Under CMAA contract document A-3, General Conditions for Agency CM, the contract documents order of precedence clause places the General Conditions as the highest order of precedence document.

Under CMAA contract document A-3, General Conditions for Agency CM, the contract documents order of precedence clause places the General Conditions as the highest order of precedence document.

• A. True
• B. Not stated
• C. False
• D. Only if specified

Answer: (C)

Understanding how contract documents interact is key: the order of precedence determines which document controls when two documents have conflicting requirements. In CMAA contract A-3 for Agency CM, the document hierarchy does not place the General Conditions at the top. The agreement between the owner and the CM sits at the highest level, and any conflicts with the General Conditions (or with supplementary conditions, addenda, or project manuals) are resolved in favor of the higher-precedence document. So asserting that the General Conditions are the highest precedence document isn’t correct—the General Conditions set the baseline, but they do not outrank the agreement itself.

Understanding how contract documents interact is key: the order of precedence determines which document controls when two documents have conflicting requirements. In CMAA contract A-3 for Agency CM, the document hierarchy does not place the General Conditions at the top. The agreement between the owner and the CM sits at the highest level, and any conflicts with the General Conditions (or with supplementary conditions, addenda, or project manuals) are resolved in favor of the higher-precedence document. So asserting that the General Conditions are the highest precedence document isn’t correct—the General Conditions set the baseline, but they do not outrank the agreement itself.