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