CDT Flash Cards 05
- The Contract Documents are addressed to the:
A. A/E
B. Owner
C. Contractor
D. Owner and Contractor
E. All of the above:
C. Contractor
- In the construction stage, what entity determines entitlement in a claim filed by either the Owner or the Contractor?
A. The party filing the claim
B. Dispute Review Board
C. Initial Decision Maker
D. Owner
E. The courts:
C. Initial Decision Maker
- In construction, other than the Contractor’s personnel, what entity is responsible for complying with the Contractor’s construction site safety measures?
A. Owner
B. Subcontractor
C. Engineer
D. Supplier
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
- In what part of a specification section would shop testing requirements of the fabricated products be located?
A. Part 1 - General
B. Part 2 - Products
C. Part 3 - Execution
D. None; shop testing requirements should be on the Drawings
E. None of the above.
B. Part 2 - Products
*Products, is where requirements for shop testing, also known as source quality control, are to be indicated. Field (or Site) testing, also known as field quality control, is in “Part 3 - Execution”.
- Which of the following is in the proper order, relative to the construction stage?
A. Claim, mediation, binding arbitration
B. Change order, litigation, mediation, arbitration
C. Dispute, change order, termination
D. Termination, binding arbitration, dispute review board, change order:
A. Claim, mediation, binding arbitration
- What activities help the Owner define specific needs and identify existing conditions and future trends?
A. Prequalification of bidders
B. Feasibility studies
C. Contract negotiations
D. Competitive bidding
B. Feasibility studies
- The Agreement defines the relationships and basic obligations between the:
A. Owner and Contractor
B. Owner, A/E, Contractor, and surety
C. A/E and Contractor
D. Owner, Contractor, subcontractor, and material Suppliers:
A. Owner and Contractor
- To be valid, the Contractor’s agreements with subcontractors must:
A. Permit the Owner to withhold payment to the Contractor for subcontractor work in the event the subcontractor’s work is defective
B. Protect the Owner’s rights under the Contract Documents with respect to work performed by the subcontractor
C. Be signed by the Owner
D. Be reviewed and approved by the A/E before being signed:
B. Protect the Owner’s rights under the Contract Documents with respect to work performed by the subcontractor
- The following is an example of which project delivery method? All construction contracts with the various trade subcontractors will be with a large fast-food restaurant chain that will hold title to the new building after construction.
A. Owner-build
B. Turn-key
C. Design-build
D. Construction manager at risk
A. Owner-build
- Which term or word is appropriate to use in specifications text?
A. Work
B. As per
C. As required
D. Any
A. Work
- Apportionment of the work among multiple prime contracts is specified in:
A. Special Conditions
B. Instructions to Bidders
C. Division 01 - General Requirements
D. Supplementary Conditions:
C. Division 01 - General Requirements
- In the widely-used standard construction contracts, furnishing property insurance for construction is the responsibility of the:
A. Specifier
B. Owner
C. Surety
D. Contractor’s insurance consultant:
B. Owner
*Typically called “Builder’s Risk Insurance”
- The term day is defined in the General Conditions as which of the following?
A. Eight-hour day
B. Calendar day
C. Business day
D. Working day
B. Calendar day
- Allowance amounts are specified in:
A. The Supplementary Conditions
B. The specification section governing the associated product
C. The Bidding Documents
D. Division 01 - General Requirements
D. Division 01 - General Requirements
- Unless otherwise provided in the contract documents, cash allowances shall include:
A. Handling and storage costs
B. Contractors overhead and profit mark-up
C. Required taxes
D. Labor
C. Required taxes
