Medical Professional Certified Case Manager Certification Exam (CCM) Sample Questions:

1. Which two statements reflect an INCORRECT application of a Golden Principle?

A) Any deletions of General Conditions (GC) must be replaced with Particular Conditions (PC) that cover the same scope, and do not leave any roles, duties, obligations, rights, and risk allocation undefined.
B) The Contractor ' s right to suspend work (or reduce the rate of work) effective after giving not less than
3 months (in lieu of 21 days) notice to the Employer.
C) Deleting all the clauses in the General Conditions that refer to the DAAB/DAB.
D) When applying the FIDIC Red Book or Yellow Book, the Commencement Date shall be within 60 days after the Contractor receives the Letter of Acceptance, in lieu of 42 days.

2. (During the execution of certain Works under a FIDIC Yellow Book (edition 1999), a Contract in a historical area along the silk route, one of the workers discovers a possible ancient treasure on the Site. The supervisor stops the Works, secures the Site, and informs the Engineer. How should the Engineer react?)

A) You instruct the supervisor to cover the finding and resume the Works immediately, and make a determination later.
B) You compliment the supervisor and ask him to excavate further and personally deliver the treasure to a university. No extension of time is granted.
C) You inform the supervisor that a formal written notice under Sub-Clause 4.24 is required and no further instruction can be given until then.
D) You thank the supervisor, secure the Site, instruct guarding measures, inform the Employer and authorities, and issue a Variation to cover the costs of protection measures.

3. (Golden Principle 2 states that " The Particular Conditions must be drafted clearly and unambiguously. " Which statement best underlines this Golden Principle in relation to the FIDIC Red, Yellow, and Silver Books (both editions)?)

A) Clarifications to the meaning of tender documents together with answers to tenderers' inquiries made during the tender period by the Employer can be inconsistent. If Sub-Clause 1.5 does not provide for the right order, this Sub-Clause can be amended explicitly or implicitly, and this can be done through any of the documents mentioned in Sub-Clause 1.5.
B) Modifications made to the Conditions of Contract during tender negotiations that were only documented in emails between the Parties can be part of the Contract as long as those emails are subsequently included in the List of Contract documents. In such a case, it is not necessary to incorporate those modifications in, for instance, the Particular Conditions.
C) When clarifications are given during the tender period, which might impact several general conditions, it is not necessary to amend all these conditions through the Particular Conditions or to consider which exact general conditions require amendment, as such clarifications are deemed to be self-explanatory.
D) In the Particular Conditions, all changes to the General Conditions must be clearly identified by reference to specific Sub-Clause numbers. Additionally, the Particular Conditions Sub-Clauses must clearly indicate the relationship between the newly introduced text and the corresponding General Conditions Sub-Clauses' original text, e.g., addition, omission, replacement, or amendment.

4. In case a Variation is initiated by the Engineer for prompt implementation ...... [FIDIC Red, and Yellow Books, 2017 Editions] Choose all of the correct answers (multiple possibilities).

A) ... the Contractor may send a Notice to the Engineer, that the subject of the Variation was Unforeseeable (having regard to the scope and nature of the Works), hence, the Contractor is not to start implementing the varied work promptly.
B) ... the Contractor within 28 days after receiving such instruction shall submit to the Engineer a description of the varied work, a programme for its execution and a proposal for adjustment of the Contract Price.
C) ... the Contractor is required to commence implementing the varied works even if it would pose immediate hazard to the safety of public areas surrounding the Site
D) ... the Contractor is not bound to start implementing the varied works right up until the price for the varied works is fully agreed (or determined)
E) ... the Contractor is required to commence implementing the varied works and take records of all the details ( ... regarding the details of the varied works executed, expenditures incurred, and impact on progress etc.)

5. Which one statement is correct regarding the FIDIC Red Book (edition 2017)?

A) Instructions to Tenderers may require the tenderer to provide information on matters in Sub-Clause 4.3 on Contractor ' s Representative and Sub-Clause 6.12 on Key Personnel.
B) General Conditions of Contract cannot be amended as it may imbalance the obligations and rights of the Parties.
C) Instructions to Tenderers are part of the Employer ' s Requirements.
D) No Data other than required by the General Conditions of Contract may be entered in the Contract Data.

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