Dbia Practice Test 2025/2026 Questions With Answers Graded A+

DBIA PRACTICE TEST 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+



1. ProjectDeliverySystem:Howteammembersareorganized,establisheswhen parties
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engage, determines roles of parties, and determines sequence of design,
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procurement, and construction (db, cmar, dbb)
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2. Procurement Method:howteammembers are selected (QBS, bestvalue,low ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




price, sole source)
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3. contractingapproach:how team membersare paid (fp,gmp, costreimburse- ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




ment, target price, unit price)
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4. Design-Bid-Build(DBB):linear,sequential process, A/Eselected on qualifi- ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




cations, GC selected on low price, design is fully completed without input from GC,
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A/E acting in owner's interests, with a historically strong bond, process is well-
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5. construction manager at risk: similar org structure to DBB, construction man- ager ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




selectedbyQBSorbestvalue,contractorprovidespreconservices,negotiated gmp
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contracting approach, open book estimating process, potential to fast track project,
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constructioncostdeterminedbeforedesigncompleted,potentialissuesover what is
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reasonably inferable from gmp design documents
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,6. Design-Build:The owner contracts with one entity (a person or firm) to provide both ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




design and construction services, designer and contractor have a direct con- tractual
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relationship, selected by QBS or best value, wide spectrum of contracting approaches
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and organizational structures, single point responsibility, owner does not manage
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designer, owner exposure to claims is significantly reduced
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7. engineer procure construct (epc): similar to design build, in industrial and power
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generation sectors, systems and performance testing are central to scope, contractor
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will typically perform engineering with its in-house staff, owner has need for single point
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responsibility, contracts include plant and process performance guarantees, contract
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items include performance and schedule liquidated damages and limitations of liability
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8. Multiple Prime Contracting: owner contracts with multiple trade contractors,
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attributesaretypically similarto dbb,owner'sabilityto scheduleand coordinatethe work
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9. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD): multi-party agreement - all parties equal, QBS
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procurementandtargetpricingcontractapproach,privatesectoruse(limitedatthis time),
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key: owner's ability to accept risk
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10. public-private partnership (p3): Instead of government building and main- ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/




taining major infrastructure (such as highway, water treatment plant), build and
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maintenanceisoutsourcedtoaprivatecompany.Opposedbypublicsectorunions. this is
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not considered a delivery system but its underlying approaches are delivery systems
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and typically use DB. multiple procurement and contracting approaches
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, 11. shift left: 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 be made
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early, affect project outcomes at lowest cost, establish a need for co-location and
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collaboration, and compress time during concurrent design and construction
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12. traditionaldesignbuild:typicallytwo-phasebestvalueprocurementwithlump ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g




sum contract; owner defines project requirements and scope of prescriptive work;
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use of performance-based technical requirements with limited prescriptive specifi-
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cations
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13. progressive design build:design and price are progressively developed after the ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g




design-builder is under contract;final project cost and schedule commitment is not
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established as part of the selection process; two phases: preliminary services and
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final design and construction services
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14. criteria documents: describe the end result ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g




15. bridging documents:prescribes how to achieve the end result ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g




16. design bid build paradigm: prior to bidding, owner undertakes a process to ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g




design the project and all of its details to 100% complete plans and specs.the owner
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is therefore responsible for success or failure of details of the design, and warrants
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thesufficiencyofdesigntothecontractor.theowneristhereforeliabletothe contractorfor
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anygapsbetweenplansandspecificationsandowner'srequirements for project
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performance
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17. design details responsibility: the owner should define its performance re- ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g




quirements and award the contract on the basis of preliminary design;this makes
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the design-builder responsible for completing the design in accordance with the
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owner'sperformance requirements.that also causes the design-builder to warrant the
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sufficiency of the design to meet the owner's criteria and the sufficiency of the design
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to subcontractors/suppliers that have no design responsibility
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18. uniformat: subdivides project by functional elements, focuses on systems and ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g




assemblies, useful for preliminary information and early design phases, aligns with
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BIM models and conceptual estimating
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19. masterformat: subdividesworkbyresults/trades,focuseson buildingmaterials, ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g ,/g




products, and activities, useful for detailed information during final design and
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construction phases, and aligns with detailed estimating
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