DBIA Certification Exam Practice Test (New Update 2026/2027) Questions with 100% Correct Answers| Graded A+

DBIA Certification Exam Practice Test
(New Update 2026/2027) Questions
with 100% Correct Answers| Graded A+
Question:

How is Design-Builder selected?
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Question:

similar to design build, in industrial and power generation sectors,
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systems and performance testing are central to scope, contractor will
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typically perform engineering with its in-house staff, owner has need for
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single point responsibility, contracts include plant and process
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performance guarantees, contract items include performance and
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schedule liquidated damages and limitations of liability?
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Answer:
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Question:
owner contracts with multiple trade contractors, attributes are typically
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similar to DBB, owner's ability to schedule and coordinate the work?
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Question:

multi-party agreement - all parties equal, QBS procurement and target
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pricing contract approach, private sector use (limited at this time), key:
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owner's ability to accept risk?
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instead of government building and maintaining major infrastructure
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(such as highway, water treatment plant), build and maintenance is
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outsourced to a private company. Opposed by public sector unions. this is
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not considered a delivery system but its underlying approaches are
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delivery systems and typically use DB. multiple procurement and
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contracting approaches? i,-




Answer:

Public-Private-Partnership




Question:

,Intense efforts to establish scope early in the process; drives early team
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formation to include key trade subcontractors; can enable big decisions to
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be made early, affect project outcomes at lower cost, establish a need for
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location and collaboration, and compress times during concurrent design
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and construction?
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Question:

Typically two-phase best value procurement with lump sum contract;
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owner defines project requirements and scope of prescriptive work; use of
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performance-based technical requirements with limited perspective i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-


specifications?

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Question:
design and procurement are progressively developed after the design-
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builder is under contract; final project cost and schedule commitment is
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not established as part of the selection process; two phases; preliminary
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services and final design and construction services?
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, Question:

What documents describe the end result?
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Answer:

Criteria documents
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Question:

Prescribes how to achieve the end result?
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Question:
Prior to bidding, owner undertakes a process to design the project and all
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of its details to 100% complete plans and specs. The owner is therefore
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responsible for success or failure of details of the design, and warrants the
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sufficiency of design to the contractor. The owner is therefore liable to the
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contractor for any gaps between plans and specs and owner's
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Answer:
Design bid build paradigm
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