ARE 5.0 - CONSTRUCTION &
EVALUATION. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
With which kind of project delivery method are the architect's duties and responsibilities during
preconstruction most limited?
(A) construction manager as adviser
(B) design-bid-build
(C) design-build
(D) integrated project delivery - ANS (D) integrated project delivery
When the integrated project delivery method is used, the architect's responsibilities are more
limited than in the other three methods because the bidding or negotiation for large portions of
the work has already been done. The architect is still responsible for working with permitting
agencies to ensure code compliance, answering questions from subcontractors and vendors
bidding for relatively small portions of the work, and reviewing prefabrication studies.
In addition to making a base bid for a project as specified, each contractor is asked to state how
much less his or her bid will be if eight large twin windows shown in the plans and elevations
are replaced with smaller casement windows. This is an example of the use of
(A) add alternates
(B) allowances
(C) deduct alternates
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,(D) reduction - ANS (C) deduct alternates
A request that the contractor supply, in addition to a base bid on the project as specified, a price
for some variation, such as a change in materials or in some component of construction, is
called an alternate.
When the alternate will lead to a reduction in the bid, it is a deduct alternate
During construction, the architect is obligated to visit the site to keep the client informed about
the progress and quality of the work. According to the basic provisions of AIA Document B101,
these visits must occur
(A) every week
(B) every two weeks
(C) as appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations
(D) only if they have been written into the agreement as additional services - ANS (C) as
appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations
Site visits are part of the basic services of contract administration, but no specific time interval
for them is given in the contract. AIA Document B101 states that the architect shall visit the site
at intervals appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations or as agreed by the owner
and architect
An architect suspects that blocking has been installed in the wrong location and asks that
portion of the work be uncovered. When the drywall is removed, the blocking is found to be in
the correct location. Who is responsible for paying for the removal and replacement of the
portion of the wall?
(A) architect
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,(B) owner
(C) contractor
(D) architect and owner should split the cost - ANS (B) owner
The owner is responsible for paying for uncovering and rebuilding the wall. Presumably, the
architect requested that the drywall be removed because there was a reason to suspect that
the construction was in error and the architect was protecting the owner's interests
If the blocking had been in the wrong location, the contractor is responsible for the cost of
uncovering and repairing the work
Which of the following is the contractor solely responsible for?
(A) field reports to the owner
(B) selection of subcontractors
(C) scaffolding
(D) reviewing claims of subcontractors - ANS (C) scaffolding
Scaffolding is part of the means of construction, which is the contractor's responsibility
Field reports are the responsibility of the architect
Selection of subcontractors is subject to the approval of both the architect and the owner
If a subcontractor makes a claim to the contractor, the contractor in turn makes a claim to the
owner that is reviewed by the architect
A pressure test on plumbing supply piping required by the specifications reveals a leak in the
system. According to AIA A201, the responsibility for fixing the leak and paying for the follow-up
test rests with the
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, (A) owner
(B) contractor
(C) plumbing subcontractor
(D) owner and contractor jointly - ANS (B) contractor
A201, Sec. 13.5.3, requires the contractor to be responsible for all costs made necessary by
failures, including costs of repeated tests
A punch list is created and maintained by the
(A) architect
(B) authority having jurisdiction
(C) contractor
(D) owner - ANS (A) architect
The punch list is a list of items still needing completion. It is created and maintained by the
architect
In most cases, the person responsible for coordinating the process of commissioning a large
building should be
(A) the architect
(B) the constructor
(C) the owner
(D) a third-party agent - ANS (D) a third-party agent
Commissioning a large building can be a complicated process, and in most cases it should be
done by an independent, third-party agent
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EVALUATION. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
With which kind of project delivery method are the architect's duties and responsibilities during
preconstruction most limited?
(A) construction manager as adviser
(B) design-bid-build
(C) design-build
(D) integrated project delivery - ANS (D) integrated project delivery
When the integrated project delivery method is used, the architect's responsibilities are more
limited than in the other three methods because the bidding or negotiation for large portions of
the work has already been done. The architect is still responsible for working with permitting
agencies to ensure code compliance, answering questions from subcontractors and vendors
bidding for relatively small portions of the work, and reviewing prefabrication studies.
In addition to making a base bid for a project as specified, each contractor is asked to state how
much less his or her bid will be if eight large twin windows shown in the plans and elevations
are replaced with smaller casement windows. This is an example of the use of
(A) add alternates
(B) allowances
(C) deduct alternates
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,(D) reduction - ANS (C) deduct alternates
A request that the contractor supply, in addition to a base bid on the project as specified, a price
for some variation, such as a change in materials or in some component of construction, is
called an alternate.
When the alternate will lead to a reduction in the bid, it is a deduct alternate
During construction, the architect is obligated to visit the site to keep the client informed about
the progress and quality of the work. According to the basic provisions of AIA Document B101,
these visits must occur
(A) every week
(B) every two weeks
(C) as appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations
(D) only if they have been written into the agreement as additional services - ANS (C) as
appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations
Site visits are part of the basic services of contract administration, but no specific time interval
for them is given in the contract. AIA Document B101 states that the architect shall visit the site
at intervals appropriate to the stage of the contractor's operations or as agreed by the owner
and architect
An architect suspects that blocking has been installed in the wrong location and asks that
portion of the work be uncovered. When the drywall is removed, the blocking is found to be in
the correct location. Who is responsible for paying for the removal and replacement of the
portion of the wall?
(A) architect
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,(B) owner
(C) contractor
(D) architect and owner should split the cost - ANS (B) owner
The owner is responsible for paying for uncovering and rebuilding the wall. Presumably, the
architect requested that the drywall be removed because there was a reason to suspect that
the construction was in error and the architect was protecting the owner's interests
If the blocking had been in the wrong location, the contractor is responsible for the cost of
uncovering and repairing the work
Which of the following is the contractor solely responsible for?
(A) field reports to the owner
(B) selection of subcontractors
(C) scaffolding
(D) reviewing claims of subcontractors - ANS (C) scaffolding
Scaffolding is part of the means of construction, which is the contractor's responsibility
Field reports are the responsibility of the architect
Selection of subcontractors is subject to the approval of both the architect and the owner
If a subcontractor makes a claim to the contractor, the contractor in turn makes a claim to the
owner that is reviewed by the architect
A pressure test on plumbing supply piping required by the specifications reveals a leak in the
system. According to AIA A201, the responsibility for fixing the leak and paying for the follow-up
test rests with the
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, (A) owner
(B) contractor
(C) plumbing subcontractor
(D) owner and contractor jointly - ANS (B) contractor
A201, Sec. 13.5.3, requires the contractor to be responsible for all costs made necessary by
failures, including costs of repeated tests
A punch list is created and maintained by the
(A) architect
(B) authority having jurisdiction
(C) contractor
(D) owner - ANS (A) architect
The punch list is a list of items still needing completion. It is created and maintained by the
architect
In most cases, the person responsible for coordinating the process of commissioning a large
building should be
(A) the architect
(B) the constructor
(C) the owner
(D) a third-party agent - ANS (D) a third-party agent
Commissioning a large building can be a complicated process, and in most cases it should be
done by an independent, third-party agent
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