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General & Supplementary conditions possible contents - ✔✔general conditions of contract and
supplementary conditions
Commercial office spaces wall switches must be placed: - ✔✔30"-45" AFF
Areas above the first floor must always have at least _____ exits if the occupant load is _____ or more -
✔✔2, 10
Min clear width of ramp - ✔✔36"
Openings in a fire barrier wall shall be limited to a max. aggregate width of what % - ✔✔25%
Fire suppression system includes: - ✔✔sandpipes, sprinklers, fire extinguishers
Supplier of manu. requires an upfront payment for al or part of an order from the designer or client is
called: - ✔✔Pro Forma
Life safety is specific in what areas? - ✔✔Interior Finishes, Egress, Fire protection equipment, smoke
control
Bidding Procedures - ✔✔Prequalification of bidders, Advertising for bids, Availabity of Bid Documents,
Substiutions, Alternates, Unit Costs, Addenda, Pre-bid conference, evaluation & awarding of bid
Labor and Material Payment Bond - ✔✔pays subcontractors and vendors in case the general contractor
defaults on his/her payments for labor and materials provided. When they are not paid, they can file
liens against the property.
,Performance Bond - ✔✔Provides money for completion of a project should the general contractor
default but does not provide for payment of past due bills on original construction.
Examples of info gathering for programming process - ✔✔field surverys, questionaires, checklist of
required information, client interview, observation
F.O.B. factory - ✔✔title transfered at the factory, the buyer pays the transportation costs, and the
manu. is not responsible for loss or damage during shipping (shipment contract)
F.O.B destinination - ✔✔seller/manu. is responsible for shipping and for recovering any damage or loss
during shipment (desitination contract)
F.O.B. factory-freight prepaid - ✔✔FF&E contractor owns the furniture but supplier pays the shipping
charges
Exit Discharge - ✔✔portion of egress system between the termination of an exit and a public way
Limited Partnership - ✔✔1 or more general partners and other limited partners. General partners invest
in company, manage it and are financially responsible. Limited partners are simply investors and recieve
a portion of the profits; have no say in the management of co.
Partnerships - ✔✔2 or more people share in the management, profits, risks of buisness
Corporation - ✔✔association of individuals created by statutory requirements having an existince
independant from stockholders
Sole Propritorship - ✔✔company is owned by an individual and operates either under the individuals
name or a company name
Personal Injury Insurance - ✔✔protects designer against chargs of slander, libel, defamation of
character, misrepresentation, and other torts (civil wrong)
,General Liablity Insurance - ✔✔protects against claims of property damage, liabilty, and personal injury
caused by designer or employees or others hired by designer.
Property Insurance - ✔✔protects designers building and contents against disasters
Professional Liabilty Insurance - ✔✔protects designer in case some action by the designer causes bodily
injury or property damage. also called malpractice. Results from things such as incorrect specs, mistakes
on dwgs, and incorrect install of furntiure
Major provisions of the Owner-Contract Agreement - ✔✔Identification of Contract Documents, Basic
Provisions, Progress Payments
Contract forms possible contents - ✔✔Agreement (between owner and contractor), Performance bond,
Labor and Material payment bond, Certificate of Insurance.
Bidding requirements possible contents - ✔✔Invitation to bid, prequalification forms, instructions to
bidders, information available to bidders, and bid forms
Information analysis in programming process - ✔✔Determining space and volumne needs, determining
total required area, determining space relationsips
Cost influences - ✔✔construction costs, FF&E, contractors's ovehead and profit (15-25% of total const.
costs), professional fees, taxes, moving costs, telephone and data system install, contigencies (5-10% of
total budget)
Prototypical plans of individiual rooms are primarily used for - ✔✔estimating that sq. ft allowances on a
room by room basis
When calculating floor area of a building for egress, what is included inthe net floor area of the building
- ✔✔Kitchens
Bid Bond - ✔✔gurantees the designer will sign the contract
, Schemaic design phase, material selections: - ✔✔are presented to clients on formal sample boards
During the design developement phase, the designer will _______ - ✔✔finalize a budget of expected
costs for all construction and furnishings.
During the schematic design phase, the design firm will: - ✔✔develop preliminary furntiure plans
Programming process - ✔✔establish goals, collecting facts and organize them, uncovering concepts
(programmatic not design), determine needs with budget (wants vs needs), stating the problem (bridge
between programming and design), Form, function, economy and time
What document legally requires the client to "fulfill" financial responsibility" to designer for items
purchased over $500 - ✔✔Confirmation of purchase or purchase agreement
Project closeout invovles: - ✔✔Walk through, give client operations and maintenance manuel, transfer
of warranties to client
Schematic design should not: - ✔✔be apart of the programming and planning phase
Primary purpose of an arbitration clause in a contract is? - ✔✔Ensure timely resolution of disputes
General steps in design development - ✔✔concept development (statement of physical response to
solve programming) space allocations (existing conditions, organize concepts, circulation patterns,
furnishings layout, code restrictions) design considerations ( maintain adjacencies, public vs. private,
enclosed vs. open)
4 parts of construction specs - ✔✔1)bidding requirements 2)parts of the contract itself (agreement
between owner and contractor, bend forms, etc) 3)general and supplemental conditions of contract
4)technical specifications
Liquidated damages - ✔✔Moneys paid by the contractor to the owner for every day the project is late.
Updated &Verified | 2024-2025 | 100% Score
General & Supplementary conditions possible contents - ✔✔general conditions of contract and
supplementary conditions
Commercial office spaces wall switches must be placed: - ✔✔30"-45" AFF
Areas above the first floor must always have at least _____ exits if the occupant load is _____ or more -
✔✔2, 10
Min clear width of ramp - ✔✔36"
Openings in a fire barrier wall shall be limited to a max. aggregate width of what % - ✔✔25%
Fire suppression system includes: - ✔✔sandpipes, sprinklers, fire extinguishers
Supplier of manu. requires an upfront payment for al or part of an order from the designer or client is
called: - ✔✔Pro Forma
Life safety is specific in what areas? - ✔✔Interior Finishes, Egress, Fire protection equipment, smoke
control
Bidding Procedures - ✔✔Prequalification of bidders, Advertising for bids, Availabity of Bid Documents,
Substiutions, Alternates, Unit Costs, Addenda, Pre-bid conference, evaluation & awarding of bid
Labor and Material Payment Bond - ✔✔pays subcontractors and vendors in case the general contractor
defaults on his/her payments for labor and materials provided. When they are not paid, they can file
liens against the property.
,Performance Bond - ✔✔Provides money for completion of a project should the general contractor
default but does not provide for payment of past due bills on original construction.
Examples of info gathering for programming process - ✔✔field surverys, questionaires, checklist of
required information, client interview, observation
F.O.B. factory - ✔✔title transfered at the factory, the buyer pays the transportation costs, and the
manu. is not responsible for loss or damage during shipping (shipment contract)
F.O.B destinination - ✔✔seller/manu. is responsible for shipping and for recovering any damage or loss
during shipment (desitination contract)
F.O.B. factory-freight prepaid - ✔✔FF&E contractor owns the furniture but supplier pays the shipping
charges
Exit Discharge - ✔✔portion of egress system between the termination of an exit and a public way
Limited Partnership - ✔✔1 or more general partners and other limited partners. General partners invest
in company, manage it and are financially responsible. Limited partners are simply investors and recieve
a portion of the profits; have no say in the management of co.
Partnerships - ✔✔2 or more people share in the management, profits, risks of buisness
Corporation - ✔✔association of individuals created by statutory requirements having an existince
independant from stockholders
Sole Propritorship - ✔✔company is owned by an individual and operates either under the individuals
name or a company name
Personal Injury Insurance - ✔✔protects designer against chargs of slander, libel, defamation of
character, misrepresentation, and other torts (civil wrong)
,General Liablity Insurance - ✔✔protects against claims of property damage, liabilty, and personal injury
caused by designer or employees or others hired by designer.
Property Insurance - ✔✔protects designers building and contents against disasters
Professional Liabilty Insurance - ✔✔protects designer in case some action by the designer causes bodily
injury or property damage. also called malpractice. Results from things such as incorrect specs, mistakes
on dwgs, and incorrect install of furntiure
Major provisions of the Owner-Contract Agreement - ✔✔Identification of Contract Documents, Basic
Provisions, Progress Payments
Contract forms possible contents - ✔✔Agreement (between owner and contractor), Performance bond,
Labor and Material payment bond, Certificate of Insurance.
Bidding requirements possible contents - ✔✔Invitation to bid, prequalification forms, instructions to
bidders, information available to bidders, and bid forms
Information analysis in programming process - ✔✔Determining space and volumne needs, determining
total required area, determining space relationsips
Cost influences - ✔✔construction costs, FF&E, contractors's ovehead and profit (15-25% of total const.
costs), professional fees, taxes, moving costs, telephone and data system install, contigencies (5-10% of
total budget)
Prototypical plans of individiual rooms are primarily used for - ✔✔estimating that sq. ft allowances on a
room by room basis
When calculating floor area of a building for egress, what is included inthe net floor area of the building
- ✔✔Kitchens
Bid Bond - ✔✔gurantees the designer will sign the contract
, Schemaic design phase, material selections: - ✔✔are presented to clients on formal sample boards
During the design developement phase, the designer will _______ - ✔✔finalize a budget of expected
costs for all construction and furnishings.
During the schematic design phase, the design firm will: - ✔✔develop preliminary furntiure plans
Programming process - ✔✔establish goals, collecting facts and organize them, uncovering concepts
(programmatic not design), determine needs with budget (wants vs needs), stating the problem (bridge
between programming and design), Form, function, economy and time
What document legally requires the client to "fulfill" financial responsibility" to designer for items
purchased over $500 - ✔✔Confirmation of purchase or purchase agreement
Project closeout invovles: - ✔✔Walk through, give client operations and maintenance manuel, transfer
of warranties to client
Schematic design should not: - ✔✔be apart of the programming and planning phase
Primary purpose of an arbitration clause in a contract is? - ✔✔Ensure timely resolution of disputes
General steps in design development - ✔✔concept development (statement of physical response to
solve programming) space allocations (existing conditions, organize concepts, circulation patterns,
furnishings layout, code restrictions) design considerations ( maintain adjacencies, public vs. private,
enclosed vs. open)
4 parts of construction specs - ✔✔1)bidding requirements 2)parts of the contract itself (agreement
between owner and contractor, bend forms, etc) 3)general and supplemental conditions of contract
4)technical specifications
Liquidated damages - ✔✔Moneys paid by the contractor to the owner for every day the project is late.
