CDT EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALE
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 Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer 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?
(A) The General contractor
(B) Owner
(C) A/E
(D) Contract Administrator Correct Answer 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
(D) Owner, Contractor, and A/E Correct Answer 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
by the owner, the owner will either directly enter into the
contract (such as for a project to
be constructed with public funds), or negotiate the final cost
and then enter into the
contract (such as for a privately funded project).
The organization responsible for the General
Conditions known as 201 are?
(A) DBIA
(B) AGC
(C) AIA
(D) CSI Correct Answer Answer: C
Reference: PDPG 11.5.4.2
Explanation: Each document deals with project
conditions and issues in a similar manner but with
language determined to be in accord with the needs
of each organization.
When there is a dispute between the specifications
and the drawings, what is the proper way to settle
, the dispute?
(A) The drawings have priority
(B) The A/E should interpret
(C) The specifications
(D) Arbitration Correct Answer Answer: B
Reference: PDPG 11.2.9.4, 13.9.1.1, AIA A201 1.2.1
Explanation: The drawings and specification are
complementary documents in
the AIA and EJCDC general conditions. (PDPG 11.2.9.4)
Precedence: Questions
of precedence often arise among large scale drawings, small-
scale drawings, and
specifications. However, the use of statements in the project
manual to establish
the precedence of the various contract documents is not
recommended because
the documents are complementary. The general conditions of
the contract should
indicate only that in a case of conflict between drawings and
specifications, the
A/E will make a documented interpretation. (PDPG 13.9.1.1)
When the contract
documents are being interpreted, the contents of the drawings
and the
specifications must be considered together. If an item is not
addressed in both the
drawings and the specifications, it does not mean that it is not
required for the
project. (AIA A201 1.2.1) The Contract Documents are
complementary, and what
is required by one shall be as binding as if required by all
A subcontractor is obligated to the prime contractor
in the same manner as the prime contractor is
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALE
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 Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer 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?
(A) The General contractor
(B) Owner
(C) A/E
(D) Contract Administrator Correct Answer 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
(D) Owner, Contractor, and A/E Correct Answer 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
by the owner, the owner will either directly enter into the
contract (such as for a project to
be constructed with public funds), or negotiate the final cost
and then enter into the
contract (such as for a privately funded project).
The organization responsible for the General
Conditions known as 201 are?
(A) DBIA
(B) AGC
(C) AIA
(D) CSI Correct Answer Answer: C
Reference: PDPG 11.5.4.2
Explanation: Each document deals with project
conditions and issues in a similar manner but with
language determined to be in accord with the needs
of each organization.
When there is a dispute between the specifications
and the drawings, what is the proper way to settle
, the dispute?
(A) The drawings have priority
(B) The A/E should interpret
(C) The specifications
(D) Arbitration Correct Answer Answer: B
Reference: PDPG 11.2.9.4, 13.9.1.1, AIA A201 1.2.1
Explanation: The drawings and specification are
complementary documents in
the AIA and EJCDC general conditions. (PDPG 11.2.9.4)
Precedence: Questions
of precedence often arise among large scale drawings, small-
scale drawings, and
specifications. However, the use of statements in the project
manual to establish
the precedence of the various contract documents is not
recommended because
the documents are complementary. The general conditions of
the contract should
indicate only that in a case of conflict between drawings and
specifications, the
A/E will make a documented interpretation. (PDPG 13.9.1.1)
When the contract
documents are being interpreted, the contents of the drawings
and the
specifications must be considered together. If an item is not
addressed in both the
drawings and the specifications, it does not mean that it is not
required for the
project. (AIA A201 1.2.1) The Contract Documents are
complementary, and what
is required by one shall be as binding as if required by all
A subcontractor is obligated to the prime contractor
in the same manner as the prime contractor is
