IDPX EXAM QUESTIONS & TOPICS
Why engage in a Joint Venture?
• This business type is typically used by interior design firms when a project is too large
or complex to be completed by a single firm.
• Sharing of risks and costs (ie liability) with a partner.
• Access to new knowledge and expertise, including specialised staff.
• It can also be used when one firm does not have the experience in a particular building
type that the partnering firm has.
How to Calculate Wallcovering
{ (P x H) + [(P x H) x.2] } - openings = __sqf
15 sqf for door
15 sqf for 2 windows
Rolls are 16 ft
27" for single 36 sqf
54" for double 72 sqf
How to Calculate Carpet
Figure 16.8 in Ballast Interior Reference Manual
What to do when you have closed spec and one of the bidders has a discount after the
bid date? What do you do if it will save your client money?
Closed specs and bid dates are two separate things.
Closed specs mean that bidders can not bid outside the manufacturers that are listed in
the architectural specs. If they wish to "offer" a substantial savings to show an option out
of the specified product, then a formal substitution request must be submitted with a
reason for why.
Bid dates are hard deadlines. But if the bid comes in and will substantially save the
client money, and it is bid within the specification parameter then the bid can be
presented to the owner.
On the exam, the answer to this question could be to say "no" to the contractor because
it was after the bid deadline.
However, in the real world, if it really saves the client money then it could be considered.
, What type of specification do you write when you have a typical flooring tile that you
know multiple manufacturers carry?
Performance Spec?
What is a Joint Venture?
A joint venture is a temporary association of two or more persons or firms for the
purpose of completing a project.
Why make your company incorporated?
Liability protection
Raise funds through the sale of shares
Tax deductions
How to Calculate Stairs
• 2r+t=25 Inches
What spec is found in both performance and prescriptive?
Open Specification?
3 Parts of a Master Spec
1 General
2 Products
3 Execution
What is a Construction Directive?
A construction change directive is a way for the owner of a construction project to
instruct the contractor to perform work in addition to what has been agreed to in the
contract.
Slope of Ramps
In general, the least possible slope should be used, but in no case can a ramp have a
slope greater than 1:12 (1 in of rise for every 12 in of run).
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