NCARB ARE CDS 4 – Questions With Correct Solutions
Architects estimate of construction costs Right Ans - Estimates are not
guaranteed
Labor costs Right Ans - Often more than 50% of the total construction cost
Merit shops, or open shops Right Ans - Nonunion employers, attempt to
address the issue of increased labor costs.
Union and nonunion labor Right Ans - Most projects are built with either
all union or no union labor in order to avoid involving nonunion construction
workers with unionized projects.
Prevailing wage Right Ans - Some states require contractors to pay a
prevailing wage to all workers in a trade for public work as a way to equalize
union and non-union payscales. Architect cannot determine the use of union
or nonunion labor.
Factory or shop labor Right Ans - Generally provide a less expensive
project.
Long-term costs Right Ans - Inversely proportional to initial costs, the
more money spent additionally, the less money spent over the long-term.
Long-term costs Right Ans - Significantly greater than additional costs
How does maintenance affect long-term costs? Right Ans - Wall or ceiling
mounted toilet partitions provide a few obstacles to workers cleaning
restroom floors then floor mounted partitions, creating less long-term costs.
Fast track Right Ans - Appropriate when interest rates and financing costs
increase
Renovations Right Ans - 10% of long-term costs
Financing Right Ans - 10% of long-term costs
Taxes Right Ans - 20% of long-term costs
, Maintenance Right Ans - 15% of long-term costs
Operations Right Ans - 20% of long-term costs
Land, fees, legal, furniture costs Right Ans - 10% of long-term costs
Construction costs Right Ans - 15% of long-term costs
Architects role in estimating costs Right Ans - Architect does not guarantee
that big or negotiated prices will fall within the owners budget.
Where a proposed budget is too low Right Ans - Architect must inform the
owner that changes must be made to the program, budget, or both
Subsystem method of cost prediction Right Ans - Used during design
development documents, when sufficient detail is available.
If it Architects cost projection is in accurate because it was negligently
prepared Right Ans - An architect could become liable to the owner for
damages
Owners budget Right Ans - AIA B1 41 no longer uses the term fixed limit of
construction cost, but instead refers to the owner's budget. Architect must
treat the budget as if it were such a fix limit and provide for contingencies,
bidding uncertainties, cost escalation from inflation, and design changes.
If an owner requires that the budget not be exceeded Right Ans - The
owner must relinquish control of scope and quality to the architect. ArchiText
put themselves in jeopardy when they agreed to a cost limitation, but do not
exercise authority to reduce the scope or quality of a project to keep it within
the budget.
For actions the owner may take a bids are in excess of the budget Right Ans
- Increase the budget and except the bid amount, rebid or renegotiate the
project, abandon the project, reduce the scope quality or both and rebid it in
the new form.
Architects estimate of construction costs Right Ans - Estimates are not
guaranteed
Labor costs Right Ans - Often more than 50% of the total construction cost
Merit shops, or open shops Right Ans - Nonunion employers, attempt to
address the issue of increased labor costs.
Union and nonunion labor Right Ans - Most projects are built with either
all union or no union labor in order to avoid involving nonunion construction
workers with unionized projects.
Prevailing wage Right Ans - Some states require contractors to pay a
prevailing wage to all workers in a trade for public work as a way to equalize
union and non-union payscales. Architect cannot determine the use of union
or nonunion labor.
Factory or shop labor Right Ans - Generally provide a less expensive
project.
Long-term costs Right Ans - Inversely proportional to initial costs, the
more money spent additionally, the less money spent over the long-term.
Long-term costs Right Ans - Significantly greater than additional costs
How does maintenance affect long-term costs? Right Ans - Wall or ceiling
mounted toilet partitions provide a few obstacles to workers cleaning
restroom floors then floor mounted partitions, creating less long-term costs.
Fast track Right Ans - Appropriate when interest rates and financing costs
increase
Renovations Right Ans - 10% of long-term costs
Financing Right Ans - 10% of long-term costs
Taxes Right Ans - 20% of long-term costs
, Maintenance Right Ans - 15% of long-term costs
Operations Right Ans - 20% of long-term costs
Land, fees, legal, furniture costs Right Ans - 10% of long-term costs
Construction costs Right Ans - 15% of long-term costs
Architects role in estimating costs Right Ans - Architect does not guarantee
that big or negotiated prices will fall within the owners budget.
Where a proposed budget is too low Right Ans - Architect must inform the
owner that changes must be made to the program, budget, or both
Subsystem method of cost prediction Right Ans - Used during design
development documents, when sufficient detail is available.
If it Architects cost projection is in accurate because it was negligently
prepared Right Ans - An architect could become liable to the owner for
damages
Owners budget Right Ans - AIA B1 41 no longer uses the term fixed limit of
construction cost, but instead refers to the owner's budget. Architect must
treat the budget as if it were such a fix limit and provide for contingencies,
bidding uncertainties, cost escalation from inflation, and design changes.
If an owner requires that the budget not be exceeded Right Ans - The
owner must relinquish control of scope and quality to the architect. ArchiText
put themselves in jeopardy when they agreed to a cost limitation, but do not
exercise authority to reduce the scope or quality of a project to keep it within
the budget.
For actions the owner may take a bids are in excess of the budget Right Ans
- Increase the budget and except the bid amount, rebid or renegotiate the
project, abandon the project, reduce the scope quality or both and rebid it in
the new form.
