CONTRACTS
AIA B101 requires which insurance and for what?
General Liability- covers physical office space
Professional liability- covers errors and omissions
Workers compensation insurance- covers employee injuries or illness medical care and lost wages
Automative Liability- Covers company vehicles and personal cars used for business purposes
Employers' liability-covers employees if they get sued for causing a workplace injury- settlements, court costs, legal fees
A major architectural magazine has offered to publish article with photographs of one of a firm’s completed projects. In addition to the basic data about the project, including area, date of completion, consultants, and similar information, the magazine wants to publish the cost of the project. According to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, under what circumstances may an AIA architect provide this information after notifying the owner of the upcoming article?
(A) The architect can provide the information unless requested not to do so by the owner.
(B) The owner must give the architect permission to release any data.
(C) The architect may publish the cost per square foot without releasing total cost.
(D) The architect may provide whatever information the firm wishes to give.
A
Which delivery method is most appropriate for an inexperienced owner with a complex project who wants an aggressive schedule and someone else to manage it?
Construction Manager as agent
The balance sheet is an important tool to evaluate the financial well-being of an architectural firm because it
(A) lists the income and expenses of the business for a given time period
(B) shows a broad view of the firm’s finances with assets and liabilities
(C) indicates the difference between technical and nontechnical staff salaries
(D) shows how employees are spending their time on billable work versus non-billable work
B. Shows a broad view of the firm's finances with assets and liabilities
Who founded HKS?
Harwood K. Smith & Kate Smith
A contract between the architectural firm and structural engineer consultant requires mediation as a condition precedent to arbitration. If one party files for arbitration without mediating first, what is the most likely result?act between the architectural firm and structural engineer consultant requires mediation as a condition precedent to arbitration. If one party files for arbitration without mediating first, what is the most likely result?
The arbitration will likely be dismissed or stayed because mediation was a condition precedent to arbitration, and the architect failed to satisfy that contractual requirement
An architect is in an initial program meeting with a trusted client. The client says they have acquired drawings of a hotel prototype that has been successfully built in five other locations. The client asks the architect to use the hotel drawings to prepare a permit set for a site that the client owns. What action should the architect take to comply with ethical standards?
A. Stamp the drawings, including consultant drawings, based on the historical success of the hotel plan set.
B. Verify with the client they have satisfied all copyright requirements for use of the design before taking on the project.
C. Redraft the drawings after all local code analyses are complete.
D. Assume the drawings have been acquired legally and site adapt the prototype
B. Verify with the client they have satisfied all copyright requirements for use of the design before taking on the project.
Which series of AIA contract documents includes a joint venture agreement between two architecture firms?
(A) A-series B) B-scries C) C-series D) D-serics
C
How do you decide how much to charge the client?
Value Pricing - Based on quality
Effort Pricing- Based on time spent (this is the ARE's assumption in the exams)
% Cost Pricing - Based on percentage of total construction cost
Fixed fee pricing - Fixed cost to client typically derived based on triangulating estimates of the other three models
Which freezes faster: Hot or cold water?
HOT
A large corporation that develops and maintains data
centers across the country hires an architect to design a new facility and develop the necessary construction documents. The project proceeds through the design development phase and meets all the requirements of the developer and the program. It is then halted by the developer because of legal issues -with the land purchase. The developer pays the architect for services rendered through
the design development phase but tells the architect
keep all the design work and wait until the problems are resolved. After a year, the legal issues are resolved and the developer instructs the architect to resume work on the construction documents based on previous efforts. After the project is complete, the developer claims that the architect and the architect’s consultants did not incorporate the latest technology into the data center. Regarding
liability, is the architect liable or not and why?
(A) liable because the architect should have updated
the contract documents to reflect new changes in
technology
(B) liable because the contract only called for complet
ing the contract documents based on work in pre
vious phases
(C) not liable because the architect exercised the
standard of care at the time the project was being
designed
(D) not liable because the developer gave the approval
to continue work as the project was originally
designed
not liable because the architect exercised the
standard of care at the time the project was being
designed
During the course of work on a project, an architecture firm and its client make a decision that the project architect believes will adversely affect public safety. The project architect expresses concern to their employer and the client about the decision they made and says they cannot consent to following it. The employer tells the project architect that they must follow their decision and prepare the construction documents accordingly or seek employment elsewhere. According to AIA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, what should the project architect do?
A. Ignore the decision and prepare the documents as they see appropriate.
B. Inform the building inspector of their concerns with the decision made.
C. Prepare the construction documents as directed by the employer.
B. Inform the building inspector of their concerns with the decision made.
A private developer is planning a small office building. The owner wants a well-defined scope, prefers a traditional contract structure, and wants to maintain direct control over the design. The owner is willing to wait until the design is complete before receiving final construction pricing but would like the contractor to review the documents for basic constructability issues before bidding. What is the project delivery method approach
Design-Bid-Build
An architecture firm is establishing billing rates for
employees working on a large hotel project. The firm
plans to propose a cost plus fee compensation method. Which of the following criteria would be factored into the calculation of each employee’s billing rate? (Choose the four that apply.)
(A) direct salaries of employees
(B) cost of benefits such as insurance and vacation
time
(C) profit allowance
(D) overhead of the architect’s office
(E) taxes
(F) percentage of the construction cost
A,B,D,E
Launched on August 1, 1981, this cable television network began its broadcast with the words “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll” and aired “Video Killed the Radio Star” as its first music video, transforming the music industry’s relationship with visual media.
MTV
An architecture firm is designing a tranquil, spa-like
treatment center for cosmetic dentistry. The dental clinic
will be housed within an existing building. The architect’s
scope of services includes space planning; detailing new
partition walls; coordinating updates to the mechanical,
electrical, data, and plumbing systems with appropriate
consultants; and providing interior design services, includ-
ing specification of furnishings for the suite. Which Amer-
ican Institute of Architects (AIA) document or documents are most appropriate for use as the owner-contractor
agreements for this project?
(A) AIA Document A101, Standard Form of Agreement
between Owner and Contractor where the basis of payment
is a Stipulated Sum, with AIA Document A201,
General Conditions of the Contract for Construction
(B) AIA Document A107, Standard Form of Agreement
Between Owner and Contractor for a Project ofUmited
Scope
(C) AIA Document A105, Standard Form of Agreement
Between Owner and Contractor for a Residential or Small
Commercial Project
(D) AIA Document A151, Standard Form of Agreement
Between Owner and Vendor for Furniture, Furnishings,
and Equipment where the basis of payment is a Stipulated
Sum, with AIA Document A251, General Conditions
of the Contract for Furniture, Furnishings, and Equip-
ment, for purchase of the furniture; and At 01,
Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Con-
tractor where the basis of payment is a Stipulated Sum,
with AIA Document A201, General Conditions of the
Contractfor Construction, for construction work
(D) AIA Document A151, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Vendor for Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment where the basis of payment is a Stipulated Sum,
with AIA Document A251, General Conditions
of the Contract for Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment, for purchase of the furniture; and
At 01, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor where the basis of payment is a Stipulated Sum,
AIA Document A201, General Conditions of the
Contractfor Construction, for construction work
What is the process to file an ethical complaint against an architect?
1- File the complaint through AlA National (National Ethics Council) within a year of the alleged violation (can be longer if there's good cause for delay)
2 - Advisory board and chair will be chosen
3- Pre-hearing, hearing. start, claim, defense, end, judgement* *Confidential, no counter-claims, can't fine or enforce behavior, but can admonish/suspend
A community college district wants to build a new campus, which will be financed through local and state bonds. The most important considerations are controlling costs and sharing in any savings that the contractor may realize as the project progresses. Transparency of costs is also important, as board mem bers will follow the project carefully. State laws have established minimum quality standards for the proj ect. What is the best method of project delivery under these conditions?
(A) construction manager as constructor (CMc) with a guaranteed maximum price (GMP)
B) construction manager as adviser (CMa
(C) design-build
(D) design-bid-build
A
An organization is conducting a financial viability assessment to determine the required break-even multiplier applied to Direct Salary Expense. Assume following for a single employee. The employee's direct salary is $70,000 and benefits a total of $25,000 the overhead expenses $105,000 and indirect salary totals $50,000. Based on this information, calculate the break-even multiplier that must be applied to the direct salary expense in order for the employee’s billable revenue to fully recover all associated direct and indirect costs
3.57
Which 1787 compromise at the Constitutional Convention resolved disputes between large and small states by establishing a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in one chamber and equal representation in the other?
The Connecticut Compromise (also known as the Great Compromise).
What are AIA Documents: A701; C401; A305; G701; G702; G704
A701 - Instructions to Bidders
C401 - Architect-Consultant Agreement
A305 - Contractor's Qualification Statement
G701- Change Order
G702 - Application and Certificate of Payment
G704- Certificate of Substantial Completion
What are the 5 Model Rules of Conduct are NCARBs ethical standards?
» Competence
» Conflict of Interest
» Full Disclosure
» Compliance with Laws
» Signing and Sealing Documents
In architecture firm is approached by a long-term client with an RFP for a hospitality project. The firm has been in practice for 10 years and has concentrated on multifamily projects that generally have a construction budget of between $10 and $30 million. Their staff of twenty is very busy and has commitments through the next four months. The firm is deciding whether to proceed with the project by evaluating the following project details: The project consists of a hotel containing a restaurant.
The construction budget is $20 million. The design is expected to start in three months. For which of the following reasons should the firm proceed with the project? Check the four that apply.
A. The project is for a long term client.
B. The project is within their usual scale.
C. The project is within their area of expertise.
D. The project demands will require additional staff.
E. The project could provide work as their staff frees up.
F. The project represents an opportunity to expand their expertise.
A,B,E,F
A principal at an architecture firm works 20 hours per week and has committed 60% of their time to marketing, business development, and management. With growing project work, they have agreed to increase their utilization by eight hours while still maintaining their overall schedule. What is the principal's new utilization rate after this adjustment in hours? Round to the nearest whole number.
A. 42% B. 57% C. 80% D. 100%
c. 80%
What brand is Armando's motorcyle
Honda