BICSI RTPM ACTUAL FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Code of Silence - ✔✔An oath by a solicitor, or other employee, not to disclose any
information in regards to the RFP
✔✔Violating the Code of Silence: - ✔✔will automatically disqualify the proposal and the
company could be further penalized in future RFP submittals
✔✔Design Team Members - ✔✔Owner
Architect
Professional Engineer
Consultant
✔✔Owner - ✔✔Defines requirements, provides approval @ each design phase
✔✔Architect - ✔✔Lead design professional, hired by the owner
✔✔Who usually hires professional engineers and consultants? - ✔✔Architect
✔✔Professional Engineer - ✔✔A licensed design professional, recognized by a state
or local authority, who focuses on the design of a specific system or requirement
(e.g., civil, structural, mechanical, electrical). Many members of an engineering firm are
ICT professionals who are supervised by a PE.
✔✔Consultant - ✔✔A design professional, recognized by an industry or industry
association, who
focuses on the design of a specific system or requirement that does not require a
PE designation.
✔✔Construction Team Members - ✔✔Construction Manager
Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
General Contractor
Contractors/ Subcontractor
✔✔Construction Manager - ✔✔Hired by Owner to assist in the management of a bid
✔✔Construction Managers can also be - ✔✔General Contractors
✔✔CMAR - ✔✔CM but acts as the consultant to the owner, or as GC during
construction
Usually the low bidder
✔✔General Contractor - ✔✔Hired by owner to complete work
,✔✔Contractor/ Subcontractor - ✔✔Hired by owner or general contractor to complete a
portion of work
✔✔Design Phases - ✔✔Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Document
✔✔Schematic Design - ✔✔Prepared for the owner, includes sketches, graphics, logical
diagrams, general design criteria and cost estimates
✔✔Design Development - ✔✔After schematic designs approved by owner, design team
begins design development
Includes outline, specs, drawing and cost estimates
✔✔Formal reviews begin at what percentage of design development - ✔✔50 and 80
✔✔Construction Documents - ✔✔After owner approves DD, design team prepares
___________ __________, which are used to obtain pricing of required work
✔✔Owner Bidding Role - ✔✔Supplies bidding and contracting requirements, sends
invites to prospective bidders
✔✔Design Team Bidding Role - ✔✔Produce any Addenda based on the QBD
✔✔Construction Manager Bidding Role - ✔✔May lead or participate in bid process
✔✔General Contractor Bidding Roles - ✔✔Prepare and submit their bids to the owner
✔✔Contractor, Subcontractor Bidding Roles - ✔✔Prepare and submit their bids to the
General Contractor
✔✔Types of Bid Structures - ✔✔RFP
RFQ
DBB
DB
CMAR
IPD
✔✔Request for Quotation (RFQ) - ✔✔A type of procurement document used to request
price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services.
Sometimes used in place of request for proposal and, in some application areas, it may
have a narrower or more specific meaning.
, ✔✔Design-Bid-Build (DBB) - ✔✔Owner contracts with separate design and construction
team for a project.
1). Design - Design team works directly for Owner
2). Bid - Owner solicits docs for bid by contractor, review and award contract
3). Build - Construction Design team oversees construction
✔✔Design-Build (DB) - ✔✔Delivery method whereby the owner contacts with a single
entitiy
Construction and Design phases are overlapping
✔✔Who does the design professional work for in Design Build - ✔✔General Contractor
✔✔Who is included in the Design Build Team? - ✔✔General Contractor
Subcontractor
Design Professional
✔✔Consruction Manager at Risk (CMAR) - ✔✔Delivery method where CM contracts to
deliver project within a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
✔✔Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - ✔✔Delivery method that organizes project team,
integrates all aspects of a design and construction team to a single team effort
✔✔Which individuals make up the IPD? - ✔✔Owner
Design Professional
Contractor
✔✔Types of Bids - ✔✔Low
Negotiated
✔✔in the United States, bidding laws often require the
mechanical, plumbing, and electrical portions of the work to be bid and contracted
separately
from the general construction contract - ✔✔Multiple prime bid or filed sub-bid.
✔✔Prime Contractor - ✔✔Contractor who is awarded the contract
✔✔Owners Role During Construction Phase - ✔✔Make payments to contractor
✔✔Owner can at any time of the project - ✔✔Stop work
Complete any uncompleted work
Clean the site
Partially occupy the building
Terminate without clause
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Code of Silence - ✔✔An oath by a solicitor, or other employee, not to disclose any
information in regards to the RFP
✔✔Violating the Code of Silence: - ✔✔will automatically disqualify the proposal and the
company could be further penalized in future RFP submittals
✔✔Design Team Members - ✔✔Owner
Architect
Professional Engineer
Consultant
✔✔Owner - ✔✔Defines requirements, provides approval @ each design phase
✔✔Architect - ✔✔Lead design professional, hired by the owner
✔✔Who usually hires professional engineers and consultants? - ✔✔Architect
✔✔Professional Engineer - ✔✔A licensed design professional, recognized by a state
or local authority, who focuses on the design of a specific system or requirement
(e.g., civil, structural, mechanical, electrical). Many members of an engineering firm are
ICT professionals who are supervised by a PE.
✔✔Consultant - ✔✔A design professional, recognized by an industry or industry
association, who
focuses on the design of a specific system or requirement that does not require a
PE designation.
✔✔Construction Team Members - ✔✔Construction Manager
Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
General Contractor
Contractors/ Subcontractor
✔✔Construction Manager - ✔✔Hired by Owner to assist in the management of a bid
✔✔Construction Managers can also be - ✔✔General Contractors
✔✔CMAR - ✔✔CM but acts as the consultant to the owner, or as GC during
construction
Usually the low bidder
✔✔General Contractor - ✔✔Hired by owner to complete work
,✔✔Contractor/ Subcontractor - ✔✔Hired by owner or general contractor to complete a
portion of work
✔✔Design Phases - ✔✔Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction Document
✔✔Schematic Design - ✔✔Prepared for the owner, includes sketches, graphics, logical
diagrams, general design criteria and cost estimates
✔✔Design Development - ✔✔After schematic designs approved by owner, design team
begins design development
Includes outline, specs, drawing and cost estimates
✔✔Formal reviews begin at what percentage of design development - ✔✔50 and 80
✔✔Construction Documents - ✔✔After owner approves DD, design team prepares
___________ __________, which are used to obtain pricing of required work
✔✔Owner Bidding Role - ✔✔Supplies bidding and contracting requirements, sends
invites to prospective bidders
✔✔Design Team Bidding Role - ✔✔Produce any Addenda based on the QBD
✔✔Construction Manager Bidding Role - ✔✔May lead or participate in bid process
✔✔General Contractor Bidding Roles - ✔✔Prepare and submit their bids to the owner
✔✔Contractor, Subcontractor Bidding Roles - ✔✔Prepare and submit their bids to the
General Contractor
✔✔Types of Bid Structures - ✔✔RFP
RFQ
DBB
DB
CMAR
IPD
✔✔Request for Quotation (RFQ) - ✔✔A type of procurement document used to request
price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services.
Sometimes used in place of request for proposal and, in some application areas, it may
have a narrower or more specific meaning.
, ✔✔Design-Bid-Build (DBB) - ✔✔Owner contracts with separate design and construction
team for a project.
1). Design - Design team works directly for Owner
2). Bid - Owner solicits docs for bid by contractor, review and award contract
3). Build - Construction Design team oversees construction
✔✔Design-Build (DB) - ✔✔Delivery method whereby the owner contacts with a single
entitiy
Construction and Design phases are overlapping
✔✔Who does the design professional work for in Design Build - ✔✔General Contractor
✔✔Who is included in the Design Build Team? - ✔✔General Contractor
Subcontractor
Design Professional
✔✔Consruction Manager at Risk (CMAR) - ✔✔Delivery method where CM contracts to
deliver project within a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
✔✔Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - ✔✔Delivery method that organizes project team,
integrates all aspects of a design and construction team to a single team effort
✔✔Which individuals make up the IPD? - ✔✔Owner
Design Professional
Contractor
✔✔Types of Bids - ✔✔Low
Negotiated
✔✔in the United States, bidding laws often require the
mechanical, plumbing, and electrical portions of the work to be bid and contracted
separately
from the general construction contract - ✔✔Multiple prime bid or filed sub-bid.
✔✔Prime Contractor - ✔✔Contractor who is awarded the contract
✔✔Owners Role During Construction Phase - ✔✔Make payments to contractor
✔✔Owner can at any time of the project - ✔✔Stop work
Complete any uncompleted work
Clean the site
Partially occupy the building
Terminate without clause
