Which delivery method should the firm recommend?
A fixed fee for the preliminary design, a fixed fee for the construction documents for
each unit type, and a reuse fee for all subsequent units.
A fixed fee for the preliminary design is an efficient compensation method and
appropriately compensa...
A fixed fee for the preliminary design, a fixed fee for the construction documents for
each unit type, and a reuse fee for all subsequent units.
A fixed fee for the preliminary design is an efficient compensation method and
appropriately compensates for the architect's expertise; the fixed fee for the
construction documents for each unit type also efficiently covers the cost of the base
construction documents; and there use fee is a fair way to compensate for repetitive
use. - Answer A firm that specializes in senior housing is contacted by a developer who
wants to build 50 townhouses for residents over 55 years old. The developer is asking
for a fee proposal to provide the overall preliminary design as well as construction
documents for all the units. Project details follow:
The project will be permitted and constructed in five phases.
The project will be built in clusters of four-, five-, and six-townhouse units.
The units will have three-, four-, and five-bedroom options.
Unit distribution will be determined by sales.
The firm wants to make sure that their fees capture the value of their expertiseas well
as maximize cash flow and profit.
Which fee proposal structure is most appropriate?
Assist owner in determining the lowest and best bid.
,In a CMaR-delivered project, the architect is not responsible for assisting the owner in
determining the lowest or best bid. For a design-bid-build project, though, the architect
irresponsible for providing assistance during bidding. - Answer A large sports-focused
architecture firm is working on a sports arena delivered through the Construction
Manager at Risk (CMaR) method. Though the project has a guaranteed maximum price
(GMP), the CMaR is unable to bring the project in budget or give the owner a GMP as
the end of the design phase nears. The owner decides to release the CMaR from their
contract and publicly bid the project. The delivery method changes to design-bid-build.
What additional responsibility will the architect take on as a result of the changes?
Employee agrees to not solicit clients from the firm for a minimum of six months after
leaving.
This is a reasonable request that protects the hiring firm's client list and allows them to
adequately adjust to the employee leaving their firm. - Answer An architecture firm
wants to hire an architect who will be trusted with several important clients. In
exchange for a sign-on bonus, the firm asks the prospective employee to sign a non-
compete agreement to protect the firm's interests if the future employee eventually
leaves the firm.
Which one of the following clauses is reasonable to include in the non-compete
agreement?
Provide critical dimensions for things that are important in location or that must have a
controlled placement.
Dimension corridor partitions from the corridor side of the partition with a clear egress
width.
Dimension toilet room drywall partitions from the toilet room side of the partition.
,Avoid the use of fractions smaller than "⅛" anywhere on floor plans - Answer An
architecture firm is updating their rules for the proper dimensioning of their
architectural drawings. They want to provide their construction personnel with clear
and unambiguous aspects of general dimensioning.
Which of the following rules should the firm use?
Reduction of redundancy
Reduction of redundancy is an effort to manage the duplication of construction drawing
elements. This will help in the efficiency of the drawings.
Default scheduling
Default scheduling is used to schedule building components that cover a majority of
project conditions. This will reduce construction document sizes by allowing typical and
repetitive items be efficiently documented.
Instructional systems
Instructional systems are drawings and notes that graphically coach the contractor to an
understanding of the documentation. These systems define defaults while identifying
and documenting the exceptions. This reduces extra sheets in a set of documents. -
Answer The principals of an architecture firm have recently noticed large differences in
the sizes of construction drawing sets, by up to 40 sheets, for several projects of similar
scope and size. They have asked the project manager to recommend construction
drawing methodologies in order to properly size a typical set.
What methodologies should the project manager recommend?
$125,000
, Construction Documentation will not change because the renovation areas are already
separated.
Both the Permits and Bidding and the Construction Administration phases will need to
be completed twice.
CALCULATIONS
1. 5% (Permits and Bidding) x $500,000 (design fee) = $25,000
2. 20% (Construction Administration) x $500,000 (design fee) = $100,000
3. $25,000 (for Permits and Bidding) + $100,000 (for Construction Administration) =
$125,000additional fee request - Answer A local school board contracts an architecture
firm to design and document renovations to two wings of an existing high school
building.
The contract calls for a design fee of $500,000 with the following distribution:
Schematic Design: 15%
Design Development: 25%
Construction Documentation: 35%
Permits and Bidding: 5%
Construction Administration: 20%
The firm completes the design development phase when the school board informs them
that, due to funding, the project will need to be constructed in two phases. Each
construction phase will cover only one of the wings, will start in May and finish in
September, and will need to be bid and permitted before each phase begins.
Prioritizing the review and return of sequential submittals numbered by the contractor.
The review of submittals falls within the standard of care, and the review of priority
submittals to assist with the schedule does not raise the standard of care. - Answer
During construction, a contractor falls behind schedule and has no plan to align with the
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