CPC Certified Professional Constructor case studies
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The Certified Professional Constructor (CPC) is a credential awarded by the American Institute of Constructors (AIC) to individuals who demonstrate, through examination and experience review, that they can manage construction projects at a professional level rather than only supervise a trade or a phase. It is aimed at project managers, construction managers, superintendents moving into management, and owner-side or contractor-side professionals who carry responsibility for scope, cost, schedule, safety, quality, contracts, and ethics across a whole project. The CPC Certified Professional Constructor case studies are 5 cases and about 3,268 words.
1Occupied Surgical Center: RFI Backlog, Verbal Changes, and a Compression Request
A general contractor is 11 weeks into a 22-week, 9.8 million expansion of an occupied outpatient surgical center. Work is phased so that two operating rooms remain in service at all times.
709 words, about 4 min2School Renovation: Late Notice of Differing Site Condition and a Pay-If-Paid Clause
A contractor holds a 4.2 million fixed-price contract to renovate a 1950s school. The geotechnical report included in the bid documents states bedrock at approximately 4 feet below grade.
664 words, about 3 min3Curtain Wall Delay: Concurrent Delay, Float, and an Overstated Time Claim
A baseline CPM schedule shows 300 workdays to substantial completion. At month 4, the updated schedule forecasts completion at day 328.
647 words, about 3 min4Structural Steel Fall Exposure: Repeat Violation and Schedule Pressure
A general contractor is building a six-story structural steel and precast parking garage with 180 workers and 22 subcontractors. The site safety plan requires 100 percent fall protection above 6 feet and a competent person for each crew.
617 words, about 3 min5Public Bid: A Subcontractor Gift, a Competitor's Takeoff, and a Post-Award VE Request
A project manager is preparing a sealed bid for a 12 million public school district project. Two days before bid opening, a mechanical subcontractor visits the estimator with a quote of 1.85 million, then offers two tickets to a golf tournament and says, Do not shop this around.
631 words, about 3 min