DBIA: Principles of
Design-Build and Post
Award & Contracts
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2023//2024
Miller Act 1935 - ANSWER Federal Government
... [Show More] passed bond requiring payment and
performance bonds on all public works, what year?
Brooks Bill 1972 - ANSWER Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year?
Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - ANSWER Allows all
federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed
allowing Design-Build.
Standard of Care - ANSWER The level of quality that any average Design Professional
would be able to perform given the circumstances.
Design Bid Build - ANSWER Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature,
prescriptive (owner knows what they want),
Multi Prime - ANSWER Project Delivery - Many contracts through Owner
CM at Risk - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible
overlapping design with construction utilizing incremental packages.
Low Bid - ANSWER Procurement Method - Most Familiar
Negotiated (Qualifications Based) - ANSWER Procurement Method - Common for A/E
Best Value - ANSWER Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price
Sole Source - ANSWER Procurement Method - Direct
Lump Sum - ANSWER Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price
Cost Plus Fee - ANSWER Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus
an agreed upon percentage
GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) - ANSWER Contract Format - Combines Cost-Plus
& Lump-Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only up to a certain
amount.
Unit Price - ANSWER Contract Format - cost per piece
Target Price - ANSWER Contract Format - established cost/benchmark determined
jointly by project team.
Trust, Flexibility - ANSWER Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______
between participants
Hammurabi - ANSWER Singular responsibility for both design & construction was first
codified by ____
Bridging Documents - ANSWER Owner provided items such as 20% design or more
and provides prescriptive specs at RFP.
Spearin Doctrine - ANSWER Owner is responsible for implied warranties in the
sufficiency of the specifications.
Performance Requirements - ANSWER ____ ____ should identify end results.
Design Build - ANSWER Single point of responsibility for both design & construction is
an attribute of what delivery method?
Substantiation - ANSWER The process of checking milestones along the way for
completeness.
Prescriptive - ANSWER Owner requiring specific products or methods be instituted by
DB team in order to achieve desired performance.
False - ANSWER T/F Detailed estimating is the Building systems approach to
estimating
False - ANSWER T/F feasibility estimate is cost model and establishes budget for
project
True - ANSWER T/F key element of quality assurance is keeping communication lines
open between owner and DB
True - ANSWER T/F in Design/cost relationship of DB, the constructor establishes
design parameters for architect
False - ANSWER T/F trust is most important thing for DB
Schematic estimating - ANSWER DB estimating sequence where 15%-20% of design
is completed
Trend logs - ANSWER Provides baseline budgets and schedules and list estimate
trends
Committed Design - ANSWER Drawings and specs are approved by DOR and
confirmed within budget
Coordinating owner design reviews and approvals - ANSWER What is NOT a design
managers role?
Design Build Team - ANSWER Who is responsible for ensuring quality assurance?
Direct DB - ANSWER When programming and design is developed by DB entity
Spearin Doctrine - ANSWER Establishes that under DBB, owner is responsible for
increased cost due to defective plans/specs
Adjusted low bid - ANSWER Selection where qualitative aspects are scored out of 100
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