CCM Practice Exam
A CM at-Risk's firm has an obligation to: - ANS A. act in the owner's best interest always
B. place the owner's interest above the CM company's interests
C. work in the best interest of the owner until the assignment of construction risk
D. protect the designer's interests
\A CM's response to an owner's request for qualifications and/or proposal can be
incorporated into the agreement between the owner and CM to: - ANS A. establish
performance of the design services
B. establish the ability of CM's firm to cooperate with the designer
C. assign owner staff to fulfill project requirements for services
D. identify the scope and quality of services the CM is to provide
\A contingency amount of +15% would be most appropriate at which phase of a project? -
ANS A. Pre-design
B. Design
C. Construction
D. Procurement
\A contractor submits a payment requisition for certification by the CM. Everything
seems to be in order except that the schedule of values contains a new item for a Change
Order that was submitted but has not been approved by the owner. What should the CM
do? - ANS A. Advise the contractor to revise payment requisition and resubmit within 48
hours
B. Revise pay requisition to deduct value of change order not approved
C. Reject the entire payment requisition and require resubmission
D. Approve the whole payment pending approval of change order by owner
\A derived performance model that can be generated from a cost loaded schedule is a: -
ANS A. profitability curve
B. constructibility curve
, C. cash flow curve
D. earned value curve
\A dispute has arisen with the contractor and the owner wants to use a Dispute Review
Board (DRB) to resolve the issue. Which of the following issues will not allow the owner
to use the DRB approach to resolve the problem? - ANS A. The DRB provisions are not
included in the contract
B. Board members are neutral
C. All parties agree on the selection of the board members
D. Board members are acknowledged technical experts
\A general contractor has a contract to perform the following work: metal stud framing,
install gypsum board, tape and paint. The general contractor has received the following
subcontractor bids:
Subcontractor A: submits bid on the tape and paint for a total of $10,125
Subcontractor B: submits a bid for the metal stud framing and the installation of gypsum
board for a total of $52,720
Subcontractor C: submits a bid for the installation of gypsum board and tape for a total
of $9,250
The general contractor estimates the following costs to perform each activity with
in-house crews:
Metal Stud Framing $35,120
Install gypsum $21,232
Tape $8,720
Paint $3,021
If the bids and scope above are the only ones to be considered, the lowest combination
of subcontractor bids and/or general contractor in-house estimates to complete all the
items of work is __________________. - ANS A. $50,780
B. $62,845
C. $64,461
D. $47,391
\A major change in scope, requested by the owner, will cause the project's budget and
the contract completion date to be exceeded, even though the owner has emphatically
told you that no additional cost or time will be authorized. What should the CM do? - ANS
A. Get the Contracting Officer to issue the least cost option to the contract
A CM at-Risk's firm has an obligation to: - ANS A. act in the owner's best interest always
B. place the owner's interest above the CM company's interests
C. work in the best interest of the owner until the assignment of construction risk
D. protect the designer's interests
\A CM's response to an owner's request for qualifications and/or proposal can be
incorporated into the agreement between the owner and CM to: - ANS A. establish
performance of the design services
B. establish the ability of CM's firm to cooperate with the designer
C. assign owner staff to fulfill project requirements for services
D. identify the scope and quality of services the CM is to provide
\A contingency amount of +15% would be most appropriate at which phase of a project? -
ANS A. Pre-design
B. Design
C. Construction
D. Procurement
\A contractor submits a payment requisition for certification by the CM. Everything
seems to be in order except that the schedule of values contains a new item for a Change
Order that was submitted but has not been approved by the owner. What should the CM
do? - ANS A. Advise the contractor to revise payment requisition and resubmit within 48
hours
B. Revise pay requisition to deduct value of change order not approved
C. Reject the entire payment requisition and require resubmission
D. Approve the whole payment pending approval of change order by owner
\A derived performance model that can be generated from a cost loaded schedule is a: -
ANS A. profitability curve
B. constructibility curve
, C. cash flow curve
D. earned value curve
\A dispute has arisen with the contractor and the owner wants to use a Dispute Review
Board (DRB) to resolve the issue. Which of the following issues will not allow the owner
to use the DRB approach to resolve the problem? - ANS A. The DRB provisions are not
included in the contract
B. Board members are neutral
C. All parties agree on the selection of the board members
D. Board members are acknowledged technical experts
\A general contractor has a contract to perform the following work: metal stud framing,
install gypsum board, tape and paint. The general contractor has received the following
subcontractor bids:
Subcontractor A: submits bid on the tape and paint for a total of $10,125
Subcontractor B: submits a bid for the metal stud framing and the installation of gypsum
board for a total of $52,720
Subcontractor C: submits a bid for the installation of gypsum board and tape for a total
of $9,250
The general contractor estimates the following costs to perform each activity with
in-house crews:
Metal Stud Framing $35,120
Install gypsum $21,232
Tape $8,720
Paint $3,021
If the bids and scope above are the only ones to be considered, the lowest combination
of subcontractor bids and/or general contractor in-house estimates to complete all the
items of work is __________________. - ANS A. $50,780
B. $62,845
C. $64,461
D. $47,391
\A major change in scope, requested by the owner, will cause the project's budget and
the contract completion date to be exceeded, even though the owner has emphatically
told you that no additional cost or time will be authorized. What should the CM do? - ANS
A. Get the Contracting Officer to issue the least cost option to the contract
