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During construction, the client requires that the four 42” doors previously planned for the board room
entry doors be changed to two pairs of 36” doors.
When you discuss this with the contractor they provide a cost for the work that you deem to be grossly
more substantial that it should be for the work to progress. After a week of discussing with the client
and contractor no agreement can be made on the cost associated with the change.In order keep the job
progressing, what course of action should be taken to get the client requests in process.
A. Minor Change in Work
B. Bulletin
C. Change Order
D. Change Directive
D. Change Directive
When a change needs to be made right away but the owner and contractor cannot agree on a price or
time revision, the interior designer may issue a construction change directive.
Unlike a change order, a change directive only requires the approval of the designer and the client.
This allows the work to continue and the agreement on cost and time to then be discussed further
between the designer and contractor until the matter can be settled.
According to the invoice document, what phase is the project now in and what percentage of the invoice
accounts for this phase?
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,A. Bidding & negotiation, 10.06%
B. Construction documents, 100%
C. Construction documents, 89.94%
D. Bidding & negotiation, 86.34%
A. Bidding & negotiation, 10.06%
This invoice shows 2 phases, construction documents and bidding and negotiation. Since the project
has moved into bidding and negotiation, the next phase, this is where the project currently stands.
The invoice shows in the far left hand column billing for 10.06% of the current phase.
The project manager is working with a new and inexperienced design team to build and design a small
medical office. Which of the following design and scheduling methods would be the easiest for their
team to understand and suitable for this particular project?
A. PERT chart
B. full wall schedule
C. CPM chart
D. Gantt chart
D. Gantt chart
There are several methods used to schedule both design and construction. The most common and
easiest is the bar chart,
sometimes called a Gantt chart.
The various activities are listed along the vertical axis, and a timeline is extended along the horizontal
axis. Each activity is given a starting and finishing date, and overlaps are indicated by overlapping bars
for each activity. Bar charts are simple to make and understand and are suitable for small to midsize
projects. However, they cannot show all the sequences and dependencies of one activity to another.
See also CPM critical path method, milestone chart
Which of the following is NOT a part of the contract documents?
A201TM – 2007 General Conditions of the Contract for ConstructionA201TM – 2007 General Conditions
of the Contract for Construction
A. bid form
B. specifications
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,C. Owner-Contractor Agreement
D. addenda
A. bid form
Source: A201TM - 2007 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, ARTICLE 1 GENERAL
PROVISIONS Although the bid form is often bound into the project manual along with the
specifications, it is only a proposal and is not considered part of the contract documents.
§1.1 Basic Definitions§ 1.1.1 The Contract Documents. The Contract Documents are enumerated 1n
the Agreement between the Owner and Vendor (hereinafter the Agreement), and consist of the
Agreement, Conditions of the Contract (General, Supplementary and other Conditions), Drawings,
Specifications, Addenda Issued prlor to execution of the Contract, other documents listed in the
Agreement, and Modifications Issued after execution of the Contract Unless specifically enumerated
in the Agreement, the Contract Documents do not include other documents such as the request for
quotation or the Vendor's quotation.
Some public owners require that t
Which of the following is NOT a typical part of post-occupancy evaluation?
A. review of the HVAC system
B. interviews with representative users of the project
C. a check on maintenance problems
D. suggestions on how the client's next project can be improved
D. suggestions on how the client's next project can be improved
Although the designer may use lessons learned from one job to the next, suggestions for
improvement are generally not placed in a verbal or written post-occupancy evaluation.
Criticism is never easy to take, and many firms do not get involved in postoccupancy evaluations of a
project because the designers are afraid of hearing criticism or because they have already moved on
to the next project. But it is a wasted opportunity if the design firm or the designer does not seek
feedback on client satisfaction (or dissatisfaction). If problems exist, the designer needs to find out
and take care of them before they fester and become crises.
For example, an employee who expresses dissatisfaction with a new office may not truly be unhappy
with the office design, aesthetics, or furniture— he may really only need someone to tell him how to
adjust the new desk ch
What is the MOST important activity that the project team does during the construction phase to
prepare a project for post- occupancy research?
A. Develop and use a commissioning plan to evaluate requirements in construction documents
B. Verify that the installation and implementation of systems were completed as specified by the
manufacturer
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, C. Develop a training and operational plan for the staff about the new processes and equipment to
support achieving the planned outcomes
D. Verify that the building and systems comply with the intent of the research plan, design strategies,
and business case
D. Verify that the building and systems comply with the intent of the research plan, design strategies,
and business case
Construction observation and documentation, using field reports, is a critical part of contract
administration.
Evaluating the compliance of the end product with the design intent, during construction, sets the
groundwork for the team in regards to preparing for post-occupancy research.
A large tech company has acquired another company and is redesigning their office space to fit their
new combined workforce.
Who should be present at the final design development presentation for changing the office layout?
A. client, facility manager, office manager, project manager
B. general contractor, facility manager, design principal, client
C. design principal, project manager, general contractor, client
D. project manager, office manager, design principal, facility manager
C. design principal, project manager, general contractor, client
The design principal for the contracted interior design firm and should always be present at final
meetings, unless other arrangements with the client have been made.
The client must be present to approve selections. The general contractor needs to be present because
of their responsibility for implementation and installation of the design. The project manager will be
also be present, because they are the prime point of contact for coordination between all members of
the design and construction team.
In order to receive periodic payments, what must the contractor issue to the interior designer?
A. schedule a site inspection with the interior designer at least 10 days before the date established for
each payment in the owner contract. After which, an invoice should be submitted no later than 5 days
after the scheduled inspection
B. submit a notarized application for payment to the owner at least 10 days before the date established
for each payment in the owner contract agreement
C. submit an invoice to the interior designer after the designer has made a site inspection to determine
the work that has been completed
D. submit a notarized application for payment to the interior designer at least 10 days before the date
established for each payment in the owner contract agreement
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