BICSI PRACTICE TEST RETAKE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ General Contractor. Answer: Hired by owner to complete work
◉ Contractor/ Subcontractor. Answer: Hired by owner or general
contractor to complete a portion of work
◉ Design Phases. Answer: Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Document
◉ Schematic Design. Answer: Prepared for the owner, includes
sketches, graphics, logical diagrams, general design criteria and cost
estimates
◉ Design Development. Answer: After schematic designs approved
by owner, design team begins design development
Includes outline, specs, drawing and cost estimates
,◉ Formal reviews begin at what percentage of design development.
Answer: 50 and 80
◉ Construction Documents. Answer: After owner approves DD,
design team prepares ___________ __________, which are used to obtain
pricing of required work
◉ Owner Bidding Role. Answer: Supplies bidding and contracting
requirements, sends invites to prospective bidders
◉ Design Team Bidding Role. Answer: Produce any Addenda based
on the QBD
◉ Construction Manager Bidding Role. Answer: May lead or
participate in bid process
◉ General Contractor Bidding Roles. Answer: Prepare and submit
their bids to the owner
◉ Contractor, Subcontractor Bidding Roles. Answer: Prepare and
submit their bids to the General Contractor
◉ Types of Bid Structures. Answer: RFP
RFQ
,DBB
DB
CMAR
IPD
◉ Request for Quotation (RFQ). Answer: A type of procurement
document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers
of common or standard products or services. Sometimes used in
place of request for proposal and, in some application areas, it may
have a narrower or more specific meaning.
◉ Design-Bid-Build (DBB). Answer: Owner contracts with separate
design and construction team for a project.
1). Design - Design team works directly for Owner
2). Bid - Owner solicits docs for bid by contractor, review and award
contract
3). Build - Construction Design team oversees construction
◉ Design-Build (DB). Answer: Delivery method whereby the owner
contacts with a single entitiy
Construction and Design phases are overlapping
◉ Who does the design professional work for in Design Build.
Answer: General Contractor
, ◉ Who is included in the Design Build Team?. Answer: General
Contractor
Subcontractor
Design Professional
◉ Consruction Manager at Risk (CMAR). Answer: Delivery method
where CM contracts to deliver project within a Guaranteed
Maximum Price (GMP)
◉ Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Answer: Delivery method that
organizes project team, integrates all aspects of a design and
construction team to a single team effort
◉ Which individuals make up the IPD?. Answer: Owner
Design Professional
Contractor
◉ Types of Bids. Answer: Low
Negotiated
◉ in the United States, bidding laws often require the
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ General Contractor. Answer: Hired by owner to complete work
◉ Contractor/ Subcontractor. Answer: Hired by owner or general
contractor to complete a portion of work
◉ Design Phases. Answer: Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Document
◉ Schematic Design. Answer: Prepared for the owner, includes
sketches, graphics, logical diagrams, general design criteria and cost
estimates
◉ Design Development. Answer: After schematic designs approved
by owner, design team begins design development
Includes outline, specs, drawing and cost estimates
,◉ Formal reviews begin at what percentage of design development.
Answer: 50 and 80
◉ Construction Documents. Answer: After owner approves DD,
design team prepares ___________ __________, which are used to obtain
pricing of required work
◉ Owner Bidding Role. Answer: Supplies bidding and contracting
requirements, sends invites to prospective bidders
◉ Design Team Bidding Role. Answer: Produce any Addenda based
on the QBD
◉ Construction Manager Bidding Role. Answer: May lead or
participate in bid process
◉ General Contractor Bidding Roles. Answer: Prepare and submit
their bids to the owner
◉ Contractor, Subcontractor Bidding Roles. Answer: Prepare and
submit their bids to the General Contractor
◉ Types of Bid Structures. Answer: RFP
RFQ
,DBB
DB
CMAR
IPD
◉ Request for Quotation (RFQ). Answer: A type of procurement
document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers
of common or standard products or services. Sometimes used in
place of request for proposal and, in some application areas, it may
have a narrower or more specific meaning.
◉ Design-Bid-Build (DBB). Answer: Owner contracts with separate
design and construction team for a project.
1). Design - Design team works directly for Owner
2). Bid - Owner solicits docs for bid by contractor, review and award
contract
3). Build - Construction Design team oversees construction
◉ Design-Build (DB). Answer: Delivery method whereby the owner
contacts with a single entitiy
Construction and Design phases are overlapping
◉ Who does the design professional work for in Design Build.
Answer: General Contractor
, ◉ Who is included in the Design Build Team?. Answer: General
Contractor
Subcontractor
Design Professional
◉ Consruction Manager at Risk (CMAR). Answer: Delivery method
where CM contracts to deliver project within a Guaranteed
Maximum Price (GMP)
◉ Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Answer: Delivery method that
organizes project team, integrates all aspects of a design and
construction team to a single team effort
◉ Which individuals make up the IPD?. Answer: Owner
Design Professional
Contractor
◉ Types of Bids. Answer: Low
Negotiated
◉ in the United States, bidding laws often require the
