DBIA Certification Exam Study Guide (New Update 2026/2027) Questions with 100% Correct Answers| Graded A+

DBIA Certification Exam Study Guide
(New Update 2026/2027) Questions
with 100% Correct Answers| Graded A+
Question:

Design-Build?
Answer:
The owner contracts with one entity (a person or firm) to provide both
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design and construction services, designer and contractor have a direct
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contractual relationship, selected by QBS or best value, wide spectrum of
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contracting approaches and organizational structures, single point
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responsibility, owner does not manage designer, owner exposure to
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claims is significantly reduced
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Question:
Engineer procure construct (epc)?
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Answer:
similar to design build, in industrial and power generation sectors,
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systems and performance testing are central to scope, contractor will
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typically perform engineering with its in-house staff, owner has need for
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single point responsibility, contracts include plant and process
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performance guarantees, contract items include performance and
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schedule liquidated damages and limitations of liability
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Answer:

owner contracts with multiple trade contractors, attributes are typically
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similar to dbb, owner's ability to schedule and coordinate the work
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Question:

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)? i,- i,- i,-




Answer:
multi-party agreement - all parties equal, QBS procurement and target
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pricing contract approach, private sector use (limited at this time), key:
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owner's ability to accept risk
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Question:
public-private partnership (p3)? i,- i,-




Answer:

Instead of government building and maintaining major infrastructure
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(such as highway, water treatment plant), build and maintenance is
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outsourced to a private company. Opposed by public sector unions. this is
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not considered a delivery system but its underlying approaches are
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delivery systems and typically use DB. multiple procurement and
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,Question:

shift left?
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Answer:

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
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be made early, affect project outcomes at lowest cost, establish a need for
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co-location and collaboration, and compress time during concurrent
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design and construction
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Question:

traditional design build? i,- i,-




Answer:
typically two-phase best value procurement with lump sum contract;
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owner defines project requirements and scope of prescriptive work; use of
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Question:
progressive design build? i,- i,-




Answer:

, design and price are progressively developed after the design-builder is
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under contract; final project cost and schedule commitment is not
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established as part of the selection process; two phases: preliminary
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services and final design and construction services
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Question:

criteria documents? i,-




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Question:

bridging documents? i,-




Answer:
prescribes how to achieve the end result
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Question:

design bid build paradigm?
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Answer:

prior to bidding, owner undertakes a process to design the project and all
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of its details to 100% complete plans and specs. the owner is therefore
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responsible for success or failure of details of the design, and warrants the
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sufficiency of design to the contractor. the owner is therefore liable to the
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