CDS Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass

CDS Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass When estimating operating costs of alt. designs or systems for project, which of the following factors affect estimates? Check all that Apply: A. Site location and orientation B. Management policies of owner/tenant C. Energy Costs D. Quality of maintenance staff E. Number of occupants - ALL. If maintenance staff is experienced and does not defer maintenance, equip will operate better, and Management policies concerning conservation affects demand for services Under AIA General Cond: A. Property insurance during const. is purchased by contractor B. Builder's risk insurance during const. is purchased by contractor C. Property insurance coverage is voided if O occupies all or part of bldg w/o insurance co's consent 2 | P a g e Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE D. Required builder's risk insurance covers named perils - C. Owner must purchase property insurance, and Builders risk IS the property insurance Under AIA docs, O must provide A with program and budget. Which statements are true? I. A is entitled to rely on the fact that project can be built for O's budget. II. A must determine if the program and budget are reasonably related, and inform O if not. III. A is entitled to rely on fact that budget established by O is for Const. cost only, and that there are other funds to cover other costs IV. O's budget is fixed limit of const. cost, and A is obligated to design withing that limit. A. I, III, IV B. I, IV C. II D. II, IV - C. II only. AIA B101 specifically negates intent of statement IV. (WTF????) It also states that A will balance program and budget. During Const. C complained that A was slow in reviewing shops and affected const. schedule. C made no written claims, but proj. rep. recalled relevant conversations. C accepted final payment, and then sued O for costs of delay. Which is true? 3 | P a g e Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE A. A is under contract to O and did not return shops in timely manner, causing delay, and so O and A are liable to C. B. Since C made no claims in writing, and accepted final payment, all claims were waived. C. Claims were not made is irrelevant, b/c A's Proj. rep. recalls conversations. D. C will be able to recover only if they can prove that delay was from Force Majeure - B. As per Gen. Cond, acceptance of final payment constitutes a waiver of all claims except those previously made IN WRITING. Survey indicates exist. easement and sanitary sewer line located in area designated for construction of parking deck. Special instructions regarding this sewer line and easement should be in which of the following documents? I. General Conditions II. Instructions for bidders III. Supplementary conditions IV. Special Conditions V. Technical Specs A. I, III B. II, V 4 | P a g e Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE C. IV only D. V only - D. Technical specs only. Info of technical nature that affects development of the site and bldg would be included in specs. Other choices are concerned with non-technical aspects of project. During const, special emergency precautions must be taken by C to prevent possible damage to adjacent bldg on site. Under these circumstances, C... A. Must obtain special instruction or authorization from A B. Must act at his own discretion to prevent such threatened loss C. Would probably be compensated for such emergency work D. Is permitted to act at his own discretion only in situation where there is a threat to human life. - B. Gen. Cond. defines protection of life and property on site, it is C's responsibility to act expeditiously to prevent loss or injury to adjacent property. Compensation would only be appropriate if determined by previous agreement and included in contract. What is the min # of principal entrances to a public bldg that should be accessible? A. At least 1 B. One per 10,000 gross . of bldg C. One for each 2 floors of a multistory bldg 5 | P a g e Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE D. One for each 200 linear feet of bldg frontage - A. A reasonable number, but always at least one, of principal entrances to public bldg should be accessible. The number of such entrances must be sufficient to accommodate the disabled users of the bldg. State prison project includes gas chamber facility. One of the contractors submitting the bid publicly opposes the death penalty and does not want name associated with the job. State architect's office would probably: A. Suggest the contractor refrain from submitting a bid. B. Respect the contractor's wishes and not disclose his name C. Reveal the contractor's name only to those who attend the bid opening D. Disclose the contractor's name as a part of the public record of the project. - D. Disclose name (really? dumb question) All aspects of public bidding are subject to public scrutiny. Names and bids of contractors are read aloud and become part of permanent record. Contractor can be true to his principals or his business, but not both. As result of several Subs' complaints of non-payment , it appears G.C. may have mismanaged funds paid to him. An audit is ordered to determine where money went, and cost of investigation is paid by: A. Architect 6 | P a g e Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE B. Owner C. Contractor D. Bonding company - B. Owner As per B101, Owner agrees to pay for accounting and auditing services that may be required by execution of the work. In this case there is sufficient evidence to justify and audit, the results of which would be made available to the owner, architect, and all concerned sub