DBIA PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN BUILD AND POST
AWARD AND CONTRACTS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Miller Act of 1935 – ANSWER What year did the Federal Government pass a
law that all public works must have payment and performance bonds?
Brooks Bill 1972 - ANSWER What year does the bill say that A/Es should be
chosen based on qualifications?
The Clinger-Cohen Act and the Defence Procurement Reform Act of 1996 -
ANSWER Design-Build can be used by all federal departments. Before that,
there were no laws that made Design-Build possible.
What is the standard of care? Any average Design Professional would be able
to do this amount of work given the conditions.
Design-Bid-Build is the slowest way to finish a project because it is straight and
prescriptive (the owner knows what they want).
Many contracts go through the owner of Multi Prime - ANSWER Project
Delivery
CM at Risk—ANSWER: A project delivery method that lets the builder join
very early in the design process to help with preconstruction services while
legally keeping the Designer and Builder separate.
Design and Build – ANSWER The fastest way to deliver a project is to overlap
design and building using incremental packages and fast-track the process.
"Low Bid" is the most common way to buy things.
Negotiated (based on qualifications) – ANSWER Method of Procurement –
Common for A/E
, The best value is based on the method of procurement, qualifications, and price.
Sold by a single source (answer) Method of Sale: Direct
Lump Sum: ANSWER: A type of contract with a set price that everyone agrees
on
Cost Plus Fee: ANSWER: The contractor is paid back for the real cost plus a
percentage that was agreed upon.
The GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) contract format combines the cost-plus
and lump-sum payment methods. The contractor is paid the real cost plus a fee,
but only up to a certain amount.
The answer is "cost per piece" for unit price.
Target Price—ANSWER Contract Format—a set cost or standard that the
project team decides on together.
Answer: A successful design-build project needs trust and flexibility between
all parties.
The answer is Hammurabi. The first person to write down that one person was
responsible for both planning and construction was
Documents for Linking - ANSWER The owner gave things like 20% design or
more and gave specifics in the RFP.
The Spearin Doctrine: ANSWER The owner is responsible for implied
warranties that the standards are enough.
Performance Needs—ANSWER ____ should list the desired outcomes.
Design and Build – ANSWER What type of delivery has a single point of
responsibility for both planning and construction?
In support of — ANSWER The process of making sure that each of the
important steps along the way has been taken.
AWARD AND CONTRACTS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Miller Act of 1935 – ANSWER What year did the Federal Government pass a
law that all public works must have payment and performance bonds?
Brooks Bill 1972 - ANSWER What year does the bill say that A/Es should be
chosen based on qualifications?
The Clinger-Cohen Act and the Defence Procurement Reform Act of 1996 -
ANSWER Design-Build can be used by all federal departments. Before that,
there were no laws that made Design-Build possible.
What is the standard of care? Any average Design Professional would be able
to do this amount of work given the conditions.
Design-Bid-Build is the slowest way to finish a project because it is straight and
prescriptive (the owner knows what they want).
Many contracts go through the owner of Multi Prime - ANSWER Project
Delivery
CM at Risk—ANSWER: A project delivery method that lets the builder join
very early in the design process to help with preconstruction services while
legally keeping the Designer and Builder separate.
Design and Build – ANSWER The fastest way to deliver a project is to overlap
design and building using incremental packages and fast-track the process.
"Low Bid" is the most common way to buy things.
Negotiated (based on qualifications) – ANSWER Method of Procurement –
Common for A/E
, The best value is based on the method of procurement, qualifications, and price.
Sold by a single source (answer) Method of Sale: Direct
Lump Sum: ANSWER: A type of contract with a set price that everyone agrees
on
Cost Plus Fee: ANSWER: The contractor is paid back for the real cost plus a
percentage that was agreed upon.
The GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) contract format combines the cost-plus
and lump-sum payment methods. The contractor is paid the real cost plus a fee,
but only up to a certain amount.
The answer is "cost per piece" for unit price.
Target Price—ANSWER Contract Format—a set cost or standard that the
project team decides on together.
Answer: A successful design-build project needs trust and flexibility between
all parties.
The answer is Hammurabi. The first person to write down that one person was
responsible for both planning and construction was
Documents for Linking - ANSWER The owner gave things like 20% design or
more and gave specifics in the RFP.
The Spearin Doctrine: ANSWER The owner is responsible for implied
warranties that the standards are enough.
Performance Needs—ANSWER ____ should list the desired outcomes.
Design and Build – ANSWER What type of delivery has a single point of
responsibility for both planning and construction?
In support of — ANSWER The process of making sure that each of the
important steps along the way has been taken.
