What additional role does a principal contractor take for a domestic client?

• A. Environmental audits
• B. Public relations duties
• C. Financial auditing duties
• D. Client duties and own principal contractor duties

Answer: (D)

The principal contractor on a domestic project takes on both sets of duties: their own obligations to plan, manage and coordinate the construction phase, and the client duties that CDM requires the client to handle. When the client is a private individual, they may lack the knowledge or resources to fulfill those client responsibilities. The principal contractor can act on behalf of the client, carrying out those client duties to ensure the project complies with health and safety regulations and runs smoothly. The other options aren’t part of the principal contractor’s remit under CDM; environmental audits, public relations duties, and financial auditing duties aren’t responsibilities defined for the principal contractor in this context.