CMAA Construction Management Practice Exam

In multiple-prime contracting, the owner contracts with several prime contractors for different portions of the work, rather than tying everything to a single contractor. This setup makes fast-tracking feasible because different packages can be designed, bid, and started in parallel, rather than waiting for one package to be fully completed before starting the next.

The owner (often with a Construction Manager or similar coordinating role) remains responsible for overall coordination, schedule integration, and interfacing among the prime contractors. That coordination is essential because many trades and interfaces cross contract boundaries.

The statement describing a single contractor contract is not true for multiple-prime delivery. In a multiple-prime approach, there are multiple prime contracts, not just one. The other statements fit: it allows fast-track construction, it involves multiple prime contracts, and the client maintains a coordination role (often via CM).