DBIA ACTUAL QUESTIONS A ND

DBIA ACTUAL QUESTIONS A ND

ANSWERS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED

SOLUTIONS.

⩥ Choosing by advantages (CBA). Answer: 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.

⩥ contingency. Answer: amount of $$ added to the estimate to cover risks

associated with the unknown

⩥ trend management program. Answer: 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

⩥ internal trends. Answer: 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

⩥ external trends. Answer: client driven scope changes, unanticipated or

changes in site conditions, industry standard changes, permitting process changes, unanticipated regulatory constraints, owner or agency specified changes, review board impositions, changes associated with financial, tax, or legal issues, and force majeure events 1 / 3

⩥ notice, estimate, register, log. Answer: 4 trend management tools

⩥ substantiation. Answer: verification that the design complies with

performance requirements in the RFP; validating operation of project systems and achievement of performance requirements

⩥ design commitment. Answer: construction documents approved by the

Designer of Record for construction-validated to comply with RFP and codes; design component priced and confirmed to be within budget; only then is work identified as ready for final owner review (for compliance)

⩥ quality assurance. Answer: verify conformance; provides confidence that

project quality requirements defined in the RFP will be fulfilled

⩥ quality control. Answer: ensure baseline standards are met; actually

fulfilling the project quality requirements defined in the RFP

⩥ project closeout. Answer: completion of the contract and related

validation for owners acceptance of the work; requires collaboration from parties tied to the contract; requires collaboration from parties not contractually tied to the project

⩥ substantial completion. Answer: when the owner may use or occupy the

project or designated portion of the project for the intended purpose; owner's acceptance and occupancy

⩥ common law. Answer: based on use of precedent; arbitration and

mediation results don't provide direct precedent

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⩥ promissory estoppel (detrimental reliance). Answer: means of protecting

a party who is reliant on someone's actions; an equitable doctrine that prevents the withdrawal of a promise by a promisor if it will adversely affect a promisee who has adjusted his or her position in justifiable reliance on the promise

⩥ Expectation Damages. Answer: award what was reasonably expected

from the contract

⩥ recission damages. Answer: when expectation damages are not available,

award what party would have had if contract had not existed

⩥ specific performance and injunctive relief. Answer: if contract's subject is unique, a court order may order that the breaching party perform its obligations under that contract (specific performance) or stop doing something (injunction)

⩥ 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

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