CERTIFIED TEXAS
CONTRACT MANAGER
CTCM PRACTICE EXAM
Question 1: A Texas state agency employee manages a contract valued at $6.2
million. Which statement best re�ects the CTCM certi�cation requirement?
Choices:
1) The employee must be CTCM-certi�ed to perform contract management functions 2) Certi�cation is required only if the employee also develops solicitations 3) Certi�cation is optional because the contract is below $10 million 4) Only the vendor's project manager must be certi�ed Correct Answer: The employee must be CTCM-certi�ed to perform contract management functions Explanation: Texas Comptroller guidance requires CTCM certi�cation for a state agency employee who manages any contract exceeding $5 million, among other qualifying circumstances.Page 1
Question 2: Which activity falls within the Texas Comptroller de�nition of contract management?
Choices:
1) Drafting the initial solicitation before award 2) Monitoring contractor compliance with deliverable requirements after execution 3) Approving a vendor's corporate tax return 4) Conducting only the pre-bid conference Correct Answer: Monitoring contractor compliance with deliverable requirements after execution Explanation: Contract management concerns post-execution activities such as verifying performance, monitoring deliverables and reports, enforcing terms, assessing risk, and reporting vendor performance.
Question 3: A contract manager discovers that a vendor has missed a required
milestone. What should the manager do �rst?
Choices:
1) Ignore the delay if the �nal completion date has not passed 2) Document the issue and compare it with the contract's performance requirements and remedies 3) Immediately terminate the contract without review 4) Change the milestone date verbally Correct Answer: Document the issue and compare it with the contract's performance requirements and remedies Explanation: The manager should document the performance issue, verify the applicable contract requirement, assess impact and risk, and then apply the contract's notice, cure, remedy, or escalation provisions as appropriate.Page 2
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of a contract monitoring plan?
Choices:
1) To replace the executed contract 2) To de�ne how performance, deliverables, risks, and compliance will be observed and documented 3) To permit unlimited changes without amendments 4) To eliminate the need for vendor communication Correct Answer: To de�ne how performance, deliverables, risks, and compliance will be observed and documented Explanation: A monitoring plan provides a structured approach for checking performance, deliverables, reporting, compliance, risks, and documentation throughout the contract term.
Question 5: A contract amendment changes key deliverables and due dates. How
should the contract manager treat the change?
Choices:
1) As an informal administrative note only 2) As a potentially material change requiring review of risk and monitoring needs 3) As automatically invalid 4) As a vendor performance report only Correct Answer: As a potentially material change requiring review of risk and monitoring needs Explanation: Changes to signi�cant deliverables, pricing, dates, or other substantive terms may be material and can require approvals, updated risk assessment, and revised monitoring.Page 3