PcM - NCARB Practice Exam Questions – Ami & Answers 2023/2024

PcM - NCARB Practice Exam Questions – Ami & Answers 2023/2024 A firm fires an employee for well-documented professional negligence and harassment of subordinate employees. Months later, one of the firm's principals receives a call from a different architecture firm seeking a reference check for the former employee and inquiring about why the employee left the firm. How should the principal respond to the reference check? A. Confirm that the individual is a former employee of the firm, but do not disclose that they were fired. B. Disclose that the individual was fired after a well-documented history of negligence and harassment of subordinates. C. Provide a "no comment" response to avoid any accusation from the former employee of defamation. - ANSWER-B. Disclose that the individual was fired after a well-documented history of negligence and harassment of subordinates. In order to avoid legal action (known as a negligent referral) from the other firm in the event that the employee commits negligence or harassment as an employee, the principal must disclose work-related issues that would impact a hiring decision. A municipality hires an architecture firm to provide construction documents for a new public library. The firm has completed 35% of the design and has seven months to deliver a 95% set for bidding, per the contract. The municipality notifies the firm that they need to accelerate the bid schedule by four months in order to have an accurate cost for the next municipal budget submission. The firm needs to maintain a good working relationship with the municipality without increasing risk to the firm. Which of the following responses meet the needs of both the firm and the municipality? Check the two that apply. A. Negotiate with the municipality to provide a bid set at 65% design completion on the accelerated schedule and recommend that contractors bid the project as cost-plus.