DBIA Practice Test – 100 Questions with Correct
Answers & Explanations | Design-Build Certification Prep | Graded
A+ Study Guide
📖 Introduction
Ace your Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Certification Exam with this A+ graded
practice test, fully updated for . This comprehensive study resource is designed to
give you the edge you need to pass your DBIA exam with confidence and earn your Designated
Design-Build Professional™ credential.
DBIA Test
How team members are organized, establishes when parties engage,
determines roles of parties, and determines sequence of design, procurement,
and construction (db, cmar, dbb)
Project Delivery System
how team members are selected (QBS, best value, low price, sole source)
Procurement Method
how team members are paid (fp, gmp, cost reimbursement, target price, unit
price)
contracting approach
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
Design-Bid-Build (DBB)
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
construction manager at risk
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
Design-Build
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
engineer procure construct (epc)
owner contracts with multiple trade contractors, attributes are typically similar
to dbb, owner's ability to schedule and coordinate the work
Multiple Prime Contracting
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
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
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
public-private partnership (p3)
Answers & Explanations | Design-Build Certification Prep | Graded
A+ Study Guide
📖 Introduction
Ace your Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Certification Exam with this A+ graded
practice test, fully updated for . This comprehensive study resource is designed to
give you the edge you need to pass your DBIA exam with confidence and earn your Designated
Design-Build Professional™ credential.
DBIA Test
How team members are organized, establishes when parties engage,
determines roles of parties, and determines sequence of design, procurement,
and construction (db, cmar, dbb)
Project Delivery System
how team members are selected (QBS, best value, low price, sole source)
Procurement Method
how team members are paid (fp, gmp, cost reimbursement, target price, unit
price)
contracting approach
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
Design-Bid-Build (DBB)
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
construction manager at risk
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
Design-Build
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
engineer procure construct (epc)
owner contracts with multiple trade contractors, attributes are typically similar
to dbb, owner's ability to schedule and coordinate the work
Multiple Prime Contracting
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
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
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
public-private partnership (p3)
