CQM-C EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – GRADED A+ –
2025/2026 EDITION
The purpose of Construction Quality Management is to:
Achieve the quality established by properly developed requirements through
the combined responsibility, but separate efforts of contractor and government
personnel.
Construction Quality Management is the performance of tasks, which ensure
that construction is performed.
According to plans and specifications, on time, within a defined budget and a
safe work environment.
Partnering relationships are based upon:
Building trust and dedication to common goals
It is the responsibility of Quality Assurance Personnel to:
Periodically verify that the contractors system of control is working effectively.
An effective contractor quality control program will:
Be an incentive for work to be done correctly the first time resulting in earlier
completion, reduced field overhead costs, and greater profits.
The success or failure of all contractors is based upon:
The ability to control costs, finance work, estimate jobs, schedule the work,
and maintain effective quality control.
Quality Assurance Personnel have the responsibility to:
Require contractors to maintain the quality specified in the plans and
specifications.
Inspection is:
The process by which ongoing and completed work is examined
During the punch-out inspection of a project:
Quality Assurance Personnel must assure that the contractor prepares a punch-
list and makes corrections.
, If there is a disagreement whether the contractors work complies with the
contract:
The government makes the final determination
Characteristics that describe a definable feature of work include:
Cross-referenced listings to the contractors construction schedule that may
have more than one definable feature under a section of the specifications.
The _____________________ consists of daily checks of the work to assure
continuing compliance with contract requirements.
Follow-up phase
The Quality Assurance Plan:
Is a government management tool establishing staffing, training, pre-award
activities, and surveillance activities.
Testing is extremely important in construction quality management and is
performed by:
Both the contractor and the government
If the contractor does not provide an adequate superintendent, the contract
allows the contracting officer to:
Require the contractor to assume personal supervision of the work.
The Quality Control Plan:
Is the foundation upon which quality work is based and outlines planned
quality control procedures.
Tests that are unannounced, randomly performed, and repeat quality control
tests are:
Quality Assurance tests
If initial review of the quality control plan shows it to be unacceptable:
The contractor makes changes before acceptance.
The contractor quality control organization:
May vary in size depending on the work being performed at a point in time.
The Quality Control Plan contains:
2025/2026 EDITION
The purpose of Construction Quality Management is to:
Achieve the quality established by properly developed requirements through
the combined responsibility, but separate efforts of contractor and government
personnel.
Construction Quality Management is the performance of tasks, which ensure
that construction is performed.
According to plans and specifications, on time, within a defined budget and a
safe work environment.
Partnering relationships are based upon:
Building trust and dedication to common goals
It is the responsibility of Quality Assurance Personnel to:
Periodically verify that the contractors system of control is working effectively.
An effective contractor quality control program will:
Be an incentive for work to be done correctly the first time resulting in earlier
completion, reduced field overhead costs, and greater profits.
The success or failure of all contractors is based upon:
The ability to control costs, finance work, estimate jobs, schedule the work,
and maintain effective quality control.
Quality Assurance Personnel have the responsibility to:
Require contractors to maintain the quality specified in the plans and
specifications.
Inspection is:
The process by which ongoing and completed work is examined
During the punch-out inspection of a project:
Quality Assurance Personnel must assure that the contractor prepares a punch-
list and makes corrections.
, If there is a disagreement whether the contractors work complies with the
contract:
The government makes the final determination
Characteristics that describe a definable feature of work include:
Cross-referenced listings to the contractors construction schedule that may
have more than one definable feature under a section of the specifications.
The _____________________ consists of daily checks of the work to assure
continuing compliance with contract requirements.
Follow-up phase
The Quality Assurance Plan:
Is a government management tool establishing staffing, training, pre-award
activities, and surveillance activities.
Testing is extremely important in construction quality management and is
performed by:
Both the contractor and the government
If the contractor does not provide an adequate superintendent, the contract
allows the contracting officer to:
Require the contractor to assume personal supervision of the work.
The Quality Control Plan:
Is the foundation upon which quality work is based and outlines planned
quality control procedures.
Tests that are unannounced, randomly performed, and repeat quality control
tests are:
Quality Assurance tests
If initial review of the quality control plan shows it to be unacceptable:
The contractor makes changes before acceptance.
The contractor quality control organization:
May vary in size depending on the work being performed at a point in time.
The Quality Control Plan contains:
