Kaplan CH 14 "Delivery Methods"

Question 1

Which delivery method involves an owner hiring someone with constructability and cost expertise to work with the architect during the design phase?
A. Design/build
B. Design/award/build
C. Joint venture
D. Construction management

Answer 1

D. Construction management
The construction management delivery method involves an owner who hires a construction manager to work with the architect to resolve constructabililty and cost issues during the design phase.

Question 2

Which of the following is not an advantage of the typical design/build delivery method?
A. Facilitates fast-track construction
B. Provides a reliable project cost early in the process
C. The owner participates fully in the design process
D. The design/build firm provides a single source of responsibility for design and construction

Answer 2

C. The owner participates fully in the design process.
The design/build entity is typically
responsible for the design and construction
of a project, based upon requirements
established by the owner and issued in the
request for proposal.

Question 3

An architect acts as an owner’s agent in which of the following situations?
I. As a member of a joint venture with a construction company
II. The design-award-build delivery method
III. The construction management delivery method
IV. The design/build delivery method

Answer 3

II. The design-award-build delivery method
III. The construction management delivery method
An architect acts as an agent for the
owner in the design/award/build and the
construction management delivery methods
(II and III are the correct answers). An
architect acts as a vendor responsible for
the cost and construction of a project in a
joint venture with a contractor and in the
design/build delivery method (I and IV are
incorrect).