DESIGN EXAM QUESTION AND ANSWERS (2024 EDITION)

DESIGN EXAM SIMPLIFIED WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS Miller Act 1935 - CORRECT ANSWER - Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance bonds on all public works, what year? Brooks Bill 1972 - CORRECT ANSWER - Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year? Clinger Cohen Act/Defence Procurement Reform Act 1996 - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows all federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing Design-Build. Standard of Care - CORRECT ANSWER - The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be able to perform given the circumstances. Design Bid Build - CORRECT ANSWER - Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner knows what they want), Multi Prime - CORRECT ANSWER - Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner CM at Risk - CORRECT ANSWER - Project Delivery method allowing the contractor to come on board very early in design for preconstruction services yet maintains separation between Designer and Builder contractually. Design Build - CORRECT ANSWER - Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design with construction utilizing incremental packages