DBIA Code of Conduct Enforcement
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1. Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance bonds
on all public works, what year? - ANSWER Miller Act 1935
2. Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year? - ANSWER
Brooks Bill 1972
3. Allows all federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling
legislation existed allowing Design-Build. - ANSWER Clinger Cohen
Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996
4. The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be able to
perform given the circumstances. - ANSWER Standard of Care
5. Single point of responsibility for both design & construction is an attribute
of what delivery method? - ANSWER Design Build
6. The process of checking milestones along the way for completeness. -
ANSWER Substantiation
7. Owner requiring specific products or methods be instituted by DB team in
order to achieve desired performance. - ANSWER Prescriptive
,8. T/F Detailed estimating is the Building systems approach to estimating -
ANSWER False
9. T/F feasibility estimate is cost model and establishes budget for project -
ANSWER False
10.T/F key element of quality assurance is keeping communication lines open
between owner and DB - ANSWER True
11.T/F in Design/cost relationship of DB, the constructor establishes design
parameters for architect - ANSWER True
12.T/F trust is most important thing for DB - ANSWER False
13.DB estimating sequence where 15%-20% of design is completed -
ANSWER Schematic estimating
14.Provides baseline budgets and schedules and list estimate trends -
ANSWER Trend logs
15.Drawings and specs are approved by DOR and confirmed within budget -
ANSWER Committed Design
16.What is NOT a design managers role? - ANSWER Coordinating owner
design reviews and approvals
, 17.Who is responsible for ensuring quality assurance? - ANSWER Design
Build Team
18.When programming and design is developed by DB entity - ANSWER
Direct DB
19.Establishes that under DBB, owner is responsible for increased cost due to
defective plans/specs - ANSWER Spearin Doctrine
20.Selection where qualitative aspects are scored out of 100 the divided by
qualitative score - ANSWER Adjusted low bid
21.Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner
knows what they want), - ANSWER Design Bid Build
22.Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner - ANSWER Multi Prime
23.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. - ANSWER CM at Risk
24.Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design
with construction utilizing incremental packages. - ANSWER Design Build
25.Procurement Method - Most Familiar - ANSWER Low Bid
26.Procurement Method - Common for A/E - ANSWER Negotiated
(Qualifications Based)
27.Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price - ANSWER Best Value
Complete Exam Study Questions with
100% Correct Answers | Latest
Version
1. Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance bonds
on all public works, what year? - ANSWER Miller Act 1935
2. Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year? - ANSWER
Brooks Bill 1972
3. Allows all federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling
legislation existed allowing Design-Build. - ANSWER Clinger Cohen
Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996
4. The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be able to
perform given the circumstances. - ANSWER Standard of Care
5. Single point of responsibility for both design & construction is an attribute
of what delivery method? - ANSWER Design Build
6. The process of checking milestones along the way for completeness. -
ANSWER Substantiation
7. Owner requiring specific products or methods be instituted by DB team in
order to achieve desired performance. - ANSWER Prescriptive
,8. T/F Detailed estimating is the Building systems approach to estimating -
ANSWER False
9. T/F feasibility estimate is cost model and establishes budget for project -
ANSWER False
10.T/F key element of quality assurance is keeping communication lines open
between owner and DB - ANSWER True
11.T/F in Design/cost relationship of DB, the constructor establishes design
parameters for architect - ANSWER True
12.T/F trust is most important thing for DB - ANSWER False
13.DB estimating sequence where 15%-20% of design is completed -
ANSWER Schematic estimating
14.Provides baseline budgets and schedules and list estimate trends -
ANSWER Trend logs
15.Drawings and specs are approved by DOR and confirmed within budget -
ANSWER Committed Design
16.What is NOT a design managers role? - ANSWER Coordinating owner
design reviews and approvals
, 17.Who is responsible for ensuring quality assurance? - ANSWER Design
Build Team
18.When programming and design is developed by DB entity - ANSWER
Direct DB
19.Establishes that under DBB, owner is responsible for increased cost due to
defective plans/specs - ANSWER Spearin Doctrine
20.Selection where qualitative aspects are scored out of 100 the divided by
qualitative score - ANSWER Adjusted low bid
21.Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner
knows what they want), - ANSWER Design Bid Build
22.Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner - ANSWER Multi Prime
23.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. - ANSWER CM at Risk
24.Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design
with construction utilizing incremental packages. - ANSWER Design Build
25.Procurement Method - Most Familiar - ANSWER Low Bid
26.Procurement Method - Common for A/E - ANSWER Negotiated
(Qualifications Based)
27.Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price - ANSWER Best Value
