arrangement once construction begins and the CM converts from the professional
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advisory role of a CM to the contractual role of a general contractor, the CM has no impli
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ed duties of loyalty and care to the owner.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
The agency CM does not perform design or actual construction work.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
Under the CM-at- tf tf
Risk delivery method, the owner usually must deal with the hybrid of a construction man
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ager and a general contractor.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
Under a CM-at-risk contract, which of the following statements are true?
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A) The CM, in most cases, holds the trade and/or specialty contracts.
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B) The CM has the right to enforce the schedule, pay the trade or subcontractors, and te
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rminate them if such action becomes necessary. tf tf tf tf tf tf
C) On some CM-at-
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Risk contracts, the CM has the option of performing portions of the work with its own res
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ources (unless prohibited by law on certain public projects).
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS & CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the Owner/CM Agreement.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-
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risk. Each form provides for the basic services of construction management practice. H
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owever, there are some key differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM
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forms?
A) Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructibility, budget and the schedule.
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B) Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the parties be clearly understoo
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d, coordinated, and stated in the respective contracts.
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C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of t
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he CM. tf
D) Services can vary based on the contractual relationships of the parties and the risks t
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hat are assumed. - ANSWERS-
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C) Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for the entire engagement of t
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he CM. tf
Construction management had its beginnings in the early to mid- tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
1960's. Which of the following factors contributed to the initial use of this delivery syste
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m?
A) The need to reduce the overall time and cost associated with project delivery.
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B) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability of project funding streams.
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C) The changing role of the general contractor and the increasing numbers of specialty t
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rade contractors. tf
D) All of the above. - ANSWERS-D) All of the above.
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The General Services Administration was the first federal agency to use construction m
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anagement. - ANSWERS-True tf tf
The General Services Administration, the Department of Health, Education and Welfar
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e (now HHS), and the Veterans Administration ran into similar difficulties in the use of c
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onstruction management. Which of the following was/ tf tf tf tf tf tf
were common problems for all three agencies?
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A) Funding restrictions
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B) Claims
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C) Change conditions
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus being the growth and d
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evelopment of the construction management profession. - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
,The CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice is intended as a guide to t
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he range of services that constitute professional construction management. They seek
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to meet the documented need for definitions of what construction management service
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s are, without unduly structuring the methodologies by which those services are provide
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d by the CM. - ANSWERS-True
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The goals of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) include:
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A) Setting standards and developing contract documents for construction management
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practice.
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B) Expanding the understanding of the construction management concept and its use i
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n the marketplace.
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C) Advocacy for construction management in the legislative, regulatory, and judicial are
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nas of federal, state, and local governments.
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D) All of the above. - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other profession does not, per s
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e, establish him/her as a qualified CM.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
Certification as a CM means the construction management practitioner has "state of the tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
art" knowledge and capability to practice construction management.
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True False - ANSWERS-False tf tf tf
Recruiting and training are business matters and normally do not involve ethical concer
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ns.
True False - ANSWERS-False tf tf tf
Construction management is a concept that is susceptible to overselling. tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an ethical question.
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True False - ANSWERS-False tf tf tf
Contracting for adequate fees is both a business and an ethical issue. tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf tf
True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
The ethics of the CM profession focus primarily on a CM's relationships in dealing with it
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s clients.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
The possible approaches for delivering a project are virtually unlimited. A key reason for
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such variations is:
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A) The different roles that can be assumed by project participants.
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B) Different forms of contracts and methods of compensation that can be used.
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C) The different levels of care, responsibility, and risks assumed by the parties involved
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D) All of the above. - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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The traditional delivery system is characterized by executing the major phases of a proj
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ect in: tf
, A) An overlapping concept
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B) A linear sequence
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C) A fast track method
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-B) A linear sequence
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A key advantage of the traditional delivery approach is:
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A) With the traditional delivery system, the cost of the construction phase is known befo
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re construction starts.
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B) Facility features are fully determined & specified.
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C) When the construction contract is signed, the major risk belongs to the contractor.
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-B) Facility features are fully determined & specified.
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Design-build and at- tf tf
risk construction management delivery systems allow the option to fast-
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track or phase a project. tf tf tf tf
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Most definitions of construction management are similar. However, a contractual definit
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ion is not known until:
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A) The legal form of the CM contract is chosen.
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B) The specific scope of services to be provided is identified.
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C) The relationship of the CM to others and the risks and authority assumed by the parti
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es are clearly defined.
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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advisory role of a CM to the contractual role of a general contractor, the CM has no impli
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ed duties of loyalty and care to the owner.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
The agency CM does not perform design or actual construction work.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
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Risk delivery method, the owner usually must deal with the hybrid of a construction man
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ager and a general contractor.
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True False - ANSWERS-True tf tf tf
Under a CM-at-risk contract, which of the following statements are true?
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A) The CM, in most cases, holds the trade and/or specialty contracts.
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B) The CM has the right to enforce the schedule, pay the trade or subcontractors, and te
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ources (unless prohibited by law on certain public projects).
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D) All of the above - ANSWERS-D) All of the above
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