Câu 4: CMM: Certified Construction Manager

An agency CM for the owner of a nationwide gas station chain is overseeing a pilot project to install a wind turbine at an existing station site to power the station. The owner hired an engineering firm to do the design, including a thorough subsurface site investigation. The construction contractor has been hired and work is underway. The activities on the critical path of the project are all finish-to-start relationships, and are listed below in chronological order:Excavate for concrete foundation (2 days); form concrete foundation and install reinforcing steel (6 days); pour concrete foundation (1 day); concrete curing period (14 days); strip forms (1 day); erect wind turbine (7 days); connect turbine power line to station (3 days). All other work is complete and these are the only remaining activities. The contract specifies liquidated damages for late completion at a rate of $1,000/day. The contract also specifies that the sole compensation for delays is a stipulated daily extended overhead/general conditions rate of $3,000/day. During the 14-day concrete curing period, one of the gas station pumps was leaking fuel. The gas station and construction site were shut down for 4 days while the gas station had the leak repaired. How many days of time extension and how much compensation is the contractor entitled to for the delay?

1. A. 4 day time extension; $12,000 payment to contractor
2. B. 4 day time extension; no payment to contractor — đáp án hiện tại
3. C. 0 day time extension; $12,000 payment to contractor
4. D. 0 day time extension; no payment to contractor