DBIA Exam Questions and Verified Answers Graded A+ 2026/27
Miller Act 1935 - Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance
bonds on all public works, what year?
Brooks Bill 1972 - Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year?
Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - Allows all federal agencies
to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing Design-Build.
Standard of Care - The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be
able to perform given the circumstances.
Design Bid Build - Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner
knows what they want),
Multi Prime - Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner
CM at Risk - 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 - Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design
with construction utilizing incremental packages.
, Low Bid - Procurement Method - Most Familiar
Negotiated (Qualifications Based) - Procurement Method - Common for A/E
Best Value - Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price
Sole Source - Procurement Method - Direct
Lump Sum - Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price
Cost Plus Fee - Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus an agreed
upon percentage
GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) - Contract Format - Combines Cost-Plus & Lump-
Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only up to a certain amount.
Unit Price - Contract Format - cost per piece
Target Price - Contract Format - established cost/benchmark determined jointly by project
team.
Trust, Flexibility - Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______ between
participants
Miller Act 1935 - Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance
bonds on all public works, what year?
Brooks Bill 1972 - Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year?
Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - Allows all federal agencies
to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing Design-Build.
Standard of Care - The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be
able to perform given the circumstances.
Design Bid Build - Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner
knows what they want),
Multi Prime - Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner
CM at Risk - 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 - Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design
with construction utilizing incremental packages.
, Low Bid - Procurement Method - Most Familiar
Negotiated (Qualifications Based) - Procurement Method - Common for A/E
Best Value - Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price
Sole Source - Procurement Method - Direct
Lump Sum - Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price
Cost Plus Fee - Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus an agreed
upon percentage
GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) - Contract Format - Combines Cost-Plus & Lump-
Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only up to a certain amount.
Unit Price - Contract Format - cost per piece
Target Price - Contract Format - established cost/benchmark determined jointly by project
team.
Trust, Flexibility - Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______ between
participants
