DBIA EXAM 2025-2026 NEWEST
VERSION ACCURATE ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ | WITH A
STUDY GUIDE
Project Delivery System - ANSWER How team members are organized,
establishes when parties engage, determines roles of parties, and
determines sequence of design, procurement, and construction (db, cmar,
dbb)
Procurement Method - ANSWER how team members are selected (QBS,
best value, low price, sole source)
contracting approach - ANSWER how team members are paid (fp, gmp,
cost reimbursement, target price, unit price)
Design-Bid-Build (DBB) - ANSWER linear, sequential process, A/E
selected on qualifications, GC selected on low price, design is fully
completed without input from GC, A/E acting in owner's interests, with a
historically strong bond, process is well-established and understood
construction manager at risk - ANSWER similar org structure to DBB,
construction manager selected by QBS or best value, contractor provides
precon services, negotiated gmp contracting approach, open book
estimating process, potential to fast track project, construction cost
determined before design completed, potential issues over what is
reasonably inferable from gmp design documents
Design-Build - ANSWER The owner contracts with one entity (a person
or firm) to provide both design and construction services, designer and
contractor have a direct contractual relationship, selected by QBS or best
value, wide spectrum of contracting approaches and organizational
,structures, single point responsibility, owner does not manage designer,
owner exposure to claims is significantly reduced
engineer procure construct (epc) - ANSWER similar to design build, in
industrial and power generation sectors, systems and performance testing
are central to scope, contractor will typically perform engineering with its
in-house staff, owner has need for single point responsibility, contracts
include plant and process performance guarantees, contract items include
performance and schedule liquidated damages and limitations of liability
Multiple Prime Contracting - ANSWER owner contracts with multiple
trade contractors, attributes are typically similar to dbb, owner's ability to
schedule and coordinate the work
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - ANSWER multi-party agreement -
all parties equal, QBS procurement and target pricing contract approach,
private sector use (limited at this time), key: owner's ability to accept risk
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) - ANSWER contract
requirements are clearly definable and minimal risk of unsuccessful
contract performance; suitable for commodities or simple service;
proposers do the minimum for the pass/fail process; impedes thinking
creatively or creating the best team; little practical ability for an owner to
ever fail someone
Sole source - ANSWER Only one vendor can provide what your project
needs to purchase. Examples include a specific consultant, specialized
service, or unique type of material. essentially non-competitive; multiple
contracting approaches available (unit rates, cost plus, GMP, or lump sum)
RFQ - ANSWER goal: to get highly qualified teams and information that
will serve to differentiate among proposers and evaluate past performance
RFP - ANSWER communicates needs for firm pricing; perform front-
end tasks (like geotech) for baselines; only asks for relevant and
reasonably needed information; allows ATCs when mandatory technical
criteria is established
public-private partnership (p3) - ANSWER Instead of government
building and maintaining major infrastructure (such as highway, water
treatment plant), build and maintenance is outsourced to a private
company. Opposed by public sector unions. this is not considered a
,delivery system but its underlying approaches are delivery systems and
typically use DB. multiple procurement and contracting approaches
shift left - ANSWER intense efforts to establish scope early in the
process; drives early team formation to include key trade subcontractors;
can enable big decisions to be made early, affect project outcomes at
lowest cost, establish a need for co-location and collaboration, and
compress time during concurrent design and construction
traditional design build - 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 - 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 - ANSWER describe the end result
bridging documents - ANSWER prescribes how to achieve the end result
design bid build paradigm - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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."
shortlisting - ANSWER takes the best of "qualified" teams; a key to
design-build success; not the same as prequalifying or pass/fail; keeping
this small increases interest among the best teams and minimizes
procurement costs for everyone including the owner
competitive procurement process - ANSWER owners define their goals
and selection criteria, one or 2 phase process if shortlisting is applicable,
price is not a factor in selection, award to most qualified proposer,
negotiate to a fair and reasonable price
QBS typical criteria - ANSWER qualifications, experience and past
performance of design build team, qualifications of key personnel,
VERSION ACCURATE ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ | WITH A
STUDY GUIDE
Project Delivery System - ANSWER How team members are organized,
establishes when parties engage, determines roles of parties, and
determines sequence of design, procurement, and construction (db, cmar,
dbb)
Procurement Method - ANSWER how team members are selected (QBS,
best value, low price, sole source)
contracting approach - ANSWER how team members are paid (fp, gmp,
cost reimbursement, target price, unit price)
Design-Bid-Build (DBB) - ANSWER linear, sequential process, A/E
selected on qualifications, GC selected on low price, design is fully
completed without input from GC, A/E acting in owner's interests, with a
historically strong bond, process is well-established and understood
construction manager at risk - ANSWER similar org structure to DBB,
construction manager selected by QBS or best value, contractor provides
precon services, negotiated gmp contracting approach, open book
estimating process, potential to fast track project, construction cost
determined before design completed, potential issues over what is
reasonably inferable from gmp design documents
Design-Build - ANSWER The owner contracts with one entity (a person
or firm) to provide both design and construction services, designer and
contractor have a direct contractual relationship, selected by QBS or best
value, wide spectrum of contracting approaches and organizational
,structures, single point responsibility, owner does not manage designer,
owner exposure to claims is significantly reduced
engineer procure construct (epc) - ANSWER similar to design build, in
industrial and power generation sectors, systems and performance testing
are central to scope, contractor will typically perform engineering with its
in-house staff, owner has need for single point responsibility, contracts
include plant and process performance guarantees, contract items include
performance and schedule liquidated damages and limitations of liability
Multiple Prime Contracting - ANSWER owner contracts with multiple
trade contractors, attributes are typically similar to dbb, owner's ability to
schedule and coordinate the work
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - ANSWER multi-party agreement -
all parties equal, QBS procurement and target pricing contract approach,
private sector use (limited at this time), key: owner's ability to accept risk
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) - ANSWER contract
requirements are clearly definable and minimal risk of unsuccessful
contract performance; suitable for commodities or simple service;
proposers do the minimum for the pass/fail process; impedes thinking
creatively or creating the best team; little practical ability for an owner to
ever fail someone
Sole source - ANSWER Only one vendor can provide what your project
needs to purchase. Examples include a specific consultant, specialized
service, or unique type of material. essentially non-competitive; multiple
contracting approaches available (unit rates, cost plus, GMP, or lump sum)
RFQ - ANSWER goal: to get highly qualified teams and information that
will serve to differentiate among proposers and evaluate past performance
RFP - ANSWER communicates needs for firm pricing; perform front-
end tasks (like geotech) for baselines; only asks for relevant and
reasonably needed information; allows ATCs when mandatory technical
criteria is established
public-private partnership (p3) - ANSWER Instead of government
building and maintaining major infrastructure (such as highway, water
treatment plant), build and maintenance is outsourced to a private
company. Opposed by public sector unions. this is not considered a
,delivery system but its underlying approaches are delivery systems and
typically use DB. multiple procurement and contracting approaches
shift left - ANSWER intense efforts to establish scope early in the
process; drives early team formation to include key trade subcontractors;
can enable big decisions to be made early, affect project outcomes at
lowest cost, establish a need for co-location and collaboration, and
compress time during concurrent design and construction
traditional design build - 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 - 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 - ANSWER describe the end result
bridging documents - ANSWER prescribes how to achieve the end result
design bid build paradigm - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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."
shortlisting - ANSWER takes the best of "qualified" teams; a key to
design-build success; not the same as prequalifying or pass/fail; keeping
this small increases interest among the best teams and minimizes
procurement costs for everyone including the owner
competitive procurement process - ANSWER owners define their goals
and selection criteria, one or 2 phase process if shortlisting is applicable,
price is not a factor in selection, award to most qualified proposer,
negotiate to a fair and reasonable price
QBS typical criteria - ANSWER qualifications, experience and past
performance of design build team, qualifications of key personnel,
