DBIA - Code of Professional Conduct
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Rule 1.1 - General Duties - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not knowingly
violate the law or engage in conduct that they reasonably should know violates the law.
Rule 1.2 - General Duties - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not knowingly
assist another person in conduct that violates this Code.
Rule 1.3 - General Duties - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will comply with the
legal and ethical requirements for all licensed services that they provide.
Rule 2.1 - Truthfulness - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will conduct themselves
honestly and not engage in fraud or communicate deliberately false or misleading statements of
material fact
Rule 2.2 - Truthfulness - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not deliberately
mislead or fail to make full and accurate disclosures consistent with good industry practice and
applicable law, of material facts reasonably requested in connection with:
a. A design-build project or pursuit
b. An application for membership, designation, awards, or other benefits granted by DBIA; or
c. An application for professional or contractor license
Rule 3.1 - Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER - If a material conflict of interest
arises before or during the performance of design-build services, Professionals must disclose it
promptly to those parties affected and take appropriate action to resolve the conflict. Such action
may include removing the cause of the conflict or obtaining written consent from such parties to
continue services in spite of the disclosed conflict. In the absence of appropriate resolution,
Professionals will offer to withdraw from the conflict situation.
, Rule 3.2 - Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER - When a Professional is retained
by agreement of the parties to a design-build project to serve in the role of a neutral decision-
maker, the Professional will conduct him or herself in a fair and impartial manner.
Rule 3.3 - Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals making public
statements on professional issues will disclose when they are being compensated for making
such statements or when they have a material economic interest in the matter.
Rule 3.4 - Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not solicit or
accept compensation from contractors, design professionals, design-build teams, or suppliers in
return for specifying or endorsing their proposals, products, or services, unless such relationship
is disclosed.
Rule 4.1 - Influencing Decision Makers - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will
neither offer nor make any payment or gift to a private or public employee, agent, or official with
the intent of influencing that person's judgement in connection with an existing or prospective
project in which the Professional is interested.
Rule 4.2 - Influencing Decision Makers - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not
accept payments or gifts which are intended to influence their judgement in awarding contracts,
making recommendations, or exercising independent opinions.
Rule 5.1 - Marketing and Project Pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will
accurately represent to a prospective or existing client, employer, or design-build teammate their
qualifications, capabilities, and experience.
Rule 5.2 - Marketing and Project Pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not
intentionally mislead existing or prospective clients or design-build teammates about the results
that can be achieved through the use of the Professionals' services; nor will Professionals state
that they can achieve results by means that violate applicable laws or this Code.
Rule 5.3 - Marketing and Project Pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Brochures, proposals,
or other materials prepared or used by Professionals incident to the solicitation of business will
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Rule 1.1 - General Duties - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not knowingly
violate the law or engage in conduct that they reasonably should know violates the law.
Rule 1.2 - General Duties - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not knowingly
assist another person in conduct that violates this Code.
Rule 1.3 - General Duties - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will comply with the
legal and ethical requirements for all licensed services that they provide.
Rule 2.1 - Truthfulness - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will conduct themselves
honestly and not engage in fraud or communicate deliberately false or misleading statements of
material fact
Rule 2.2 - Truthfulness - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not deliberately
mislead or fail to make full and accurate disclosures consistent with good industry practice and
applicable law, of material facts reasonably requested in connection with:
a. A design-build project or pursuit
b. An application for membership, designation, awards, or other benefits granted by DBIA; or
c. An application for professional or contractor license
Rule 3.1 - Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER - If a material conflict of interest
arises before or during the performance of design-build services, Professionals must disclose it
promptly to those parties affected and take appropriate action to resolve the conflict. Such action
may include removing the cause of the conflict or obtaining written consent from such parties to
continue services in spite of the disclosed conflict. In the absence of appropriate resolution,
Professionals will offer to withdraw from the conflict situation.
, Rule 3.2 - Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER - When a Professional is retained
by agreement of the parties to a design-build project to serve in the role of a neutral decision-
maker, the Professional will conduct him or herself in a fair and impartial manner.
Rule 3.3 - Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals making public
statements on professional issues will disclose when they are being compensated for making
such statements or when they have a material economic interest in the matter.
Rule 3.4 - Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not solicit or
accept compensation from contractors, design professionals, design-build teams, or suppliers in
return for specifying or endorsing their proposals, products, or services, unless such relationship
is disclosed.
Rule 4.1 - Influencing Decision Makers - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will
neither offer nor make any payment or gift to a private or public employee, agent, or official with
the intent of influencing that person's judgement in connection with an existing or prospective
project in which the Professional is interested.
Rule 4.2 - Influencing Decision Makers - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not
accept payments or gifts which are intended to influence their judgement in awarding contracts,
making recommendations, or exercising independent opinions.
Rule 5.1 - Marketing and Project Pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will
accurately represent to a prospective or existing client, employer, or design-build teammate their
qualifications, capabilities, and experience.
Rule 5.2 - Marketing and Project Pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Professionals will not
intentionally mislead existing or prospective clients or design-build teammates about the results
that can be achieved through the use of the Professionals' services; nor will Professionals state
that they can achieve results by means that violate applicable laws or this Code.
Rule 5.3 - Marketing and Project Pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Brochures, proposals,
or other materials prepared or used by Professionals incident to the solicitation of business will
