MCPPO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-2025
The three steps of the design and construction process for public construction
projects in Massachusetts are: planning, design, and construction.
What does the design stage yield? - ANSWER A comprehensive set of plans
and specifications for the project to be built.
What happens once a set of plans and specifications are completed? - ANSWER
Bids are solicited for the final design, and the chosen contractor completes the
building stage.
Who is always accountable for the project? - ANSWER: Public Owner
(Awarding Authority
Before contracting for design services with a public building contract for $1.5
million or more, your jurisdiction must undertake what? - ANSWER Work with
or assign an Owner's Project Manager (OPM).
Serves as your jurisdiction's agent for construction planning, design, and
implementation. - ANSWER OPM
Independent of the project's designer, general contractor, or any subcontractor. -
ANSWER OPM
What steps must you take if you decide to hire an OPM? - ANSWER: Use a
qualifications-based selection procedure, which means that the OPM must be
competitively selected based on qualifications rather than price.
Can you designate an employee to act as OPM? - ANSWER Yes, if the
employee fulfils or exceeds the requirements and has building construction and
supervision experience with projects of comparable scale and breadth of
complexity.
,What constitutes a study? - ANSWER A pre-design document which:
-Confirms and clarifies the owner's expectations.
- Identifies and assesses alternative alternatives.
-Suggests and defines a solution.
The purpose is to identify the owner's needs and select the most appropriate and
cost-effective solution to meet those demands. ANSWER Study
True or false: A study does not necessarily lead to a construction project. - The
answer is true.
More refined and detailed than the conceptual drawings used in the study.
Contains floor plans, side views, and other images. - ANSWER Schematic
Drawings
After this phase, the designer should produce and present to the owner a revised
construction cost estimate. - ANSWER Schematic Design Stage
Plans and specifications that are 10 to 30 percent complete. presented to the
owner as a deliverable. - ANSWER Schematic Design
Once the owner has approved the schematic design documents, the project may
move to this step.... - Answer Design Development
In this phase, the designer refines the drawings and textual specifications by
adding construction details and making adjustments based on the owner's
examination of the schematic design, as well as revisions necessary by a
regulatory agency. - Answer Design Development
, In this step, the design will be finished by filling in the final details—ANSWER
Construction Documents.
This design phase's product will be fully completed design documents that will
serve as the legal basis for the construction contract. - ANSWER Construction
documents.
Material specifications must be written to ensure full competition for each item
of material to be delivered under the contract.
Specifications that limit competition to fewer than three manufacturers or
producers may only be adopted for ___________________________ -
ANSWER "Sound Reasons in the Public Interest"
If you employ tight or proprietary specs for an item, the specifications must
include a "Or Equal" clause.
A clause permitting bidders to provide things that are equivalent to the specified
item. - Answer "Or Equal" Clause
For each item in the materials specification, the specs must name
_____________________ - ANSWER - A minimum of three brands of
materials or a material description that can be met by at least three
manufacturers or producers.
What measures should the owner take prior to soliciting submissions for design
services for construction and public works projects? - ANSWER: Develop a
comprehensive and detailed scope of work.
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-2025
The three steps of the design and construction process for public construction
projects in Massachusetts are: planning, design, and construction.
What does the design stage yield? - ANSWER A comprehensive set of plans
and specifications for the project to be built.
What happens once a set of plans and specifications are completed? - ANSWER
Bids are solicited for the final design, and the chosen contractor completes the
building stage.
Who is always accountable for the project? - ANSWER: Public Owner
(Awarding Authority
Before contracting for design services with a public building contract for $1.5
million or more, your jurisdiction must undertake what? - ANSWER Work with
or assign an Owner's Project Manager (OPM).
Serves as your jurisdiction's agent for construction planning, design, and
implementation. - ANSWER OPM
Independent of the project's designer, general contractor, or any subcontractor. -
ANSWER OPM
What steps must you take if you decide to hire an OPM? - ANSWER: Use a
qualifications-based selection procedure, which means that the OPM must be
competitively selected based on qualifications rather than price.
Can you designate an employee to act as OPM? - ANSWER Yes, if the
employee fulfils or exceeds the requirements and has building construction and
supervision experience with projects of comparable scale and breadth of
complexity.
,What constitutes a study? - ANSWER A pre-design document which:
-Confirms and clarifies the owner's expectations.
- Identifies and assesses alternative alternatives.
-Suggests and defines a solution.
The purpose is to identify the owner's needs and select the most appropriate and
cost-effective solution to meet those demands. ANSWER Study
True or false: A study does not necessarily lead to a construction project. - The
answer is true.
More refined and detailed than the conceptual drawings used in the study.
Contains floor plans, side views, and other images. - ANSWER Schematic
Drawings
After this phase, the designer should produce and present to the owner a revised
construction cost estimate. - ANSWER Schematic Design Stage
Plans and specifications that are 10 to 30 percent complete. presented to the
owner as a deliverable. - ANSWER Schematic Design
Once the owner has approved the schematic design documents, the project may
move to this step.... - Answer Design Development
In this phase, the designer refines the drawings and textual specifications by
adding construction details and making adjustments based on the owner's
examination of the schematic design, as well as revisions necessary by a
regulatory agency. - Answer Design Development
, In this step, the design will be finished by filling in the final details—ANSWER
Construction Documents.
This design phase's product will be fully completed design documents that will
serve as the legal basis for the construction contract. - ANSWER Construction
documents.
Material specifications must be written to ensure full competition for each item
of material to be delivered under the contract.
Specifications that limit competition to fewer than three manufacturers or
producers may only be adopted for ___________________________ -
ANSWER "Sound Reasons in the Public Interest"
If you employ tight or proprietary specs for an item, the specifications must
include a "Or Equal" clause.
A clause permitting bidders to provide things that are equivalent to the specified
item. - Answer "Or Equal" Clause
For each item in the materials specification, the specs must name
_____________________ - ANSWER - A minimum of three brands of
materials or a material description that can be met by at least three
manufacturers or producers.
What measures should the owner take prior to soliciting submissions for design
services for construction and public works projects? - ANSWER: Develop a
comprehensive and detailed scope of work.
