CMAA Construction-Manager Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

An inexperienced client on a design-bid-build project states that they do not want the designer to assist in the review of submittals, respond to Requests for Information (RFIs). or conduct any site inspections during the construction phase. How should the CM respond to the client's request?

Which schedule process determines the earliest times that schedule activities can start and Finish, and the total project duration?

The current construction market is extremely busy, and the trade/sub-contractors are being very selective in the projects they bid on. What options do owners have when the marketplace is vastly different from when their project was a concept to when its ready to be advertised?

Contract administration includes, but is not limited to, planning for implementation of drawings, specifications, and

It is ideal for the CM to assist in mitigating potential impacts and unforeseen issues that may develop as early as the

A construction manager is responsible for the bid review and evaluation of an $85 million high school project.
All bids must be submitted in person at the clients Purchasing Office by 1:00 PM EST and stamped by the CM's team. While preparing for the bid opening, the CM noticed that one of the contractor's bids was submitted a day earlier to a new clerk, but was date and time stamped after the bids were due. What should the CM do in this situation?

An agency CM is assigned to a new construction project using the CMAA A-2 Standard Form of Agreement between owner and contractor. The project is experiencing concurrent critical path delays caused by the contractor and the architect. What is the BEST guidance the agency CM could give the owner for dealing with these events?