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DBIA Exam 1 (Latest 2025 / 2026 Update) Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A

Question:

the right DB team must work well with the owner and work collaboratively, offer the best chance to meet goals and outcomes, and the owner must believe

the team is trustworthy, fair, qualified, and transparent. T/F:

Answer:

true

Question:

Owners should use a procurement process that (a) ............................. the ................. of the design-builder and its key team members rather than price; and (b) ............. design-build teams that have a demonstrated history of ................................. on design-build projects.

Answer:

focuses heavily on; qualification rewards; successfully collaborating

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Question:

what is shortlisting?

Answer:

shortlisting takes best of qualified teams not the same as prequalifying or pass/fail

Question:

why should you keep shortlists small?

Answer:

increases interest among best teams

minimizes procurement costs for everyone

no more than 3 on the shortlist

Question:

Owners who require project-specific technical submittals (e.g., preliminary designs) for evaluating and selecting the design-builder should (a) use a two-phase procurement process; and (b) limit the requirement for such submittals to the second phase, where the list of proposers has been reduced.

Answer:

true 2 / 4

Question:

Owners should ............................................. of proposers invited to submit proposals, as this will, among other things, provide the best opportunity for obtaining high quality competition.

Answer:

appropriately shortlist the number

Question:

solutions for procurement subjectivity are:

Answer:

treat all proposers fairly

establish clear evaluation and selection processes and adhere to those processes

be open and transparent

Question:

T/F: many confuse "subjective" with "unbounded, arbitrary, and bias"

Answer:

true

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Question:

why is there subjectivity in procurement?

Answer:

it puts many outside comfort zones

Question:

what is the typical criteria for QBS:

Answer:

there must be qualifications, experience, and past performance of DB team DB team must be able to perform work must think out of the box

Question:

in a competitive procurement method for QBS, what happens?

Answer:

owners define their goals and selection criteria one or two phase process (if shortlisting) price not a factor in the selection of team award to most qualified negotiate to a fair and reasonable price

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