AHPP PJM Contracts Exam | Verified Exam Questions and Answers |
Latest Updated Study Material 2026
Question:
1. Design team agree- Teaming agreements
ment types
Answer:
Consultant agreements
Joint venture agreements
Question:
2. Teaming agree-
ments
Answer:
employed to structure the relationships among the architect and other key
design professionals and consultants in connection with pursuing a particular
project or client.
Question:
3. Consultant agree-
ments
Answer:
typically used by an architect to retain the services of design professionals
and other consultants for a project in which the architect cannot provide all
of the required services itself.
Question:
4. Joint venture agree-
ments
Answer:
create and structure the relationships between an architect and another
design professional or other party who wish to combine forces to provide
services to their client.
Question:
5. Design-build agree-
ments
,Answer:
set forth the relationship between a designer and a builder for projects in
which the client wants a single point of responsibility with a single party for
all design and construction services necessary for the client's project. (See
the Design-Build Agreements backgrounder in this section.)
Question:
6. Integrated pro-
ject delivery agree-
ments
Answer:
are a new approach to project delivery which, in a single agreement, creates
and structures the contractual relationships among the client, designer, and
contractor who jointly share in the success or failure of the project. (See the
Integrated Project Delivery Agreements backgrounder in this section.) Such
agreements may also include other design professionals and specialty sub-
contractors. These multi-party agreements create a design and construction
team, with the owner as a team member.
Question:
7. Agreements can
and should be mod- Uniqueness of participants
ified and shaped by Type of delivery method
Answer:
Uniqueness of project
Aspects of the party's relationship
The type of risks and who will assume them
The compensation of services
The schedule
The expectation of scope of servivces
The obligations they owe to each other
Question:
8. 2 major is-
sues covered
in architect-consul-
tant agreements
that once worked
out, easy to pre-
,pare architect-con-
sultant agreement
incorporating deci-
sions of and paral-
lels the owner-archi-
tect agreement
Answer:
passing to the consultant the architect's rights and responsibilities to the
owner with respect to the services to be provided by the consultant, and
sharing risks and rewards
Question:
9. Clarifying respon-
sibilities between
owner an archi-
tect accomplishes at
least 2 things
Answer:
Helps architect identify the services for which other design consultants will be
sought, and it begins to allocate project risks among the owner, architect, and
others on the project team.
Question:
10. Legal rights and re- Same legal rights the architect has from the owner
sponsibilities of con- In regards to professional discipline, Same responsibilities owed to the ar-
sultant to architect
Answer:
chitect that architect owes to owner
Common to incorporate owner-architect agreement (withou info on $) into
architect-consultant agreement to bind consultant to provide all of the ser-
vices in its discipline and be subject to the same terms and conditions
architect owes to owner
Question:
11. Owner-architect
agreement should
parallel
Answer:
Architect-consultant agreement
, Statements of service as well as terms and conditions should be carried
consistently
Question:
12. Architect-consul-
tant agreement
Answer:
Should address protocols for email, internet, digitial info sharing, digital
storage snd transfer, BIM for design integration among all project team
memmbers, owners, contractors, fabricators...
Question:
13. BIM and consul-
tants key points
Answer:
Concerns including responsibility for the integrity of the model or its parts
Ownership of and use rights of model and its outputs (dwgs, specs, sched-
ules, energy analysis, cost estimates)
Protocols for modifications of model
Responsibilities for errors or omissions in the data included in model
Architect-consultant agreement offers opportunity for parties to determine
and agree upon how to handle these issues
Question:
14. As the prime design the architect assumes primary contractual responsibility to the owner for
professional, the ar- the accuracy and completeness of the work of the architect's consultants. If
chitect assumes re- something goes wrong, the architect can be held contractually liable to the
sponsibility of
Answer:
owner for services improperly performed by the architect's consultant
Question:
15. How to reduce risks Choose consultants wisely
with architect's con- Request certificate of insurance from them
sultants
Answer:
Write/make clear agreements between arc and consultant
Understand impact and risk when taking consultants recommendations
Latest Updated Study Material 2026
Question:
1. Design team agree- Teaming agreements
ment types
Answer:
Consultant agreements
Joint venture agreements
Question:
2. Teaming agree-
ments
Answer:
employed to structure the relationships among the architect and other key
design professionals and consultants in connection with pursuing a particular
project or client.
Question:
3. Consultant agree-
ments
Answer:
typically used by an architect to retain the services of design professionals
and other consultants for a project in which the architect cannot provide all
of the required services itself.
Question:
4. Joint venture agree-
ments
Answer:
create and structure the relationships between an architect and another
design professional or other party who wish to combine forces to provide
services to their client.
Question:
5. Design-build agree-
ments
,Answer:
set forth the relationship between a designer and a builder for projects in
which the client wants a single point of responsibility with a single party for
all design and construction services necessary for the client's project. (See
the Design-Build Agreements backgrounder in this section.)
Question:
6. Integrated pro-
ject delivery agree-
ments
Answer:
are a new approach to project delivery which, in a single agreement, creates
and structures the contractual relationships among the client, designer, and
contractor who jointly share in the success or failure of the project. (See the
Integrated Project Delivery Agreements backgrounder in this section.) Such
agreements may also include other design professionals and specialty sub-
contractors. These multi-party agreements create a design and construction
team, with the owner as a team member.
Question:
7. Agreements can
and should be mod- Uniqueness of participants
ified and shaped by Type of delivery method
Answer:
Uniqueness of project
Aspects of the party's relationship
The type of risks and who will assume them
The compensation of services
The schedule
The expectation of scope of servivces
The obligations they owe to each other
Question:
8. 2 major is-
sues covered
in architect-consul-
tant agreements
that once worked
out, easy to pre-
,pare architect-con-
sultant agreement
incorporating deci-
sions of and paral-
lels the owner-archi-
tect agreement
Answer:
passing to the consultant the architect's rights and responsibilities to the
owner with respect to the services to be provided by the consultant, and
sharing risks and rewards
Question:
9. Clarifying respon-
sibilities between
owner an archi-
tect accomplishes at
least 2 things
Answer:
Helps architect identify the services for which other design consultants will be
sought, and it begins to allocate project risks among the owner, architect, and
others on the project team.
Question:
10. Legal rights and re- Same legal rights the architect has from the owner
sponsibilities of con- In regards to professional discipline, Same responsibilities owed to the ar-
sultant to architect
Answer:
chitect that architect owes to owner
Common to incorporate owner-architect agreement (withou info on $) into
architect-consultant agreement to bind consultant to provide all of the ser-
vices in its discipline and be subject to the same terms and conditions
architect owes to owner
Question:
11. Owner-architect
agreement should
parallel
Answer:
Architect-consultant agreement
, Statements of service as well as terms and conditions should be carried
consistently
Question:
12. Architect-consul-
tant agreement
Answer:
Should address protocols for email, internet, digitial info sharing, digital
storage snd transfer, BIM for design integration among all project team
memmbers, owners, contractors, fabricators...
Question:
13. BIM and consul-
tants key points
Answer:
Concerns including responsibility for the integrity of the model or its parts
Ownership of and use rights of model and its outputs (dwgs, specs, sched-
ules, energy analysis, cost estimates)
Protocols for modifications of model
Responsibilities for errors or omissions in the data included in model
Architect-consultant agreement offers opportunity for parties to determine
and agree upon how to handle these issues
Question:
14. As the prime design the architect assumes primary contractual responsibility to the owner for
professional, the ar- the accuracy and completeness of the work of the architect's consultants. If
chitect assumes re- something goes wrong, the architect can be held contractually liable to the
sponsibility of
Answer:
owner for services improperly performed by the architect's consultant
Question:
15. How to reduce risks Choose consultants wisely
with architect's con- Request certificate of insurance from them
sultants
Answer:
Write/make clear agreements between arc and consultant
Understand impact and risk when taking consultants recommendations
