Which statement is false?

Which statement is false?

• A. The owner, CM, and designer are less likely to be involved in disputes when the contract is awarded to the lowest bidder.
• B. Deficient contract documents is a common cause of disputes.
• C. The CM-at-Risk documents allow coordination with multiple prime contractors.
• D. The CMAA standard forms of agreement are applicable to Agency or CM-at-Risk engagement.

Answer: (B)

Defining the situation: disputes in a CMAA-style delivery are driven more by miscommunication, unclear responsibility and risk allocation, and how changes are managed, than simply by the presence of imperfect contract documents. While complete and accurate documents are essential, the CMAA approach emphasizes early involvement of the construction manager, strong coordination among owner, designer, and contractor, and a structured change-management process to reduce disputes. Because of that proactive coordination, labeling deficient contract documents as a common cause of disputes overstates their role in this framework. The other statements align with how CM-at-Risk and CMAA forms are used: CM-at-Risk documents are intended to facilitate coordination with multiple prime contractors, and CMAA standard forms are applicable to both Agency CM engagements and CM-at-Risk engagements.

Defining the situation: disputes in a CMAA-style delivery are driven more by miscommunication, unclear responsibility and risk allocation, and how changes are managed, than simply by the presence of imperfect contract documents. While complete and accurate documents are essential, the CMAA approach emphasizes early involvement of the construction manager, strong coordination among owner, designer, and contractor, and a structured change-management process to reduce disputes. Because of that proactive coordination, labeling deficient contract documents as a common cause of disputes overstates their role in this framework. The other statements align with how CM-at-Risk and CMAA forms are used: CM-at-Risk documents are intended to facilitate coordination with multiple prime contractors, and CMAA standard forms are applicable to both Agency CM engagements and CM-at-Risk engagements.