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CMIT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
1. A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the
Owner/CM Agreement.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
2. There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk. Each
form provides for the basic services of construction
management practice. However, there are some key
differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM
forms?
a. Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructability,
budget and the schedule.
b. Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the
parties be clearly understood, coordinated, and stated in the
respective contracts.
c. Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for
the entire engagement of the CM.
d. Services can vary based on the contractual relationships of
the parties and the risks that are assumed. - correct answer-
Answer: Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role
for the entire engagement of the CM.
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3. Construction management had its beginnings in the early to
mid-1960's. Which of the following factors contributed to the
initial use of this delivery system?
a) The need to reduce the overall time and cost associated with
project delivery.
b) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability of
project funding streams.
c) The changing role of the general contractor and the
increasing numbers of specialty trade contractors.
d) All of the above. - correct answer- Answer: All of the above.
4. The General Services Administration was the first federal
agency to use construction management. - correct answer-
Answer: (TRUE)
5. The General Services Administration, the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS), and the Veterans
Administration ran into similar difficulties in the use of
construction management. Which of the following was/were
common problems for all three agencies?
a) Funding restrictions
b) Claims
c) Change conditions
d) All of the above - correct answer- Answer: All of the above
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CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus
being the growth and development of the construction
management profession. - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
7. The CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice
is intended as a guide to the range of services that constitute
professional construction management. They seek to meet the
documented need for definitions of what construction
management services are, without unduly structuring the
methodologies by which those services are provided by the
CM. - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
8. The goals of the Construction Management Association of
America (CMAA) include:
a) Setting standards and developing contract documents for
construction management practice.
b) Expanding the understanding of the construction
management concept and its use in the marketplace.
c) Advocacy for construction management in the legislative,
regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal, state, and local
governments.
d) All of the above. - correct answer- Answer: All the above
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9. The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other
profession does not, per se, establish him/her as a qualified
CM.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (True)
10. Certification as a CM means the construction management
practitioner has 'state of the art' knowledge and capability to
practice construction management.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
11. Recruiting and training are business matters and normally
do not involve ethical concerns.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
12. Construction management is a concept that is susceptible
to overselling.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
13. Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an
ethical question.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (FALSE)
CMIT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
1. A CM's role and responsibilities are governed solely by the
Owner/CM Agreement.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
2. There are two basic forms of CM, agency and at-risk. Each
form provides for the basic services of construction
management practice. However, there are some key
differences. Which of the following do not apply to both CM
forms?
a. Both forms provide advice to the owner on constructability,
budget and the schedule.
b. Both require that the liabilities and risks assumed by the
parties be clearly understood, coordinated, and stated in the
respective contracts.
c. Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role for
the entire engagement of the CM.
d. Services can vary based on the contractual relationships of
the parties and the risks that are assumed. - correct answer-
Answer: Both forms allow the CM to function in an advisory role
for the entire engagement of the CM.
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3. Construction management had its beginnings in the early to
mid-1960's. Which of the following factors contributed to the
initial use of this delivery system?
a) The need to reduce the overall time and cost associated with
project delivery.
b) The increasing cost of money and the unpredictability of
project funding streams.
c) The changing role of the general contractor and the
increasing numbers of specialty trade contractors.
d) All of the above. - correct answer- Answer: All of the above.
4. The General Services Administration was the first federal
agency to use construction management. - correct answer-
Answer: (TRUE)
5. The General Services Administration, the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare (now HHS), and the Veterans
Administration ran into similar difficulties in the use of
construction management. Which of the following was/were
common problems for all three agencies?
a) Funding restrictions
b) Claims
c) Change conditions
d) All of the above - correct answer- Answer: All of the above
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CMAA was formed and incorporated 1982 with its primary focus
being the growth and development of the construction
management profession. - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
7. The CMAA Construction Management Standards of Practice
is intended as a guide to the range of services that constitute
professional construction management. They seek to meet the
documented need for definitions of what construction
management services are, without unduly structuring the
methodologies by which those services are provided by the
CM. - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
8. The goals of the Construction Management Association of
America (CMAA) include:
a) Setting standards and developing contract documents for
construction management practice.
b) Expanding the understanding of the construction
management concept and its use in the marketplace.
c) Advocacy for construction management in the legislative,
regulatory, and judicial arenas of federal, state, and local
governments.
d) All of the above. - correct answer- Answer: All the above
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9. The fact that an individual is certified or licensed in any other
profession does not, per se, establish him/her as a qualified
CM.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (True)
10. Certification as a CM means the construction management
practitioner has 'state of the art' knowledge and capability to
practice construction management.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
11. Recruiting and training are business matters and normally
do not involve ethical concerns.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
12. Construction management is a concept that is susceptible
to overselling.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (TRUE)
13. Failure to provide quality services is a business and not an
ethical question.
True False - correct answer- Answer: (FALSE)
