ARE 5.0 - Construction & Evaluation – Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions

ARE 5.0 - Construction & Evaluation – Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions With which kind of project delivery method are the architect's duties and responsibilities during preconstruction most limited? (A) construction manager as adviser (B) design-bid-build (C) design-build (D) integrated project delivery (D) integrated project delivery When the integrated project delivery method is used, the architect's responsibilities are more limited than in the other three methods because the bidding or negotiation for large portions of the work has already been done. The architect is still responsible for working with permitting agencies to ensure code compliance, answering questions from subcontractors and vendors bidding for relatively small portions of the work, and reviewing prefabrication studies. In addition to making a base bid for a project as specified, each contractor is asked to state how much less his or her bid will be if eight large twin windows shown in the plans and elevations are replaced with smaller casement windows. This is an example of the use of (A) add alternates (B) allowances (C) deduct alternates (D) reduction (C) deduct alternates A request that the contractor supply, in addition to a base bid on the project as specified, a price for some variation, such as a change in materials or in some component of construction, is called an alternate. When the alternate will lead to a reduction in the bid, it is a deduct alternate During construction, the architect is obligated to visit the site to keep the client informed about the progress and quality of the work. According to the basic provisions of AIA Document B101, these visits must occur (A) every week (B) every two weeks (C) as appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations (D) only if they have been written into the agreement as additional services (C) as appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations Site visits are part of the basic services of contract administration, but no specific time interval for them is given in the contract. AIA Document B101 states that the architect shall visit the site at intervals appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations or as agreed by the owner and architect An architect suspects that blocking has been installed in the wrong location and asks that portion of the work be uncovered. When the drywall is removed, the blocking is found to be in the correct location. Who is responsible for paying for the removal and replacement of the portion of the wall? (A) architect (B) owner (C) contractor (D) architect and owner should split the cost (B) owner The owner is responsible for paying for uncovering and rebuilding the wall. Presumably, the architect requested that the drywall be removed because there was a reason to suspect that the construction was in error and the architect was protecting the owner's interests If the blocking had been in the wrong location, the contractor is responsible for the cost of uncovering and repairing the work Which of the following is the contractor solely responsible for? (A) field reports to the owner (B) selection of subcontractors (C) scaffolding (D) reviewing claims of subcontractors (C) scaffolding Scaffolding is part of the means of construction, which