DBIA- Principles of Design-Build and
Post Award And Contracts
Contract Format - cost per piece - Unit Price
Single point of responsibility for both design & construction is an attribute of what delivery method? -
Design Build
Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year? - Brooks Bill 1972
Allows all federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing
Design-Build. - Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996
The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be able to perform given the
circumstances. - Standard of Care
Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner knows what they want), -
Design Bid Build
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. -
CM at Risk
Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design with construction utilizing
incremental packages. - Design Build
Procurement Method - Most Familiar - Low Bid
Procurement Method - Common for A/E - Negotiated (Qualifications Based)
, Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price - Best Value
Procurement Method - Direct - Sole Source
Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price - Lump Sum
Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus an agreed upon percentage - Cost
Plus Fee
Contract Format - Combines Cost-Plus & Lump-Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only
up to a certain amount. - GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price)
Contract Format - established cost/benchmark determined jointly by project team. - Target Price
Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance bonds on all public works, what
year? - Miller Act 1935
Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______ between participants - Trust, Flexibility
Singular responsibility for both design & construction was first codified by ____ - Hammurabi
Owner provided items such as 20% design or more and provides prescriptive specs at RFP. -
Bridging Documents
Owner is responsible for implied warranties in the sufficiency of the specifications. - Spearin
Doctrine
____ ____ should identify end results. - Performance Requirements
The process of checking milestones along the way for completeness. - Substantiation
Post Award And Contracts
Contract Format - cost per piece - Unit Price
Single point of responsibility for both design & construction is an attribute of what delivery method? -
Design Build
Bill directing A/E's selected on qualifications, what year? - Brooks Bill 1972
Allows all federal agencies to utilize Design-Build. Prior to that no enabling legislation existed allowing
Design-Build. - Clinger Cohen Act/Defense Procurement Reform Act 1996
The level of quality that any average Design Professional would be able to perform given the
circumstances. - Standard of Care
Slowest Project Delivery method, linear in nature, prescriptive (owner knows what they want), -
Design Bid Build
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. -
CM at Risk
Fastest Project Delivery method, fast tracking possible overlapping design with construction utilizing
incremental packages. - Design Build
Procurement Method - Most Familiar - Low Bid
Procurement Method - Common for A/E - Negotiated (Qualifications Based)
, Procurement Method - Qualifications and Price - Best Value
Procurement Method - Direct - Sole Source
Contract Format w/ agreed upon fixed price - Lump Sum
Contract Format - contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus an agreed upon percentage - Cost
Plus Fee
Contract Format - Combines Cost-Plus & Lump-Sum, contractor reimbursed for actual cost plus a fee only
up to a certain amount. - GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price)
Contract Format - established cost/benchmark determined jointly by project team. - Target Price
Federal Government passed bond requiring payment and performance bonds on all public works, what
year? - Miller Act 1935
Successful Design Build requires _____ & _______ between participants - Trust, Flexibility
Singular responsibility for both design & construction was first codified by ____ - Hammurabi
Owner provided items such as 20% design or more and provides prescriptive specs at RFP. -
Bridging Documents
Owner is responsible for implied warranties in the sufficiency of the specifications. - Spearin
Doctrine
____ ____ should identify end results. - Performance Requirements
The process of checking milestones along the way for completeness. - Substantiation
