NIGP – CPP Exam Study Questions Correctly Answered

Your agency needs to construct a new high school. What's the difference between using the design-bid-build method versus design-build? Extra credit for explaining CM (construction manager) at risk. - ANSWER Design-bid-build method = The entity who needs a building constructed, or the project owner, hires a designer to draw up the schematics and plans for the building. The designer can then hire consultants as needed, who report directly to the designer. Once the building is drawn up, the designer is pretty much done with the project outside of consultation and tweaks as needed. With plans in hand, the project owner gets bids from various construction firms to construct the building. The project owner picks the bid they like best and hires the contractor. As with the designer, the contractor can hire subcontractors as needed who would report directly to them, not the project owner. Then, the building is constructed based on the schematics and documents that the designer made