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CDT Review - Chapter 14, Facility Management

Chapter 14 of CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide (PDPG) continues with the key terms and concepts of Facility Management, which are on the Construction Documents Technologists (CDT) Exam. This outlines basic management of a facility, after construction has been completed. This also discusses the transition of the project into a facility and the occupancy of the facility users and visitors.

Transition
Facility manager participates in various project closeout activities, to prepare for occupancy

CDT Review - Chapter 13, Construction

Chapter 13 of CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide (PDPG) continues with an overview of Construction, which are on the Construction Documents Technologists (CDT) Exam. This is a general summary of key terms and concepts. A more detailed resource is the CSI Construction Contract Administration Practice Guide, which is also a reference for another CSI certification exam, Certified Construction Contact Administration (CCCA).

There are two main categories:

CDT Review - Chapter 12, Procurement

Chapter 12 of CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide (PDPG) continues with the key terms and concepts of Procurement, which are on the Construction Documents Technologists (CDT) Exam. Procurement is the transition stage from the design stage to construction stage of a project.  It is a collective term referring to bidding, negotiating, and/or purchasing. Review list of pricing activities noted on PDPG - Chapter 12, p. 345.

Also, a price is presented in one of following:

CDT Review - Chapter 11, Construction Documents

Chapter 11 of CSI Project Delivery Practice Guide (PDPG) continues with the key terms and concepts of Construction Documents, which are on the Construction Documents Technologists (CDT) Exam. This follows the design phase and includes any product decisions. Detailed discussion of project delivery was in Chapter 7.

The responsibilities of the participants on the design team are determined by the project delivery method used.
(PDPG - Chapter 11, p. 217.)

CDT Review - Chapter 10, Product Selection and Evaluation

Chapter 10 Product Selection and Evaluation develops the concept of the dual nature of design, which was first introduced in Chapter 8 (Design). There is a direct relation between who develops the documents and the project delivery method selected.

Through product selection is required to: