QUESTION 1
A construction professional is in charge of a construction project that involves multiple interfaces between the structural and HVAC work packages. The design drawings were approved before the construction stage. During construction, due to some design changes, the building layout was modified. While reviewing the revised construction drawings during one of the coordination meetings, an HVAC contractor notes that the latest drawings missed some vital technical information for HVAC installation.
What should the construction professional have done to prevent this situation?

A. Maintained a complete specifications and change order register for design and construction documents
B. Focused on the different technical specifications used in the building to ensure technical compliance
C. Reviewed all design drawings and construction documents to ensure that the contents were correct
D. Conducted a joint scope review with key contractors to ensure all technical aspects were understood

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 2
A construction project is in the planning phase of building a desalination plant The construction professional’s team has identified and logged a risk in the risk register, noting multiple root causes and has assigned responses to address each cause. How should the construction professional manage this risk moving forward?

A. Monitor and evaluate the risk regularly and ensure the assigned responses are still appropriate.
B. Assess the risk quantitatively to include the probability and impact for each root cause.
C. Classify the risk appropriately to ensure an effective response is assigned and the impact on the project is understood.
D. Identify the root cause with the most significant impact and track its associated response actions to completion.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 3
A construction professional recently joined a complex construction program. The construction professional is informed that the client is unhappy with the project’s progress, and that no follow-up action was taken on previously identified problems. The construction professional also observes that team members are neither engaged nor are they collaborating in discussions during meetings. Additionally. the construction professional realizes that the project information has not been updated on the visual boards.
What should the construction professional have done to foster effective engagement, communication, and collaboration among all cross functional team members?

A. Implemented Obeya
B. Developed and agreed on conditions of satisfaction (CoS)
C. Followed up on communication and reporting protocols
D. Arranged regular team-building activities

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 4
A property developer is looking to develop a shopping mall. They have issued a short-term contract to an engineering firm to perform project validation and create an interim design to determine risks, constructability, optimum delivery method, and contract structure prior to committing substantial capital and resources. If the property developer is approved to proceed from the current contract life cycle stage, What should the next stage be?

A. Request for tender (RFT)
B. Request for proposal (RFP)
C. Proposal process
D. Pre-award

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 5
A construction professional is managing a large project. The project team has decided to implement the “big room” (Obeya) approach in their project management process. In order for this approach to be successfully implemented, what should the construction professional do?

A. Reserve a physical location to encourage team engagement.
B. Gain buy-in and support from the project team and stakeholders.
C. Ensure that everything is green and that there are no problems.
D. Make sure project schedules are the only visuals on the walls.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 6
In a construction project already underway, a couple of changes occur that require immediate implementation to avoid slowing down other subcontractors. Due to the cost significance of the changes, the construction professional requested that the subcontractor affected by those changes submit urgent change requests to the procurement department. One week after submitting their change requests, the subcontractor complains that they did not hear from the procurement department and that this already caused 2 days of delay for other subcontractors. The construction professional calls the procurement manager and learns that the department will approve the change requests immediately, but it took more time than anticipated because the formats of the change order and cost proposal did not comply with company procedures.
What should the construction professional have done to avoid the delay?

A. Designed more agile processes to deal with change orders and reviewed the documents required with the subcontractor
B. Escalated the situation to executive management and requested additional funds to cover the change orders
C. Agreed to implement the changes immediately and deal with the formalities of submitting official change orders afterwards
D. Asked the subcontractor to implement the changes immediately and used the management reserve to cover the costs of both changes

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 7
At a weekly progress meeting for the construction of a new hospital using a lump-sum contract and design-build (DB) delivery method , an IT manager points out that the telephone and data room that has already been constructed is too small to hold all of the IT equipment. The only solution is to demolish a nearby bathroom to enlarge the IT room, which will cause a cost increase and schedule delay for the project.
What should the construction professional have done to avoid this situation?

A. A design-bid-build (DBB) delivery method should have been adopted as the scope was not fully developed during the front-end planning (FEP) phase.
B. A time and materials (T&M) contract should have been used to mitigate the cost and schedule overruns as the scope was fully defined.
C. A meeting with the IT manager should have been conducted during FEP to document their feedback on the IT requirements.
D. A stakeholder matrix should have been developed during FEP, with the IT manager being labeled as a stakeholder with high influence.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 8
A general contractor was recently awarded a large project to build a ski resort. The project involves multiple entities, including local government and many interface points. During the planning phase, the project team identifies and categorizes all interfaces. Due to supply chain issues, one of the major interface points identified was a collaboration and relationship between the procurement and engineering departments.
How should the construction professional categorize this interface?

A. Dynamic interface
B. Resources interface
C. Static interface
D. Organizational interface

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 9
The project team has completed a risk identification exercise. The construction professional has analyzed the risks, defined a strategy, identified actions for the team to take, and assigned responsibilities. Which two actions should the construction professional take next? (Choose 2)

A. Make necessary changes in the individual contracts
B. Verify the completion and effectiveness of the actions.
C. Escalate all the risks to the project steering committee.
D. Create a change request to cover all the actions assigned.
E. Implement the actions and monitor the risks’ status.

Correct Answer: BE

QUESTION 10
A construction professional is leading a new multilevel commercial building project. During the planning process, the contractor who will be executing the work provided their schedule with high-level milestones. This contractor has worked with the construction professional’s company before and has frequently missed milestone dates. Various claims and disputes have occurred as a result.
How should the construction professional approach this situation?

A. Apply appropriate contingency days to the schedule to account for the lessons learned from the contractors past projects.
B. Identify the risk and root cause, and apply appropriate mitigation efforts to reduce the potential for further claims or disputes.
C. Increase the high end range of uncertainty in the estimates to capture the potential delay and added costs as contingency.
D. Ask the contractor to review and adjust their schedule to provide adequate time to achieve all milestone dates.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 11
A real estate development organization is bidding for a project to build a compound comprising 30 townhouses and three apartment buildings. Market demand is high, but competition is also high. The organization is trying to obtain data to get an idea of the project’s duration and cost. What should the construction professional perform to obtain the guiding data?

A. Detailed analysis of the lessons learned repository
B. Thorough market analysis and benchmarking exercise
C. Detailed analysis of the project scope received
D. Thorough risk analysis and identification of high-risk areas

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 12
A transport authority is currently reviewing an upcoming project to build an extension to the existing national railway network. The project owner knows what to build, but uncertainties could increase the final contract cost currently estimated to be US$650 million. Transparency between the contracting parties would help manage risks related to the contract such as minimizing cost and avoiding unforeseen claims. A construction professional is hired to oversee the tender process.
Which type of contract should the construction professional advise the project owner to choose?

A. Cost plus a fee contract
B. Unit price contract
C. Time and materials (T&M) contract
D. Cost plus a fee with guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contract

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 13
A construction professional is in the planning phase of a new construction project and is trying to determine how to have their team capture all possible risks that could impact the project. Which risk identification technique should the construction professional use?

A. Experience-based interviews
B. Facilitated workshops
C. Risk registers
D. Brainstorming sessions

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 14
During a retrospective meeting for one of the build projects, the team identifies areas of improvement and strength. The construction professional commends the team for effectively mitigating multiple claims, because the contract specifications were clear and well-defined, schedule requirements were clear and realistic, and there was a request for information (RFI) procedure in place.
What contributed to the success of this project?

A. Effective management information system
B. Good overall project documentation
C. Well-defined project scope
D. Efficient process implementation

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 15
A construction company wants to reduce the amount of change order value they have and is considering using the project definition rating index (PDRI) tool to monitor and track the project. A construction professional is tasked with analyzing the project scope and of 720. The construction professional updates the documents with this information. In which stage is the project?

A. Implementation
B. Excavation
C. Design
D. Feasibility

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 16
A construction project to build a mixed commercial-residential development is in the planning phase. The project has many stakeholders and multiple communications channels. The construction professional analyzes stakeholders and has identified one stakeholder who has high interest in the project but low influence, so the construction professional decides to exclude this stakeholder from any project communications to reduce the number of communications channels.
What will be the predicted outcome of the construction professional’s decision?

A. The project communications management plan will not be overly complicated.
B. The stakeholder will generate resistance at some point in the project.
C. The project sponsor will not approve the communications management plan.
D. The project communications strategy will be more effective and efficient.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 17
A construction company is addressing the risk management for a new project. Senior leadership is requesting contingency estimates from the construction professional for this project. At this stage, the project team has held a brainstorming session and identified several risks. What should the construction professional do next?

A. Reduce or offset validated risks.
B. Classify risks based on key categories.
C. Analyze the potential impact of each risk.
D. Arrange for risk mitigation to be implemented.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 18
A megaproject requires four contractors to interface with one another. The project manager for one of the contractors decides to use an interface management tool to improve the project efficiencies and eliminate construction waste. Which tool should the construction professional in charge of the megaproject use?

A. Interface control document/drawing (ICD)
B. Interface management software
C. Master interface plan (MIP)
D. Interface management spreadsheet

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 19
The construction of a multistory building has been completed. The contractor notified the owner that the facility’s construction, testing, and commissioning had been completed according to the contract documents. As-builts and warranties will be delivered to the owner’s office within 1 week after receiving the final payment. As an owner representative looking after the project, what should be the construction professional’s first step after receiving such a notice?

A. Review all change orders and ensure none are pending before releasing the final payment.
B. Inspect the work and ensure the building is substantially completed before starting the contract close-out stage.
C. Review the payment clause in the contract and release the final payment accordingly.
D. Review the contract documents to ensure all contract close-out requirements have been met.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 20
A construction professional is considering contract structures for a small public facility. The program manager has advised that once the project budget has been determined there can be no cost increases or delivery delays. The scope is well-defined and the timeline is predictable. All prequalified contractors have completed many similar projects using the standard design.
Which contract structure should the construction professional use in this situation?

A. Job order contracting (JOC)
B. Lump sum contract
C. Prequalified competitive bid
D. Unit price contract

Correct Answer: B