DBIA: Principles of Design-Build and Post Award & Contracts Exam Questions and Answers

DBIA: Principles of Design-Build and Post Award & Contracts Exam Questions and Answers Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance bonds on all public works, what year? - ANSWER-Miller Act 1935 Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year? - ANSWER-Brooks Bill 1972 Allows all federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing Design-Build. - ANSWER-Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be able to perform given the circumstances. - ANSWER-Standard of Care Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner knows what they want), - ANSWER-Design Bid Build Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner - ANSWER-Multi Prime ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/14 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. - ANSWER-CM at Risk Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design with construction utilizing incremental packages. - ANSWER-Design Build Procurement Method - Most Familiar - ANSWER-Low Bid Procurement Method - Common for A/E - ANSWER-Negotiated (Qualifications Based) Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price - ANSWER-Best Value Procurement Method - Direct - ANSWER-Sole Source Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price - ANSWER-Lump Sum Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus an agreed upon percentage - ANSWER- Cost Plus Fee Contract Format - Combines Cost-Plus & Lump-Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only up to a certain amount. - ANSWER-GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) Contract Format - cost per piece - ANSWER-Unit Price ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/14 Contract Format - established cost/benchmark determined jointly by project team. - ANSWER-Target Price Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______ between participants - ANSWER-Trust, Flexibility Singular responsibility for both design & construction was first codified by ____ - ANSWER- Hammurabi Owner provided items such as 20% design or more and provides prescriptive specs at RFP. - ANSWER-Bridging Documents Owner is responsible for implied warranties in the sufficiency of the specifications. - ANSWER- Spearin Doctrine ____ ____ should identify end results. - ANSWER-Performance Requirements Single point of responsibility for both design & construction is an attribute of what delivery method? - ANSWER-Design Build The process of checking milestones along the way for completeness. - ANSWER-Substantiation Owner requiring specific products or methods be instituted by DB team in order to achieve desired performance. - ANSWER-Prescriptive T/F Detailed estimating is the Building systems approach to estimating - ANSWER-False ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/14 T/F feasibility estimate is cost model and establishes budget for project - ANSWER-False T/F key element of quality assurance is keeping communication lines open between owner and DB - ANSWER-True T/F in Design/cost relationship of DB, the constructor establishes design parameters for architect - ANSWER-True T/F trust is most important thing for DB - ANSWER-False DB estimating sequence where 15%-20% of design is completed - ANSWER-Schematic estimating Provides baseline budgets and schedules and list estimate trends - ANSWER-Trend logs Drawings and specs are approved by DOR and confirmed within budget - ANSWER-Committed Design What is NOT a design managers role? - ANSWER-Coordinating owner design reviews and approvals Who is responsible for ensuring quality assurance? - ANSWER-Design Build Team When programming and design is developed by DB entity - ANSWER-Direct DB Establishes that under DBB, owner is responsible for increased cost due to defective plans/specs - ANSWER-Spearin Doctrine ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 5/14 Selection where qualitative aspects are scored out of 100 the divided by qualitative score - ANSWER- Adjusted low bid Owner defines performance data but DB Entity provides design solution - ANSWER-Design criteria DB Awarded to proposer with highest combined total points of technical and price proposals - ANSWER- Weighted criteria Estimate provided with very little design - ANSWER-Conceptual estimating Maintains control of budget and design process between major estimate phases - ANSWER-Trend estimating Owner proforma based on sq ft or ROM estimates - ANSWER-Feasibility estimate Determines if proposer is qualified for project with yes or no statement - ANSWER-Statement of qualifications Contract for Design-Build Consultant Services - ANSWER-DBIA 501 Standard Form of Preliminary Agreement Between Owner and Design-Builder - ANSWER-DBIA 520 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner & Design-Builder for a Lump Sum - ANSWER-DBIA 525 ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 6/14 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner & Design-Builder, Cost Plus Fee with an Option for a Guaranteed Maximum Price - ANSWER-DBIA 530 Standard Form of General Conditions of Contract Between Owner & Design-Builder - ANSWER-DBIA 535 Standard Form of Agreement Between Design-Builder & Design Consultant, - ANSWER-DBIA 540 Standard Form of Agreement Between Design-Builder & General Contractor, Cost Plus Fee with or without a Guaranteed Maximum Price - ANSWER-DBIA 550 Standard Form of Teaming Agreement Between Design-Builder & Teaming Party - ANSWER-DBIA 580 The term used to describe the situation where the designers and contractors are placed in close proximity to one another, often in the same office or jobsite trailer. - ANSWER-Co-location The process of managing the design to a set of pre-determined "targets" - ANSWER-Design Reconciliation Technology to assess design value. - ANSWER-ADePT Document the describes the procurement process, forms the basis for final proposals an becomes an element of the contract. - ANSWER-Request for Proposals ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 7/14 Three documents that initially govern the DB agreement in the best value competition. - ANSWER- RFP, Technical Proposal, Price Proposal The party holding the prime contract position in a multiple firm DB contractual relationship. - ANSWER-Controlling Party Design Build RFP's will be evaluated off of less than what percentage for qualifications based evaluation. - ANSWER-35% What the DB'er now has the right to do after award of contract. - ANSWER-Negotiate A stated amount sometimes paid to unsuccessful proposers in consideration of preparing a Design-Build Proposal. - ANSWER-Honorarium The owner warrants the sufficiency of the plans and specs to th