DBIA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2026
Miller Act 1935 - ANSWER>>Federal Government passed bond requiring payment
and performance bonds on all public works, what year?
Brooks Bill 1972 - ANSWER>>Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what
year?
Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - ANSWER>>Allows all
federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation
existed allowing Design-Build.
Standard of Care - ANSWER>>The level of quality that any average Design
Professional would be able to perform given the circumstances.
Design Bid Build - ANSWER>>Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature,
prescriptive (owner knows what they want),
Multi Prime - ANSWER>>Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner
CM at Risk - ANSWER>>Project Delivery method allowing the contractor to come
on board very early in design for preconstruction services yet maintains
separation between Designer and Builder contractually.
Design Build - ANSWER>>Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible
overlapping design with construction utilizing incremental packages.
Low Bid - ANSWER>>Procurement Method - Most Familiar
, Negotiated (Qualifications Based) - ANSWER>>Procurement Method - Common
for A/E
Best Value - ANSWER>>Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price
Sole Source - ANSWER>>Procurement Method - Direct
Lump Sum - ANSWER>>Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price
Cost Plus Fee - ANSWER>>Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost
plus an agreed upon percentage
GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) - ANSWER>>Contract Format - Combines
CostPlus & Lump-Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only up to
a certain amount.
Unit Price - ANSWER>>Contract Format - cost per piece
Target Price - ANSWER>>Contract Format - established cost/benchmark
determined jointly by project team.
Trust, Flexibility - ANSWER>>Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______
between participants
Hammurabi - ANSWER>>Singular responsibility for both design & construction
was first codified by ____
Bridging Documents - ANSWER>>Owner provided items such as 20% design or
more and provides prescriptive specs at RFP.
Spearin Doctrine - ANSWER>>Owner is responsible for implied warranties in the
sufficiency of the specifications.
GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2026
Miller Act 1935 - ANSWER>>Federal Government passed bond requiring payment
and performance bonds on all public works, what year?
Brooks Bill 1972 - ANSWER>>Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what
year?
Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - ANSWER>>Allows all
federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation
existed allowing Design-Build.
Standard of Care - ANSWER>>The level of quality that any average Design
Professional would be able to perform given the circumstances.
Design Bid Build - ANSWER>>Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature,
prescriptive (owner knows what they want),
Multi Prime - ANSWER>>Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner
CM at Risk - ANSWER>>Project Delivery method allowing the contractor to come
on board very early in design for preconstruction services yet maintains
separation between Designer and Builder contractually.
Design Build - ANSWER>>Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible
overlapping design with construction utilizing incremental packages.
Low Bid - ANSWER>>Procurement Method - Most Familiar
, Negotiated (Qualifications Based) - ANSWER>>Procurement Method - Common
for A/E
Best Value - ANSWER>>Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price
Sole Source - ANSWER>>Procurement Method - Direct
Lump Sum - ANSWER>>Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price
Cost Plus Fee - ANSWER>>Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost
plus an agreed upon percentage
GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) - ANSWER>>Contract Format - Combines
CostPlus & Lump-Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only up to
a certain amount.
Unit Price - ANSWER>>Contract Format - cost per piece
Target Price - ANSWER>>Contract Format - established cost/benchmark
determined jointly by project team.
Trust, Flexibility - ANSWER>>Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______
between participants
Hammurabi - ANSWER>>Singular responsibility for both design & construction
was first codified by ____
Bridging Documents - ANSWER>>Owner provided items such as 20% design or
more and provides prescriptive specs at RFP.
Spearin Doctrine - ANSWER>>Owner is responsible for implied warranties in the
sufficiency of the specifications.
