NCARB PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; 100%
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A firm fires an employee for well-documented professional
negligence and harassment of subordinate employees. Months
later, one of the firm's principals receives a call from a different
architecture firm seeking a reference check for the former
employee and inquiring about why the employee left the firm.
How should the principal respond to the reference check?
A. Confirm that the individual is a former employee of the firm,
but do not disclose that they were fired.
B. Disclose that the individual was fired after a well-documented
history of negligence and harassment of subordinates.
C. Provide a "no comment" response to avoid any accusation
from the former employee of defamation. - correct answer-
B. Disclose that the individual was fired after a well-documented
history of negligence and harassment of subordinates.
In order to avoid legal action (known as a negligent referral)
from the other firm in the event that the employee commits
negligence or harassment as an employee, the principal must
disclose work-related issues that would impact a hiring decision.
,A firm that specializes in senior housing is contacted by a
developer who wants to build 50 townhouses for residents over
55 years old. The developer is asking for a fee proposal to
provide the overall preliminary design as well as construction
documents for all the units. Project details follow:
- The project will be permitted and constructed in five phases.
- The project will be built in clusters of four-, five-, and six-
townhouse units.
- The units will have three-, four-, and five-bedroom options.
- Unit distribution will be determined by sales.
- The firm wants to make sure that their fees capture the value
of their expertise as well as maximize cash flow and profit.
Which fee proposal structure is most appropriate?
A. A fixed fee for the preliminary design and a fixed fee per unit
for the construction documents, based on the number of units in
each phase.
B. A fixed fee for the preliminary design, a fixed fee - correct
answer- B. A fixed fee for the preliminary design, a fixed fee
for the construction documents for each unit type, and a reuse
fee for all subsequent units.
, A fixed fee for the preliminary design is an efficient
compensation method and appropriately compensates for the
architect's expertise; the fixed fee for the construction
documents for each unit type also efficiently covers the cost of
the base construction documents; and the reuse fee is a fair way
to compensate for repetitive use.
A large sports-focused architecture firm is working on a sports
arena delivered through the Construction Manager at Risk
(CMaR) method. Though the project has a guaranteed maximum
price (GMP), the CMaR is unable to bring the project in budget
or give the owner a GMP as the end of the design phase nears.
The owner decides to release the CMaR from their contract and
publicly bid the project. The delivery method changes to design-
bid-build.
What additional responsibility will the architect take on as a
result of the changes?
- Manage subcontractors.
- Sign applications for payments.
- Provide detailed estimate of construction cost.
- Assist owner in determining the lowest and best bid. -
correct answer- - Assist owner in determining the lowest
and best bid.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS; 100%
PASS GUARANTEED; GRADED A+
A firm fires an employee for well-documented professional
negligence and harassment of subordinate employees. Months
later, one of the firm's principals receives a call from a different
architecture firm seeking a reference check for the former
employee and inquiring about why the employee left the firm.
How should the principal respond to the reference check?
A. Confirm that the individual is a former employee of the firm,
but do not disclose that they were fired.
B. Disclose that the individual was fired after a well-documented
history of negligence and harassment of subordinates.
C. Provide a "no comment" response to avoid any accusation
from the former employee of defamation. - correct answer-
B. Disclose that the individual was fired after a well-documented
history of negligence and harassment of subordinates.
In order to avoid legal action (known as a negligent referral)
from the other firm in the event that the employee commits
negligence or harassment as an employee, the principal must
disclose work-related issues that would impact a hiring decision.
,A firm that specializes in senior housing is contacted by a
developer who wants to build 50 townhouses for residents over
55 years old. The developer is asking for a fee proposal to
provide the overall preliminary design as well as construction
documents for all the units. Project details follow:
- The project will be permitted and constructed in five phases.
- The project will be built in clusters of four-, five-, and six-
townhouse units.
- The units will have three-, four-, and five-bedroom options.
- Unit distribution will be determined by sales.
- The firm wants to make sure that their fees capture the value
of their expertise as well as maximize cash flow and profit.
Which fee proposal structure is most appropriate?
A. A fixed fee for the preliminary design and a fixed fee per unit
for the construction documents, based on the number of units in
each phase.
B. A fixed fee for the preliminary design, a fixed fee - correct
answer- B. A fixed fee for the preliminary design, a fixed fee
for the construction documents for each unit type, and a reuse
fee for all subsequent units.
, A fixed fee for the preliminary design is an efficient
compensation method and appropriately compensates for the
architect's expertise; the fixed fee for the construction
documents for each unit type also efficiently covers the cost of
the base construction documents; and the reuse fee is a fair way
to compensate for repetitive use.
A large sports-focused architecture firm is working on a sports
arena delivered through the Construction Manager at Risk
(CMaR) method. Though the project has a guaranteed maximum
price (GMP), the CMaR is unable to bring the project in budget
or give the owner a GMP as the end of the design phase nears.
The owner decides to release the CMaR from their contract and
publicly bid the project. The delivery method changes to design-
bid-build.
What additional responsibility will the architect take on as a
result of the changes?
- Manage subcontractors.
- Sign applications for payments.
- Provide detailed estimate of construction cost.
- Assist owner in determining the lowest and best bid. -
correct answer- - Assist owner in determining the lowest
and best bid.
