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Professional CM (Agency CM) ✔Correct Answer-Which one of the following is not a Project
Delivery System?
In lump-sum contracts, the Owner assumes the risk of cost. ✔Correct Answer-False
Typically, the Design Reviewer has the ultimate responsibility and authority to make executive
decisions related to matters affecting time and money in a construction project. ✔Correct Answer-
False
In the Design-Build project delivery system, the Owner has separate contracts with the Designer and
the Contractor. ✔Correct Answer-False
The Resident Project Representative should stop the work of the Contractor when the work is not
performed according to the drawings and specifications. ✔Correct Answer-False
Which of the following should not be performed by the Resident Project Representative for
inspections? ✔Correct Answer-Providing instructions directly to subcontractors
Which of the following is not true for the construction diary? ✔Correct Answer-Entries should be
made on a weekly basis (i.e., at the end of each week)
Ambiguous language in a contract is interpreted against the party who selected the language or
supplied the contract. ✔Correct Answer-True
According to Spearin Doctrine, when the contractor exactly follows the detail specifications and
drawings, she/he will not be responsible for unsatisfactory results in the end product. ✔Correct
Answer-True
Shop drawings can be used as change orders. ✔Correct Answer-False
Which one of the following is not an element of the Contract as we discussed in class? ✔Correct
Answer-(Promise)
Offer
Acceptance
Consideration
Which of the following is not a condition where a contract will not be enforced by courts?
✔Correct Answer-Seniority
Fill in the blank in the following statement: Some contracts must be in writing under the
____________ as adopted by each state. ✔Correct Answer-Statute of Frauds
, RFI (Request for Information) is the document that is transmitted to the General Contractor from the
Designer to get clarifications with respect to design drawings and specifications. ✔Correct Answer-
False
The resident project representative should not supervise, direct, or control the contractor's means
and methods of performing work. ✔Correct Answer-True
In fast-track projects with multiple contractors, the services of a professional construction
management firm (Agency CM) are essential. ✔Correct Answer-True
A professional construction management firm (Agency CM) can participate in the following phases of
a project: ✔Correct Answer-Conception, Program Planning, Design, Construction, and Closeout
The design-build process may face some legal barriers when tried to be implemented in the public
sector. ✔Correct Answer-True
On a multiple-prime project, the owner is responsible for coordinating the various trade contractors
with whom it has contracted. ✔Correct Answer-True
According to the brief article (in the supplemental reading for Week 3) about the use of Web-based
project management system used in Illinois Tollway, such system resulted in reduced turnaround
time on communications and improved access to project paperwork. ✔Correct Answer-True
The Resident Project Representative does not need to make any measurement for the progress
payments in the lump-sum projects. ✔Correct Answer-False
Use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in construction projects may result in a reduction in
Requests for Information (RFIs) and change orders. ✔Correct Answer-True
The specifications should contain absolute dimensions and avoid tolerances in those dimensions.
✔Correct Answer-False
Fair subcontracting laws are in effect to protect subcontractors and the public against bid shopping
and bid peddling practices. ✔Correct Answer-True
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is enforced by: ✔Correct Answer-Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Put in chronological order (from 1 to 5) the following 5 steps of the process of initiating a
construction project. ✔Correct Answer-1. Advertise for bids
2. Open bids
3. Award contract
4. Sign the contract
5. Issue Notice to Proceed
In the Contractor Quality Control (CQC) inspection process implemented by some federal agencies,
the Contractor must organize and maintain an inspection system. ✔Correct Answer-TRUE
The Resident Project Representative should not direct the Contractor's work. ✔Correct Answer-
True