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ExAc - Types of Construction Project Delivery (CHOP
2.3.2 ) Questions and Answers with 100% Complete
Solutions UPDATED!!!!
Project delivery methods in the construction industry have evolved in
response to: - ANSWER -increased owner requirements;
-more urgent time frames;
-increased demands for quality and safety;
-the need to reduce adversarial relationships in construction;
-economic pressures.
Project delivery - ANSWER is a general term describing the
comprehensive process used to successfully complete the design and
construction of buildings and other facilities. The term is used to include
all the procedures, actions, sequences of events, obligations,
interrelations, contractual relations, and various forms of agreement
Stipulated Price Contract (Design-Bid-Build) - ANSWER the owner
engages an architect to prepare the design, drawings, and
specifications;the owner hires a contractor by competitive bidding to
build the facility under a construction contract (usually CCDC 2,
Stipulated Price Contract);the architect administers the contract, and
reviews and certifies the construction.
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This design-bid-build form of project delivery is characterized by: -
ANSWER its three distinct phases;
-its two independent contracts between the architect and the
client/owner;
-the contractor and the client/owner,
-the linear sequencing of the process.
Advantages of design-bid-build - ANSWER -widespread use and
familiarity;
-clear roles assigned to each party;
-generally a transparent process
thorough resolution of the program requirements and design prior to
construction;
-Direct professional relationship between the client / building users and
the architect;
-has a known price before construction begins.
Disadvantages of design-bid-build - ANSWER -Separation of design and
construction restricts useful communication;
-Clients sometimes perceive "extras" to be more prevalent and costly in
this form of project delivery than others
-The contractor is unknown when the construction documents are
prepared.
ExAc - Types of Construction Project Delivery (CHOP
2.3.2 ) Questions and Answers with 100% Complete
Solutions UPDATED!!!!
Project delivery methods in the construction industry have evolved in
response to: - ANSWER -increased owner requirements;
-more urgent time frames;
-increased demands for quality and safety;
-the need to reduce adversarial relationships in construction;
-economic pressures.
Project delivery - ANSWER is a general term describing the
comprehensive process used to successfully complete the design and
construction of buildings and other facilities. The term is used to include
all the procedures, actions, sequences of events, obligations,
interrelations, contractual relations, and various forms of agreement
Stipulated Price Contract (Design-Bid-Build) - ANSWER the owner
engages an architect to prepare the design, drawings, and
specifications;the owner hires a contractor by competitive bidding to
build the facility under a construction contract (usually CCDC 2,
Stipulated Price Contract);the architect administers the contract, and
reviews and certifies the construction.
, 2|Page
This design-bid-build form of project delivery is characterized by: -
ANSWER its three distinct phases;
-its two independent contracts between the architect and the
client/owner;
-the contractor and the client/owner,
-the linear sequencing of the process.
Advantages of design-bid-build - ANSWER -widespread use and
familiarity;
-clear roles assigned to each party;
-generally a transparent process
thorough resolution of the program requirements and design prior to
construction;
-Direct professional relationship between the client / building users and
the architect;
-has a known price before construction begins.
Disadvantages of design-bid-build - ANSWER -Separation of design and
construction restricts useful communication;
-Clients sometimes perceive "extras" to be more prevalent and costly in
this form of project delivery than others
-The contractor is unknown when the construction documents are
prepared.
