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DBIA Principles of Design-Build and Post Award & Contracts Actual Exam Latest Update - 110 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+

"No-Go" Example - CORRECT ANSWER: All firms that prequalify in the RFQ process are eligible to compete for the Best Value procurement in the RFP process.

"No-Go" Example - CORRECT ANSWER: The owner has plans that are too developed and the DB'er must provide a price.

35% - CORRECT ANSWER: Design Build RFP's will be evaluated off of less than what percentage for qualifications based evaluation.

ADePT - CORRECT ANSWER: Technology to assess design value.

Adjusted Low Bid - CORRECT ANSWER: Selection in which qualitative aspects are

scored 0-100 scale and expressed as a decimal then bid price is divided by a qualitative score to yield a lowest bid.

Adjusted low bid - CORRECT ANSWER: Selection where qualitative aspects are scored out of 100 the divided by qualitative score

Alliance Contract - CORRECT ANSWER: Cooperative Contracting model that is

characterized by collaboration and aligning values, goals and objectives amongst owner, architect and contractor. Shares Risk among all participants.

Award Fee - CORRECT ANSWER: Incentive mechanism for target cost contracts that

triggers a financial reward when the DB'er meets or exceeds certain performance

standards. Typically for non-cost related performance items: safety, schedule,

communication, customer satisfaction.

BAFO - CORRECT ANSWER: Best And Final Offer

Basis of Design Documents - CORRECT ANSWER: Owner's Project Criteria (RFP),

Deviation List, Design-Builder's Proposal.

Best Value - CORRECT ANSWER: Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price

Best Value Procurement Examples - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 - Fixed Price/Best Design

• - Equivalent Design/Low Bid
• - Adjusted Low Bid
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Bettermant - CORRECT ANSWER: A design liability that says you "need pay for your mistake at least once".

Breach of contract damages - CORRECT ANSWER: - Cannot be speculative

• Can only be limited to what is in the contract
• Only looks at economic losses no personal injury or 3rd party property damage.

Bridging Documents - CORRECT ANSWER: Owner provided items such as 20%

design or more and provides prescriptive specs at RFP.

Brooks Bill - CORRECT ANSWER: Law to Publicly negotiate contracts for architectural and engineering services on competence and qualifications.

Brooks Bill 1972 - CORRECT ANSWER: Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year?

Certificate of Errors and Omissions Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER: NOT included in

the basis of design documents.

Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996 - CORRECT ANSWER:

Allows all federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing Design-Build.

CM at Risk - CORRECT 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.

Co-location - CORRECT ANSWER: The term used to describe the situation where the

designers and contractors are placed in close proximity to one another, often in the same office or jobsite trailer.

Committed Design - CORRECT ANSWER: Drawings and specs are approved by DOR

and confirmed within budget

Committed Design - CORRECT ANSWER: Occurs when the design component has

been priced and confirmed "within budget" and when the drawings and specs are approved by the Designer on record as complying with the RFP.

Conceptual Estimate needs: - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 - Footprint SF

• - Gross SF
• - Building Perimeter
• - Roof Area

Conceptual estimating - CORRECT ANSWER: Estimate provided with very little design

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