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DBIA TEST 2025 WITH 250 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
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VERIFIED ANSWERS/ DBIA EXAM – DESIGN BUILD QS &
AS 2025 (BRAND NEW)
How team members are organized, establishes when parties
engage, determines roles of parties, and determines sequence
of design, procurement, and construction (db, cmar, dbb) -
ANSWER-Project Delivery System
designer of record confirms the documents comply with the
owner's project criteria, all codes and standards; design
confirmed within budget and schedule; owner's review for
compliance has been completed; changes made after this may
result in request for equitable adjustment; the owner and DB-er
should reach a consensus on this definition and when it occurs
during the post-award process - ANSWER-design commitment
identify design tasks and decisions to complete the design of
the project; decision making - how and when to make decisions;
identify work flow of design deliverables best supporting
construction; optimize time for design phase co-location;
optimize opportunities for constructability reviews; the initial
prelim should be considered in the proposal - ANSWER-
integrated design work plan (IDWP)
four phases of oversight - ANSWER-pre-construction, contract,
close-out, and performance evaluation
phase which involves distribution of contract documents,
confirm subcontractor flow-down clauses, confirm incremental
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design packages, confirm what constitutes design commitment,
obtain performance/payment bonds, obtain certificates of
insurance, confirm attainment of permits and access rights,
issue notice to proceed, and schedule initial formal partnering
workshop - ANSWER-pre-construction
If a change order becomes necessary in a design-build
scenario, you can use this to make sure you're payed for the
additional work - ANSWER-Request for Equitable Adjustment
(REA)
formal partnering typically results in mutually developing one of
3 things - ANSWER-charter, communications matrix, or issue
resolution ladder
commitment between two or more organizations for the
purpose of achieving
specific business objectives by maximizing the effectiveness of
each participant's resources - ANSWER-formal partnering
cost plus fee, lump sum/firm fixed price, and target price are
this type of incentive - ANSWER-implicit
incentive contracts (shared savings--early completion) and
award fees (noncost performance factors) are this type of
incentive. it is best practice for owners to include this type of
incentive in their design-build contracts - ANSWER-explicit
an objective measure for evaluating a project that is easy to
measure - ANSWER-design quality
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a subjective measure for evaluating a project that is hard to
measure; this is determined through the design process, not
after the project is completed - ANSWER-design value
(performance + quality) / cost - ANSWER-best value
(what you get) / (what you give) - ANSWER-value
A process that lists the advantages of options and helps quickly
identify the options with the most advantages. This process
avoids the double counting
inherent in listing pros and cons when in one option is also the
con in another. - ANSWER-Choosing by advantages (CBA)
amount of $$ added to the estimate to cover risks associated
with the unknown - ANSWER-contingency
tool used to identify, evaluate, manage, and resolve changes
during design, procurement, and construction; encourages
proactive approach with the owner to resolve any changes as
design evolves; mitigates disputes before they become bigger
problems - ANSWER-trend management program
design development changes, work quantity adjustments,
changes with constructability or fabrication issues, escalation
with materials, labor, or equipment costs, labor and/or
equipment productivity adjustments, transportation and
storage cost adjustments, and items that may have been
included in the scope but left out of the proposal - ANSWER-
internal trends
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DBIA TEST 2025 WITH 250 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ DBIA EXAM – DESIGN BUILD QS &
AS 2025 (BRAND NEW)
How team members are organized, establishes when parties
engage, determines roles of parties, and determines sequence
of design, procurement, and construction (db, cmar, dbb) -
ANSWER-Project Delivery System
designer of record confirms the documents comply with the
owner's project criteria, all codes and standards; design
confirmed within budget and schedule; owner's review for
compliance has been completed; changes made after this may
result in request for equitable adjustment; the owner and DB-er
should reach a consensus on this definition and when it occurs
during the post-award process - ANSWER-design commitment
identify design tasks and decisions to complete the design of
the project; decision making - how and when to make decisions;
identify work flow of design deliverables best supporting
construction; optimize time for design phase co-location;
optimize opportunities for constructability reviews; the initial
prelim should be considered in the proposal - ANSWER-
integrated design work plan (IDWP)
four phases of oversight - ANSWER-pre-construction, contract,
close-out, and performance evaluation
phase which involves distribution of contract documents,
confirm subcontractor flow-down clauses, confirm incremental
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design packages, confirm what constitutes design commitment,
obtain performance/payment bonds, obtain certificates of
insurance, confirm attainment of permits and access rights,
issue notice to proceed, and schedule initial formal partnering
workshop - ANSWER-pre-construction
If a change order becomes necessary in a design-build
scenario, you can use this to make sure you're payed for the
additional work - ANSWER-Request for Equitable Adjustment
(REA)
formal partnering typically results in mutually developing one of
3 things - ANSWER-charter, communications matrix, or issue
resolution ladder
commitment between two or more organizations for the
purpose of achieving
specific business objectives by maximizing the effectiveness of
each participant's resources - ANSWER-formal partnering
cost plus fee, lump sum/firm fixed price, and target price are
this type of incentive - ANSWER-implicit
incentive contracts (shared savings--early completion) and
award fees (noncost performance factors) are this type of
incentive. it is best practice for owners to include this type of
incentive in their design-build contracts - ANSWER-explicit
an objective measure for evaluating a project that is easy to
measure - ANSWER-design quality
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a subjective measure for evaluating a project that is hard to
measure; this is determined through the design process, not
after the project is completed - ANSWER-design value
(performance + quality) / cost - ANSWER-best value
(what you get) / (what you give) - ANSWER-value
A process that lists the advantages of options and helps quickly
identify the options with the most advantages. This process
avoids the double counting
inherent in listing pros and cons when in one option is also the
con in another. - ANSWER-Choosing by advantages (CBA)
amount of $$ added to the estimate to cover risks associated
with the unknown - ANSWER-contingency
tool used to identify, evaluate, manage, and resolve changes
during design, procurement, and construction; encourages
proactive approach with the owner to resolve any changes as
design evolves; mitigates disputes before they become bigger
problems - ANSWER-trend management program
design development changes, work quantity adjustments,
changes with constructability or fabrication issues, escalation
with materials, labor, or equipment costs, labor and/or
equipment productivity adjustments, transportation and
storage cost adjustments, and items that may have been
included in the scope but left out of the proposal - ANSWER-
internal trends
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