DBIA: Principles of Design-Build and Post Award & Contracts 2024 Questions With Correct Answers A Graded

Miller Act 1935 - right answer--Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance bonds on all public works, what year? Brooks Bill 1972 - right answer--Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year? Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - right answer--Allows all federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing Design-Build. Standard of Care - right answer--The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be able to perform given the circumstances. Design Bid Build - right answer--Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner knows what they want), Multi Prime - right answer--Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner CM at Risk - right answer--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 - right answer--Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design with construction utilizing incremental packages. Low Bid - right answer--Procurement Method - Most Familiar Negotiated (Qualifications Based) - right answer--Procurement Method - Common for A/E Best Value - right answer--Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price Sole Source - right answer--Procurement Method - Direct Lump Sum - right answer--Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price Cost Plus Fee - right answer--Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus an agreed upon percentage