DBIA Test questions with correct
answers
Project |Delivery |System |- |ANSWERS✔✔How |team |members |are |organized, |establishes |when |parties |
engage, |determines |roles |of |parties, |and |determines |sequence |of |design, |procurement, |and |
construction |(db, |cmar, |dbb)
Procurement |Method |- |ANSWERS✔✔how |team |members |are |selected |(QBS, |best |value, |low |price, |
sole |source)
contracting |approach |- |ANSWERS✔✔how |team |members |are |paid |(fp, |gmp, |cost |reimbursement, |
target |price, |unit |price)
Design-Bid-Build |(DBB) |- |ANSWERS✔✔linear, |sequential |process, |A/E |selected |on |qualifications, |
GC |selected |on |low |price, |design |is |fully |completed |without |input |from |GC, |A/E |acting |in |owner's |
interests, |with |a |historically |strong |bond, |process |is |well-established |and |understood
construction |manager |at |risk |- |ANSWERS✔✔similar |org |structure |to |DBB, |construction |manager |
selected |by |QBS |or |best |value, |contractor |provides |precon |services, |negotiated |gmp |contracting |
approach, |open |book |estimating |process, |potential |to |fast |track |project, |construction |cost |determined |
before |design |completed, |potential |issues |over |what |is |reasonably |inferable |from |gmp |design |
documents
Design-Build |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |owner |contracts |with |one |entity |(a |person |or |firm) |to |provide |both |
design |and |construction |services, |designer |and |contractor |have |a |direct |contractual |relationship, |
selected |by |QBS |or |best |value, |wide |spectrum |of |contracting |approaches |and |organizational |
structures, |single |point |responsibility, |owner |does |not |manage |designer, |owner |exposure |to |claims |is |
significantly |reduced
engineer |procure |construct |(epc) |- |ANSWERS✔✔similar |to |design |build, |in |industrial |and |power |
generation |sectors, |systems |and |performance |testing |are |central |to |scope, |contractor |will |typically |
perform |engineering |with |its |in-house |staff, |owner |has |need |for |single |point |responsibility, |contracts |
, include |plant |and |process |performance |guarantees, |contract |items |include |performance |and |schedule
|liquidated |damages |and |limitations |of |liability
Multiple |Prime |Contracting |- |ANSWERS✔✔owner |contracts |with |multiple |trade |contractors, |
attributes |are |typically |similar |to |dbb, |owner's |ability |to |schedule |and |coordinate |the |work
Integrated |Project |Delivery |(IPD) |- |ANSWERS✔✔multi-party |agreement |- |all |parties |equal, |QBS |
procurement |and |target |pricing |contract |approach, |private |sector |use |(limited |at |this |time), |key: |
owner's |ability |to |accept |risk
public-private |partnership |(p3) |- |ANSWERS✔✔Instead |of |government |building |and |maintaining |
major |infrastructure |(such |as |highway, |water |treatment |plant), |build |and |maintenance |is |outsourced |
to |a |private |company. |Opposed |by |public |sector |unions. |this |is |not |considered |a |delivery |system |but |
its |underlying |approaches |are |delivery |systems |and |typically |use |DB. |multiple |procurement |and |
contracting |approaches
shift |left |- |ANSWERS✔✔intense |efforts |to |establish |scope |early |in |the |process; |drives |early |team |
formation |to |include |key |trade |subcontractors; |can |enable |big |decisions |to |be |made |early, |affect |
project |outcomes |at |lowest |cost, |establish |a |need |for |co-location |and |collaboration, |and |compress |
time |during |concurrent |design |and |construction
traditional |design |build |- |ANSWERS✔✔typically |two-phase |best |value |procurement |with |lump |sum |
contract; |owner |defines |project |requirements |and |scope |of |prescriptive |work; |use |of |performance-
based |technical |requirements |with |limited |prescriptive |specifications
progressive |design |build |- |ANSWERS✔✔design |and |price |are |progressively |developed |after |the |
design-builder |is |under |contract; |final |project |cost |and |schedule |commitment |is |not |established |as |
part |of |the |selection |process; |two |phases: |preliminary |services |and |final |design |and |construction |
services
criteria |documents |- |ANSWERS✔✔describe |the |end |result
bridging |documents |- |ANSWERS✔✔prescribes |how |to |achieve |the |end |result
answers
Project |Delivery |System |- |ANSWERS✔✔How |team |members |are |organized, |establishes |when |parties |
engage, |determines |roles |of |parties, |and |determines |sequence |of |design, |procurement, |and |
construction |(db, |cmar, |dbb)
Procurement |Method |- |ANSWERS✔✔how |team |members |are |selected |(QBS, |best |value, |low |price, |
sole |source)
contracting |approach |- |ANSWERS✔✔how |team |members |are |paid |(fp, |gmp, |cost |reimbursement, |
target |price, |unit |price)
Design-Bid-Build |(DBB) |- |ANSWERS✔✔linear, |sequential |process, |A/E |selected |on |qualifications, |
GC |selected |on |low |price, |design |is |fully |completed |without |input |from |GC, |A/E |acting |in |owner's |
interests, |with |a |historically |strong |bond, |process |is |well-established |and |understood
construction |manager |at |risk |- |ANSWERS✔✔similar |org |structure |to |DBB, |construction |manager |
selected |by |QBS |or |best |value, |contractor |provides |precon |services, |negotiated |gmp |contracting |
approach, |open |book |estimating |process, |potential |to |fast |track |project, |construction |cost |determined |
before |design |completed, |potential |issues |over |what |is |reasonably |inferable |from |gmp |design |
documents
Design-Build |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |owner |contracts |with |one |entity |(a |person |or |firm) |to |provide |both |
design |and |construction |services, |designer |and |contractor |have |a |direct |contractual |relationship, |
selected |by |QBS |or |best |value, |wide |spectrum |of |contracting |approaches |and |organizational |
structures, |single |point |responsibility, |owner |does |not |manage |designer, |owner |exposure |to |claims |is |
significantly |reduced
engineer |procure |construct |(epc) |- |ANSWERS✔✔similar |to |design |build, |in |industrial |and |power |
generation |sectors, |systems |and |performance |testing |are |central |to |scope, |contractor |will |typically |
perform |engineering |with |its |in-house |staff, |owner |has |need |for |single |point |responsibility, |contracts |
, include |plant |and |process |performance |guarantees, |contract |items |include |performance |and |schedule
|liquidated |damages |and |limitations |of |liability
Multiple |Prime |Contracting |- |ANSWERS✔✔owner |contracts |with |multiple |trade |contractors, |
attributes |are |typically |similar |to |dbb, |owner's |ability |to |schedule |and |coordinate |the |work
Integrated |Project |Delivery |(IPD) |- |ANSWERS✔✔multi-party |agreement |- |all |parties |equal, |QBS |
procurement |and |target |pricing |contract |approach, |private |sector |use |(limited |at |this |time), |key: |
owner's |ability |to |accept |risk
public-private |partnership |(p3) |- |ANSWERS✔✔Instead |of |government |building |and |maintaining |
major |infrastructure |(such |as |highway, |water |treatment |plant), |build |and |maintenance |is |outsourced |
to |a |private |company. |Opposed |by |public |sector |unions. |this |is |not |considered |a |delivery |system |but |
its |underlying |approaches |are |delivery |systems |and |typically |use |DB. |multiple |procurement |and |
contracting |approaches
shift |left |- |ANSWERS✔✔intense |efforts |to |establish |scope |early |in |the |process; |drives |early |team |
formation |to |include |key |trade |subcontractors; |can |enable |big |decisions |to |be |made |early, |affect |
project |outcomes |at |lowest |cost, |establish |a |need |for |co-location |and |collaboration, |and |compress |
time |during |concurrent |design |and |construction
traditional |design |build |- |ANSWERS✔✔typically |two-phase |best |value |procurement |with |lump |sum |
contract; |owner |defines |project |requirements |and |scope |of |prescriptive |work; |use |of |performance-
based |technical |requirements |with |limited |prescriptive |specifications
progressive |design |build |- |ANSWERS✔✔design |and |price |are |progressively |developed |after |the |
design-builder |is |under |contract; |final |project |cost |and |schedule |commitment |is |not |established |as |
part |of |the |selection |process; |two |phases: |preliminary |services |and |final |design |and |construction |
services
criteria |documents |- |ANSWERS✔✔describe |the |end |result
bridging |documents |- |ANSWERS✔✔prescribes |how |to |achieve |the |end |result
