DBIA: Principles of Design-Build and
Post Award & Contracts/110 Questions
and Answers.
Miller Act 1935 - -Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and
performance bonds on all public works, what year?
-Brooks Bill 1972 - -Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year?
-Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - -Allows all federal
agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing
Design-Build.
-Standard of Care - -The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be
able to perform given the circumstances.
-Design Bid Build - -Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive
(owner knows what they want),
-Multi Prime - -Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner
-CM at Risk - -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 - -Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping
design with construction utilizing incremental packages.
-Low Bid - -Procurement Method - Most Familiar
-Negotiated (Qualifications Based) - -Procurement Method - Common for A/E
-Best Value - -Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price
-Sole Source - -Procurement Method - Direct
-Lump Sum - -Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price
-Cost Plus Fee - -Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus an
agreed upon percentage
-GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) - -Contract Format - Combines Cost-Plus &
Lump-Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only up to a certain amount.
, -Unit Price - -Contract Format - cost per piece
-Target Price - -Contract Format - established cost/benchmark determined jointly by
project team.
-Trust, Flexibility - -Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______ between
participants
-Hammurabi - -Singular responsibility for both design & construction was first codified
by ____
-Bridging Documents - -Owner provided items such as 20% design or more and
provides prescriptive specs at RFP.
-Spearin Doctrine - -Owner is responsible for implied warranties in the sufficiency of
the specifications.
-Performance Requirements - -____ ____ should identify end results.
-Design Build - -Single point of responsibility for both design & construction is an
attribute of what delivery method?
-Substantiation - -The process of checking milestones along the way for completeness.
-Prescriptive - -Owner requiring specific products or methods be instituted by DB team
in order to achieve desired performance.
-False - -T/F Detailed estimating is the Building systems approach to estimating
-False - -T/F feasibility estimate is cost model and establishes budget for project
-True - -T/F key element of quality assurance is keeping communication lines open
between owner and DB
-True - -T/F in Design/cost relationship of DB, the constructor establishes design
parameters for architect
-False - -T/F trust is most important thing for DB
-Schematic estimating - -DB estimating sequence where 15%-20% of design is
completed
-Trend logs - -Provides baseline budgets and schedules and list estimate trends
-Committed Design - -Drawings and specs are approved by DOR and confirmed within
budget
Post Award & Contracts/110 Questions
and Answers.
Miller Act 1935 - -Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and
performance bonds on all public works, what year?
-Brooks Bill 1972 - -Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year?
-Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - -Allows all federal
agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing
Design-Build.
-Standard of Care - -The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be
able to perform given the circumstances.
-Design Bid Build - -Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive
(owner knows what they want),
-Multi Prime - -Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner
-CM at Risk - -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 - -Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping
design with construction utilizing incremental packages.
-Low Bid - -Procurement Method - Most Familiar
-Negotiated (Qualifications Based) - -Procurement Method - Common for A/E
-Best Value - -Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price
-Sole Source - -Procurement Method - Direct
-Lump Sum - -Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price
-Cost Plus Fee - -Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus an
agreed upon percentage
-GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) - -Contract Format - Combines Cost-Plus &
Lump-Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only up to a certain amount.
, -Unit Price - -Contract Format - cost per piece
-Target Price - -Contract Format - established cost/benchmark determined jointly by
project team.
-Trust, Flexibility - -Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______ between
participants
-Hammurabi - -Singular responsibility for both design & construction was first codified
by ____
-Bridging Documents - -Owner provided items such as 20% design or more and
provides prescriptive specs at RFP.
-Spearin Doctrine - -Owner is responsible for implied warranties in the sufficiency of
the specifications.
-Performance Requirements - -____ ____ should identify end results.
-Design Build - -Single point of responsibility for both design & construction is an
attribute of what delivery method?
-Substantiation - -The process of checking milestones along the way for completeness.
-Prescriptive - -Owner requiring specific products or methods be instituted by DB team
in order to achieve desired performance.
-False - -T/F Detailed estimating is the Building systems approach to estimating
-False - -T/F feasibility estimate is cost model and establishes budget for project
-True - -T/F key element of quality assurance is keeping communication lines open
between owner and DB
-True - -T/F in Design/cost relationship of DB, the constructor establishes design
parameters for architect
-False - -T/F trust is most important thing for DB
-Schematic estimating - -DB estimating sequence where 15%-20% of design is
completed
-Trend logs - -Provides baseline budgets and schedules and list estimate trends
-Committed Design - -Drawings and specs are approved by DOR and confirmed within
budget
