DBIA TEST WITH COMPLETE QOESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2026

DBIA TEST WITH COMPLETE
QOESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
2026
ProjectmDeliverymSystemm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHowmteammmembersmaremorganized,mestablishesmwhenmpartiesmengage,mdet


erminesmrolesmofmparties,mandmdeterminesmsequencemofmdesign,mprocurement,mandmconstruction
m(db,mcmar,mdbb)




ProcurementmMethodm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmhowmteammmembersmaremselectedm(QBS,mbestmvalue,mlowmprice,msolemsourc


e)



contractingmapproachm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmhowmteammmembersmarempaidm(fp,mgmp,mcostmreimbursement,mtargetmprice,


munitmprice)




Design-Bid-Buildm(DBB)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmlinear,msequentialmprocess,mA/Emselectedmonmqualifications,mGCmselectedmon


mlowmprice,mdesignmismfullymcompletedmwithoutminputmfrommGC,mA/Emactingminmowner'sminterests,m


withmamhistoricallymstrongmbond,mprocessmismwell-establishedmandmunderstood



constructionmmanagermatmriskm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsimilarmorgmstructuremtomDBB,mconstructionmmanagermselectedmbymQBSmormb


estmvalue,mcontractormprovidesmpreconmservices,mnegotiatedmgmpmcontractingmapproach,mopenmb
ookmestimatingmprocess,mpotentialmtomfastmtrackmproject,mconstructionmcostmdeterminedmbeforemd
esignmcompleted,mpotentialmissuesmovermwhatmismreasonablyminferablemfrommgmpmdesignmdocume
nts



Design-Buildm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemownermcontractsmwithmonementitym(ampersonmormfirm)mtomprovidembothm


designmandmconstructionmservices,mdesignermandmcontractormhavemamdirectmcontractualmrelations

,hip,mselectedmbymQBSmormbestmvalue,mwidemspectrummofmcontractingmapproachesmandmorganizatio
nalmstructures,msinglempointmresponsibility,mownermdoesmnotmmanagemdesigner,mownermexposurem
tomclaimsmismsignificantlymreduced



engineermprocuremconstructm(epc)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsimilarmtomdesignmbuild,minmindustrialmandmpowermgenerationmsectors,msyste


msmandmperformancemtestingmaremcentralmtomscope,mcontractormwillmtypicallymperformmengineerin
gmwithmitsmin-
housemstaff,mownermhasmneedmformsinglempointmresponsibility,mcontractsmincludemplantmandmproce
ssmperformancemguarantees,mcontractmitemsmincludemperformancemandmschedulemliquidatedmdam
agesmandmlimitationsmofmliability



MultiplemPrimemContractingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmownermcontractsmwithmmultiplemtrademcontractors,mattributesmaremtypicallym


similarmtomdbb,mowner'smabilitymtomschedulemandmcoordinatemthemwork



IntegratedmProjectmDeliverym(IPD)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmmulti-partymagreementm-
mallmpartiesmequal,mQBSmprocurementmandmtargetmpricingmcontractmapproach,mprivatemsectormusem


(limitedmatmthismtime),mkey:mowner'smabilitymtomacceptmrisk



public-privatempartnershipm(p3)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInsteadmofmgovernmentmbuildingmandmmaintainingmmajorminfrastructurem(su


chmasmhighway,mwatermtreatmentmplant),mbuildmandmmaintenancemismoutsourcedmtomamprivatemco
mpany.mOpposedmbympublicmsectormunions.mthismismnotmconsideredmamdeliverymsystemmbutmitsmund
erlyingmapproachesmaremdeliverymsystemsmandmtypicallymusemDB.mmultiplemprocurementmandmcont
ractingmapproaches



shiftmleftm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmintensemeffortsmtomestablishmscopemearlyminmthemprocess;mdrivesmearlymteamm


formationmtomincludemkeymtrademsubcontractors;mcanmenablembigmdecisionsmtombemmademearly,maff
ectmprojectmoutcomesmatmlowestmcost,mestablishmamneedmformco-
locationmandmcollaboration,mandmcompressmtimemduringmconcurrentmdesignmandmconstruction

, traditionalmdesignmbuildm-mCORRECTmANSWERmtypicallymtwo-
phasembestmvaluemprocurementmwithmlumpmsummcontract;mownermdefinesmprojectmrequirementsm
andmscopemofmprescriptivemwork;musemofmperformance-
basedmtechnicalmrequirementsmwithmlimitedmprescriptivemspecifications



progressivemdesignmbuildm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmdesignmandmpricemaremprogressivelymdevelopedmaftermthemdesign-


buildermismundermcontract;mfinalmprojectmcostmandmschedulemcommitmentmismnotmestablishedmasmp
artmofmthemselectionmprocess;mtwomphases:mpreliminarymservicesmandmfinalmdesignmandmconstructi
onmservices



criteriamdocumentsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmdescribemthemendmresult



bridgingmdocumentsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmprescribesmhowmtomachievemthemendmresult



designmbidmbuildmparadigmm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpriormtombidding,mownermundertakesmamprocessmtomdesignmthemprojectmandm


allmofmitsmdetailsmtom100%mcompletemplansmandmspecs.mthemownermismthereforemresponsiblemformsu
ccessmormfailuremofmdetailsmofmthemdesign,mandmwarrantsmthemsufficiencymofmdesignmtomthemcontrac
tor.mthemownermismthereforemliablemtomthemcontractormformanymgapsmbetweenmplansmandmspecificat
ionsmandmowner'smrequirementsmformprojectmperformance



designmdetailsmresponsibilitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemownermshouldmdefinemitsmperformancemrequirementsmandmawardmthemc


ontractmonmthembasismofmpreliminarymdesign;mthismmakesmthemdesign-
buildermresponsiblemformcompletingmthemdesignminmaccordancemwithmthemowner'smperformancemr
equirements.mthatmalsomcausesmthemdesign-
buildermtomwarrantmthemsufficiencymofmthemdesignmtommeetmthemowner'smcriteriamandmthemsufficie
ncymofmthemdesignmtomsubcontractors/suppliersmthatmhavemnomdesignmresponsibility



uniformatm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmsubdividesmprojectmbymfunctionalmelements,mfocusesmonmsystemsmandmasse