DBIA Test QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% RATED CORRECT
WITH 100% SURE PASS|GRADED A+
Project Delivery System - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS how team members are selected (QBS, best
value, low price, sole source)
contracting approach - CORRECT ANSWERS how team members are paid (fp, gmp, cost
reimbursement, target price, unit price)
Design-Bid-Build (DBB) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
ANSWERS 100% RATED CORRECT
WITH 100% SURE PASS|GRADED A+
Project Delivery System - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS how team members are selected (QBS, best
value, low price, sole source)
contracting approach - CORRECT ANSWERS how team members are paid (fp, gmp, cost
reimbursement, target price, unit price)
Design-Bid-Build (DBB) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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
