DBIA Test QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST 100% GUARANTEED PASS
traditional design build - CORRECT ANSWER-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 ANSWER-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
criteria documents - CORRECT ANSWER-describe the end result
bridging documents - CORRECT ANSWER-prescribes how to achieve the end result
design bid build paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER-prior to bidding, owner undertakes a process to
design the project and all of its details to 100% complete plans and specs. the owner is
therefore responsible for success or failure of details of the design, and warrants the sufficiency
of design to the contractor. the owner is therefore liable to the contractor for any gaps between
plans and specifications and owner's requirements for project performance
design details responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER-the owner should define its performance
requirements and award the contract on the basis of preliminary design; this makes the design-
builder responsible for completing the design in accordance with the owner's performance
, requirements. that also causes the design-builder to warrant the sufficiency of the design to
meet the owner's criteria and the sufficiency of the design to subcontractors/suppliers that
have no design responsibility
uniformat - CORRECT ANSWER-subdivides project by functional elements, focuses on systems
and assemblies, useful for preliminary information and early design phases, aligns with BIM
models and conceptual estimating
masterformat - CORRECT ANSWER-subdivides work by results/trades, focuses on building
materials, products, and activities, useful for detailed information during final design and
construction phases, and aligns with detailed estimating
functional requirement - CORRECT ANSWER-a specific business need or behavior as seen by an
external user of the system; describe what functions/operations the end product must
perform/accommodate; examples: regulatory, permitting, economic, and others that define
functions and operational capability. "Build an office building on my existing lot to provide office
space for 1,000 workers"
performance requirement - CORRECT ANSWER-describes what product(s) components must
do/achieve with a measurement metric; challenges: developing objective and definable
standards to validate performance, tendency to drift to prescriptive specs; examples: uniformat
C10, interior construction. "Provide durable, paintable interior walls between the offices with
STC 35 (min)"
prescriptive requirement - CORRECT ANSWER-describes in terms of exactly how the product
and/or its components must be built; cookbook approach; developed by the design builder but
used by owners in the RFP/bridging documents for operability or maintenance needs and
conditions of permits or third parties; examples: uniformat C10, partitions. "Install gypsum
wallboard on 3-5/8" metal studs at 16" on center with XX acoustical insulation per YY
standards."
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST 100% GUARANTEED PASS
traditional design build - CORRECT ANSWER-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 ANSWER-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
criteria documents - CORRECT ANSWER-describe the end result
bridging documents - CORRECT ANSWER-prescribes how to achieve the end result
design bid build paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER-prior to bidding, owner undertakes a process to
design the project and all of its details to 100% complete plans and specs. the owner is
therefore responsible for success or failure of details of the design, and warrants the sufficiency
of design to the contractor. the owner is therefore liable to the contractor for any gaps between
plans and specifications and owner's requirements for project performance
design details responsibility - CORRECT ANSWER-the owner should define its performance
requirements and award the contract on the basis of preliminary design; this makes the design-
builder responsible for completing the design in accordance with the owner's performance
, requirements. that also causes the design-builder to warrant the sufficiency of the design to
meet the owner's criteria and the sufficiency of the design to subcontractors/suppliers that
have no design responsibility
uniformat - CORRECT ANSWER-subdivides project by functional elements, focuses on systems
and assemblies, useful for preliminary information and early design phases, aligns with BIM
models and conceptual estimating
masterformat - CORRECT ANSWER-subdivides work by results/trades, focuses on building
materials, products, and activities, useful for detailed information during final design and
construction phases, and aligns with detailed estimating
functional requirement - CORRECT ANSWER-a specific business need or behavior as seen by an
external user of the system; describe what functions/operations the end product must
perform/accommodate; examples: regulatory, permitting, economic, and others that define
functions and operational capability. "Build an office building on my existing lot to provide office
space for 1,000 workers"
performance requirement - CORRECT ANSWER-describes what product(s) components must
do/achieve with a measurement metric; challenges: developing objective and definable
standards to validate performance, tendency to drift to prescriptive specs; examples: uniformat
C10, interior construction. "Provide durable, paintable interior walls between the offices with
STC 35 (min)"
prescriptive requirement - CORRECT ANSWER-describes in terms of exactly how the product
and/or its components must be built; cookbook approach; developed by the design builder but
used by owners in the RFP/bridging documents for operability or maintenance needs and
conditions of permits or third parties; examples: uniformat C10, partitions. "Install gypsum
wallboard on 3-5/8" metal studs at 16" on center with XX acoustical insulation per YY
standards."
