CDT Exam Questions with Detailed Verified
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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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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?
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,(A) The General contractor
(B) Owner
(C) A/E
(D) Contract Administrator Ans: 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
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, (D) Owner, Contractor, and A/E Ans: 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
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Answers
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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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?
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,(A) The General contractor
(B) Owner
(C) A/E
(D) Contract Administrator Ans: 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
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, (D) Owner, Contractor, and A/E Ans: 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
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