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Select the entity which is generally Answer: C - Contractor. Safety provisions in both EJCDC and AIA documents clearly
assigned the following duties and make safety and protection of persons and property at the construction Site the sole
responsibilities by the Conditions of the responsibility of the Contractor.
Contract: Protection of job site workers
and stored materials.
A - Architect/Engineer
B - Owner
C - Contractor
D - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary
Conditions
E - None of the above
Reference: PDPG 5.4.1.7 and PDPG 15.12.11;
EJCDC C-700 Paras. 7.12 through 7.15; AIA
A201 Sections 10.1, 10.2, and 10.4. Also see
CCAPG 6.8; CCPG 9.14.
Select the entity which is generally Answer: D - Initial Decision Maker. The Initial Decision Maker is an entity that exists
assigned the following duties and only in AIA documents and is not used in EJCDC documents. In AIA documents,
responsibilities by the Conditions of the when an entity other than the Architect is named as the Initial Decision Maker, said
Contract: Resolution of claims. entity is identified in AIA A101 (Owner-Contractor Agreement) Section 6.1. In actual
practice with AIA documents, the Initial Decision Maker is typically the Architect, but
A - Owner may be a third party considered to be neutral.
B - Contractor
C - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary
Conditions
D - Initial Decision Maker
Reference: PDPG 15.15.3; AIA A201 Sections
1.1.8 and 15.2. Also see CCAPG Chapter 10
(particularly CCAPG 10.3)
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select the entity which is generally Answer: C - Contractor. Taxes are part of the cost of construction for which the
assigned the following duties and Contractor is responsible under the terms of the Contract Documents.
responsibilities by the Conditions of the
Contract: Paying taxes for the Work. For public work, where public owners are often exempt from certain sales and ues
taxes on materials and equipment to be incorporated into the construction, typically
A - Architect/Engineer an associated Supplementary Conditions provision is necessary to properly indicate
B - Owner the statutory requirements for taxes, which can vary significantly from state to state.
C - Contractor
D - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary
Conditions
E - None of the above
Reference: EJCDC C-700 Para. 7.09; AIA
A201 Section 3.6; PDPG 13.6.4.4 among
others. Also see CCAPG 3.1.4.
select the entity which is generally Answer: B - Owner. Standard contract documents such as EJCDC's and AIA's reserve
assigned the following duties and to the Owner sole right to stop or suspend the Work if the Work does not comply
responsibilities by the Conditions of the with the Contract Documents. This right is solely the Owner's, and should never be
Contract: Right to stop work, if non- assumed by or delegated to the A/E (or a construction manager), because stopping
conforming Work fails to be corrected. the Work is an extreme action that almost always results in a delay Claim from the
Contractor for additional time and compensation. In EJCDC and AIA documents, the
A - Architect/Engineer A/E does not have authority to stop or suspend the Work for non-conformance
B - Owner because issuing such an order is tantamount to opening the Owner's checkbook and
C - Contractor handing out money.
D - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary
Conditions
E - None of the above
Reference: PDPG 15.9.5.1; EJCDC C-700
Para 14.06; AIA A201 Sections 2.4, 14.2 and
14.3. Also see CCAPG 2.1; CCAPG 6.2.2;
Which of the following is part of the Answer: A - Procurement Forms (also known as the Bid Form and its supplements).
construction documents but not part of the The Procurement (Bidding) Requirements, which include the advertisement or
Contract Documents? invitation to bid, instructions to bidders/proposers, bid form, bid bond form (if any),
qualifications statement (if any), and other bid form supplements (if any), are required
A - Procurement Forms only for the Project's procurement (bidding/pricing) stage and therefore are not
B - Agreement typically considered to be "Contract Documents" (remember: "Contract Documents"
C - Performance Bond exist only after the parties have both signed the Owner-Contractor Agreement).
D - General Conditions
E - Addenda If you are still having trouble wrapping your mind around this, consider that the
F - Contract Modifications Procurement (Bidding) requirements are necessary for, and apply only through, the
procurement (bidding) stage—they address matters only until the Owner-Contractor
Reference: PDPG 12.1 and PDPG 12.2; Agreement is signed and the Contract becomes effective. Therefore, the
EJCDC C-700 Paras. 1.01.A.6 and 7; AIA A201 Procurement (Bidding) Requirements are not necessary once the Contract is in
Section 1.1.1; and "The Diagram". Also see effect.
CCAPG 1.3.1; CCAPG 8.2. Also see CSPG
Chapter 9
46a: What is the "glue" that binds the Answer: If you answered "Agreement" you would not be entirely correct the correct
Contract Documents together? answer is "signed Agreement" (see PDPG Figure 11.1)
Reference: PDPG 11.1.2; PDPG 11.1.5. Also
see CSPG Chapter 5, "Agreements".
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Answer: True. MasterFormat titles Division 00 as "Procurement and Contracting
Requirements". Procurement (Bidding) Requirements are those documents that
pertain only to the procurement (bidding) stage (e.g., advertisement or instructions
True or False: The Contracting to bidders, advertisement or invitation to bid, instructions to bidders/proposers, bid
Requirements include the performance form, bid bond form (if any), bidder qualifications statement (if any), and other bid
bond. form supplements (if any). MasterFormat assigns these documents between 00 10 00
and 00 49 99.
Reference: MasterFormat Division 00
(particularly 00 50 00 through 00 99 99); The "Contracting Requirements" are the balance of Division 00 (per MasterFormat,
and "The Diagram". documents between 00 50 00 and 00 99 99), including the Agreement form and its
supplements (if any); project forms (including the performance bond and payment
bond); "conditions of the contract"; and revisions/clarifications/modifications
(including Addenda).
Answer: Supplementary Conditions. Project-specific insurance requirements, such as
the specific types of insurance and minimum coverage limits required, are typically in
the Supplementary Conditions. This is always the case with EJCDC documents, and
was the case with AIA documents until the 2017 edition of AIA A201 and AIA A101.
Both AIA A201 and EJCDC C-700 (General Conditions) contain basic insurance
provisions. But for the Owner to require that the Contractor furnish general liability
insurance of not less than a certain coverage amount, or to require that the
Contractor furnish a certain type of railroad protective liability insurance, such
46c: Project-specific insurance requirements would be in the Supplementary Conditions (EJCDC C-800,
requirements would usually be included in Supplementary Conditions, includes model language, as does AIA A503—2007).
the __ (fill in the blank). However, with its 2017 documents, the AIA extracted the specific requirements for
certain types of insurance and created at new exhibit to AIA A101 (Owner-Contractor
Reference: PDPG 12.5. Also see CSPG Agreement). Thus, as of 2017, AIA includes Project-specific insurance requirements in
Chapter 17 an exhibit to the Agreement.
Also see EJCDC C-700 Article 6 and EJCDC C-800, Guide to the Preparation of
Supplementary Conditions, provisions numbered SC-6.0x. Alternatively, see AIA A201
Section 11 and the insurance exhibit to AIA A101—2017.
Note that EJCDC C-800 and AIA A101 are not materials required for the CDT exams,
but are extremely useful in the actual practice of preparing Supplementary
Conditions. Arcadis US Water's Standard Supplementary Conditions ("Document 00
73 01") is developed closely from EJCDC C-800.
Answer: B - Supplemental Instructions. The key to this question is understanding that
EJCDC documents do not account for "Supplemental Instructions".
After evaluating a request for interpretation
(RFI), which of the following steps would Both EJCDC and AIA have a contractual mechanism for the A/E to order "minor
not be applicable according to EJCDC: changes" (changes that do not affect the Contract Price or Contract Times) in the
Work; EJCDC calls it a Field Order (EJCDC C-942) and the AIA calls the document
A - A/E responds directly on the RFI form "Architect's Supplemental Instructions" (AIA G710).
B - A/E issues Supplemental Instructions
C - A/E issues a Field Order When responding to a RFI, the A/E may provide a response directly on the RFI form
D - A/E prepares a Proposal Request (very common). Where the RFI response requires a minor change (no effect on price
or time), a Field Order (EJCDC) or Architect's Supplemental Instructions (AIA) often
Reference: PDPG 15.11.1.2 and PDPG 15.11.2.1; accompanies the RFI response. Where the response to the RFI results in a potential
EJCDC C-700 Paras. 3.03 and 3.04; AIA change in price, time, or both, the RFI response should be accompanied by a
A201 Section 1.1.1. Also see CCAPG 8.1.2 and Proposal Request.
CCAPG Chapter 9.
RFI responses, alone, should NEVER be used to attempt to modify the requirements
of the Contract. RFI responses are not, themselves, Contract Documents.
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Which of the following is true regarding Answer: D - Answers A and C. "Conditions of the Contract" are, according to AIA and
Conditions of the Contract: CSI (but not EJCDC) the General Conditions and the Supplementary Conditions. The
answer is not "B" because the General Requirements (not the Conditions of the
A - Are an inherent part of the Agreement Contract) administratively govern the Work indicated in the Specifications.
B - Are an inherent part of the
specifications
C - With the Agreement govern the content
of the entire Contract
D - Answers A and C
E - None of the above
Reference: PDPG 12.3.2, PDPG 12.3.3, and
PDPG Figure 11.21; and "The Diagram". Also
see CCAPG 1.3.1. Also see CSPG Chapter 6.
Answer: D - Fast-track construction. "Fast-track" does not mean only that the
Contractor builds the project quickly, but rather is most-often used for describing
projects where the construction of "early-start" activities (such as site clearing,
excavation, and foundation construction, for example) commence in the field while
the A/E is still designing the rest of the project. Thus, the Contractor may be building
Multiple-prime contracts are normally a
the foundation and site work (buried utilities, rough grading, etc.) while the A/E is still
part of:
designing the facility's mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems. In fast-track
projects, the building may be divided among ten or more separate prime
A - Turn-key construction
contractors. Coordinating multiple prime contracts is often very challenging and
B - Negotiated contracts
presents increased risk to both the Owner and A/E, particularly when design
C - Long duration construction projects
changes affect already-completed elements of the construction. In return, the
D - Fast-track construction
Owner gets a project completed more-quickly, although likely for increased cost.
Reference: PDPG 5.8.4.2 and PDPG 11.4.1.
In addition to using multiple-prime construction contracts for fast-tracking, multiple
Also see CCAPG 1.4.2.
primes is required for most public works projects in certain jurisdictions, including
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New York State, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Prior to 2010, North Carolina
essentially abandoned its multiple-prime public contracting requirement for public
work and, in 2011, Ohio enacted legislation that significantly weakened Ohio's
multiple-prime public contracting statutes. All other states in the United States allow
public work to be constructed using a single prime construction contract.
Answer: D - A and C. Although all participants in the construction submittals process
A submittal log should be maintained by: should track and log submittals for which they are responsible, the Contractor and
A/E are responsible for, respectively, submitting and reviewing, all submittals
A - A/E required under the Contract Documents, and hence both have primary responsibility
B - Owner to track the status of submittals via a submittal log.
C - Contractor
D - A and C Both EJCDC and AIA documents require submittal logs, which are contractually the
E - All of the above Contractor's responsibility. EJCDC C-700 refers to this as a "Schedule of Submittals"
and AIA A201 calls it a "Submittal Schedule". For additional information, refer to
Reference: PDPG 15.8.5 and PDPG 15.14. EJCDC C-700's and AIA A201's provisions on the schedule of submittals. Neither,
Also see CCAPG 5.8. however, addresses the A/E's typical responsibility to also track progress on the
contractually-required submittals.
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