CDS - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Labor and material payment bonds provide the necessary protection on public projects -
Correct Answer- TRUE
Miller act corresponds with what.? - Correct Answer- Labor and material payment bond
Architects should not advise owners and the legal sufficiency of required affidavits,
waivers, or releases of liens. - Correct Answer- TRUE
Liens are not permitted on public projects. - Correct Answer- TRUE
Architect must review, approve, and promptly submit shop drawings required by the
contract documents. - Correct Answer- TRUE
An architect approved shop drawings which deviated from the contract documents. -
Correct Answer- Changes in contract drawings must be submitted in writing to architect
before becoming affective, not equal to revisions within shop drawings.
Who is responsible for errors and omissions in shop drawings? - Correct Answer-
General Contractor
Revisions not requested by the architect on resubmitted shop drawings don't require
architect's approval? - Correct Answer- FALSE
A contractors stamp of approval on shop drawings means that the contractor has
already determined all criteria related thereto. - Correct Answer- FALSE
AIA document B101 is used to outline the architects service obligations? - Correct
Answer- TRUE
The architects responsibilities are re-stated within the AIA General Conditions Doc
A201. - Correct Answer- TRUE
Contractors may not know what services the architect is obligated to perform if what
document is not part of the contract documents. - Correct Answer- AIA Document B101
In review of shop drawings the general conditions Document A201 clearly states? -
Correct Answer- Matters outside the scope of the design concept and the contract
documents are not reviewed.
, If an architect had performed their services using stipulations of AIA documents A201 &
B141 within a ______ there should be no concern about professional liability. But
general liability is different. - Correct Answer- Standard of care
Calendar days - Correct Answer- 7 / Week
Liquidated damages is a provision included in the? - Correct Answer- Owner-contractor
agreement. Document A101.
An amount of money stipulated in the contract that is chargeable against the contractor
is reimbursement for damages suffered by the owner because the contractors failure to
fulfill his or her contractual obligation's. - Correct Answer- Liquidated damages
What clause should be used when a slight delay in schedule can cause a breach of
contract? - Correct Answer- Time is of the essence
CPM is superior to a Bar Chart because it shows durations, sequences and
relationships to other activities. - Correct Answer- TRUE
And small projects what type of progress schedule should be used? - Correct Answer-
Bar chart
And larger complex projects what type of progress schedule should be used? - Correct
Answer- Critical path method CPM
How many days the contractor have to notify the architect in conditions of force
majeure? - Correct Answer- 21 days
Time extensions caused by the owner automatically entitle the contractor to monetary
damages? - Correct Answer- FALSE
Standard AIA documents provided means by which the contractor may make a claim for
time extensions, monetary damages, or both. - Correct Answer- TRUE
General requirements are often used to detail provisions related to scheduling and the
consequences of delays. - Correct Answer- FALSE
What is required prior to the contractor submitting the first application for payment? -
Correct Answer- Schedule of values
Labor and material payment bonds provide the necessary protection on public projects -
Correct Answer- TRUE
Miller act corresponds with what.? - Correct Answer- Labor and material payment bond
Architects should not advise owners and the legal sufficiency of required affidavits,
waivers, or releases of liens. - Correct Answer- TRUE
Liens are not permitted on public projects. - Correct Answer- TRUE
Architect must review, approve, and promptly submit shop drawings required by the
contract documents. - Correct Answer- TRUE
An architect approved shop drawings which deviated from the contract documents. -
Correct Answer- Changes in contract drawings must be submitted in writing to architect
before becoming affective, not equal to revisions within shop drawings.
Who is responsible for errors and omissions in shop drawings? - Correct Answer-
General Contractor
Revisions not requested by the architect on resubmitted shop drawings don't require
architect's approval? - Correct Answer- FALSE
A contractors stamp of approval on shop drawings means that the contractor has
already determined all criteria related thereto. - Correct Answer- FALSE
AIA document B101 is used to outline the architects service obligations? - Correct
Answer- TRUE
The architects responsibilities are re-stated within the AIA General Conditions Doc
A201. - Correct Answer- TRUE
Contractors may not know what services the architect is obligated to perform if what
document is not part of the contract documents. - Correct Answer- AIA Document B101
In review of shop drawings the general conditions Document A201 clearly states? -
Correct Answer- Matters outside the scope of the design concept and the contract
documents are not reviewed.
, If an architect had performed their services using stipulations of AIA documents A201 &
B141 within a ______ there should be no concern about professional liability. But
general liability is different. - Correct Answer- Standard of care
Calendar days - Correct Answer- 7 / Week
Liquidated damages is a provision included in the? - Correct Answer- Owner-contractor
agreement. Document A101.
An amount of money stipulated in the contract that is chargeable against the contractor
is reimbursement for damages suffered by the owner because the contractors failure to
fulfill his or her contractual obligation's. - Correct Answer- Liquidated damages
What clause should be used when a slight delay in schedule can cause a breach of
contract? - Correct Answer- Time is of the essence
CPM is superior to a Bar Chart because it shows durations, sequences and
relationships to other activities. - Correct Answer- TRUE
And small projects what type of progress schedule should be used? - Correct Answer-
Bar chart
And larger complex projects what type of progress schedule should be used? - Correct
Answer- Critical path method CPM
How many days the contractor have to notify the architect in conditions of force
majeure? - Correct Answer- 21 days
Time extensions caused by the owner automatically entitle the contractor to monetary
damages? - Correct Answer- FALSE
Standard AIA documents provided means by which the contractor may make a claim for
time extensions, monetary damages, or both. - Correct Answer- TRUE
General requirements are often used to detail provisions related to scheduling and the
consequences of delays. - Correct Answer- FALSE
What is required prior to the contractor submitting the first application for payment? -
Correct Answer- Schedule of values
