CDT (CERTIFIED DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIST) EXAM UPDATED.

CDT (CERTIFIED DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIST) EXAM UPDATED. Which of these documents, might we find in the Project Manual but they are not contract documents? (A) The Agreement (B) Procurement Documents (C) Addendum (D) Supplemental Conditions - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B Reference: PDPG 11.1.6 Explanation: Procurement requirements are addressed to prospective bidders or proposers interested in the project. Although not necessarily part of a contract, the procurement requirements are usually bound with other written construction documents into a project manual. Before a model building code can become the building code for a jurisdiction, it has to be adopted by? (A) Authority Having Jurisdiction (B) State Government (C) Building Inspector (D) International Organization for Standardization - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: A Reference: PDPG 4.3 Explanation: Before a model building code can become the building code for a jurisdiction, it has to be adopted by that AHJ. Once adopted, they then are responsible for enforcing that building code within their jurisdiction. The Construction Manager is hired by this entity? (A) The General contractor (B) Owner (C) A/E (D) Contract Administrator - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B Reference: PDPG 2.6.4 Explanation: The owner usually engages the services of a construction manager, an entity that typically contracts with the owner to provide construction management services. The parties to the Construction Agreement are? (A) General Contractor, Sub Contractor, and Construction Manager (B) A/E, General Contractor, and Contract Administrator (C) Building Official, and General contractor (D) Owner, Contractor, and A/E - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: D Reference: PDPG 7.2.3.1 Explanation: (PDPG Figure 5.1) The tripartite relationship among the owner, contractor, and A/E is created by obligations to third parties to the contract. For example, the owner-A/E agreement may require certain duties of the A/E acting on behalf of the owner during construction. The contractor has a right to rely on the proper performance of these duties. The A/E, similarly, relies on the contractor to perform certain duties identified in the owner-contractor agreement, even though the A/E is not a party to that contract. The A/E relationship to the contractor in the owner-contractor agreement is a third-party relationship. These third-party relationships create the third side of the triangle in the construction process.(PDPG 7.2.3.1) The owner contracts first with the A/E to design the project and to prepare bidding documents. The owner then obtains bids through the competitive bidding process from bidding contractors. When one of he bidders is selected by the owner, the owner will either directly enter into the contract (such as for a project to be constructed with public funds), or negotiate the final cost and then enter into the contract (such as for a privately funded project). The organization responsible for the General Conditions known as 201 are? (A) DBIA (B) AGC (C) AIA (D) CSI - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C Reference: PDPG 11.5.4.2 Explanation: Each document deals with project conditions and issues in a similar manner but with language determined to be in accord with the needs of each organization. When there is a dispute between the specifications and the drawings, what is the proper way to settle the dispute? (A) The drawings have priority (B) The A/E should interpret (C) The specifications (D) Arbitration - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B Reference: PDPG 11.2.9.4, 13.9.1.1, AIA A201 1.2.1 Explanation: The drawings and specification are complementary documents in the AIA and EJCDC general conditions. (PDPG 11.2.9.4) Precedence: Questions of precedence often arise among large scale drawings, small-scale drawings, and specifications. However, the use of statements in the project manual to establish the precedence of the various contract documents is not recommended because the documents are complementary. The general conditions of the contract should indicate only that in a case of conflict between drawings and specifications, the A/E will make a documented interpretation. (PDPG 13.9.1.1) When the contract documents are being interpreted, the contents of the drawings and the specifications must be considered together. If an item is not addressed in both the drawings and the specifications, it does not mean that it is not required for the project. (AIA A201 1.2.1) The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is required by one shall be as binding as if required by all A subcontractor is obligated to the prime contractor in the same manner as the prime contractor is obligated to the: (A) Architect (B) Owner (C) Material Supplier (D) Principal in Charge - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B Reference: PDPG 2.4.2 , 2.5 Explanation: A subcontractor generally provides labor at the site. A material supplier furnishes the materials for others to install. (PDPG 2.4.2)Subcontractor: An entity that has a direct contract with the contractor to perform a portion of the work of the project at the site. (PDPG 2.5) Supplier: Furnishes or supplies products or services for the project, but does not perform labor at the site. The requirements of the general conditions can be modified or expanded to accommodate specific project conditions, owner's requirements, or unusual aspects relating to the roles, rights, duties, and responsibilities of the parties to the contract for construction, in this document: (A) Contract Modifications (B) Supplemental Conditions (C) Addendum (D) Consensus Documents - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: B Reference: PDPG 11.5.4.3 Explanation: The requirements of the general conditions can be modified or expanded in the supplementary conditions to accommodate specific project conditions, owner's requirements, or unusual aspects relating to the roles, rights, duties, and responsibilities of the parties to the contract for construction. Supplementary conditions are not standard for every project and must be prepared based on requirements of the specific project. Which of the following are not legal binding construction documents? (A) General Conditions (B) Specifications (C) Preliminary Project Description (D) Addendum - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C Reference: PDPG 9.3.2 Explanation: Preliminary project descriptions are associated with the Schematic Design Phase and are informational documents that are not used for construction. This document states that the contractor shall review, approve, and submit to the architect, shop drawings, product data, samples, and similar submittals required by the contract documents. It also states that the architect will review and approve or take other appropriate action upon the contractor's submittals: (A) Construction Agreement (B) Field Order (C) General Requirements (D) AIA 201 - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: D Reference: PDPG 13.6.5 Explanation: AIA Document A201 states that the contractor shall review, approve, and submit to the architect, shop drawings, product data, samples, and similar submittals required by the contract documents. It also states that the architect will review and approve or take other appropriate action upon the contractor's submittals. Division 01 sections apply broadly to the execution of the work of all the other sections of the specifications. In addition, they expand on certain administrative and procedural provisions of the: (A) Drawings (B) Construction Agreement (C) Conditions of the Contract (D) Procurement Documents - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C Reference: PDPG 11.3.10 Explanation: Division 01 sections expand on certain administrative and procedural provisions in the conditions of the contract and apply broadly to the execution of the work of all the other sections of the specifications. Defined as the written and graphic documents prepared for communicating the project design for construction and administering the construction contract: (A) Construction Documents (B) Plans (C) Procurement Documents (D) Conditions of the Contract - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: A Reference: PDPG 11.1.2 Explanation: An important principle governing the production of construction documents is that each document, written or graphic, has a specific purpose and should be used for that purpose. Each requirement should be stated only once and in the correct location. Typically, procurement requirements should not include which of the following documents? (A) Instructions for procurement (B) Available information, including resource drawings (C) Procurement forms and supplements (D) Performance bonds - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: D Reference: PDPG 11.4 Explanation: Typically, procurement requirements include the following documents: solicitation; instructions for procurement; available information, including resource drawings; procurement forms and supplements; addenda (as applicable to procurement). Thus, performance bonds are not included in the procurement documents. Thus performance bonds are not included in the procurement document. The invitation to bid is designed to attract qualified bidders. (T/F) - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Correct/True Reference: PDPG 11.4.3.1 Explanation: The invitation to bid is intended to attract qualified bidders and to help prospective bidders decide whether to obtain the procurement documents. The volume containing the specifications, conditions of the contract, information to bidders, instructions to bidders, and the bid form is called: (A) Spec book. (B) Preliminary Project Descriptions. (C) Project manual. (D) Submittals. (E) None of the above. (F) All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: C Reference: PDPG Figure 11.1