Contracts
True or False
The Architect is obligated to inform the Owner of any errors / omissions / inconsistencies of the services performed by the Owner’s consultants.
True
The program of a project changes before the bid phase which requires a moderate redesign of the building. What should the architect do?
a. Redesign without charging the client
b. Redesign and charge the client for additional design services
b. Redesign and charge the client for additional design services
Which of the following bid type is used when a fast track construction delivery method is wanted?
a. Negotiated Bid
b. Phase bid
c. Invited Bid
b. Phase bid
What constitutes a project as being "substantially complete"?
a. When the contractor receives the final certificate of payment
b. When a building can be used for its intended purpose
c. When all the life safety requirements have been inspected and approved
b. When a building can be used for its intended purpose / tenants can move in.
How is the utilization rate for an employee calculated?
a. Indirect hours/Total hours
b. Base salary - Indirect Salary
c. Billable hours/Total hours
c. Billable hours (direct labor)/Total hours
Ex: An employee who worked 40 hours in a week, but only 32 hours can be billed to a specific project has a utilization rate of 80%
AIA Document B101 (owner-architect agreement) obliges the architect to obtain an estimated cost of the project ____________.
a. After Schematic Design
b. After Design Development
c. After Construction Documents
d. After all three phases
e. Never
d. After all three phases
Which insurance protects an architect from errors and omissions?
a. Professional Liability Insurance
b. Commercial General Liability Insurance
c. Intellectual Property Insurance
d. Business Automobile Liability Insurance
a. Professional Liability Insurance
In a design-bid-build project delivery method, who creates the change order? Who signs change orders?
a. The contractor creates the change order; the architect signs the change order
b. The owner creates the change order; the architect and contractor signs the change order
c. The architect creates the change order; the owner signs the change order
d. The architect create the change order; the owner, architect, and contractor sign the change order
d. The architect creates the change order and the owner, architect, and contractor sign once agreed on the proposed change order.
What MasterFormat Specification division is cementitious siding found under?
a. Division 3 - Concrete
b. Division 9 - Finishes
c. Division 7 - Thermal and Moisture Protection
d. Division 6 - Woods, Plastics, and Composites
c. Division 7 - Thermal and Moisture Protection
What MasterFormat Specification division is non-structural metal stud framing found under?
a. Division 9 - Finishes
b. Division 5 - Metals
c. Division 7 - Thermal and Moisture Protection
a. Division 9 - Finishes
Name the three services that are part of the basic services that an architect is required to perform under AIA Document B101.
a. Mechanical, Electrical, & Plumbing
b. Structural, Mechanical, & Electrical
c. BIM modeling, Structural, & Electrical
b. Structural, Mechanical, & Electrical services
True or False
A bid bond is a third party (an insurance company) will pay for the remainder of the work if the contractor defaults.
A performance bond is an agreement that if the contractor defaults, the bond will pay for the difference between the lowest bid and next lowest bidder to finish the work.
False
Bid bond - is an agreement that if the contractor defaults, the bond will pay for the difference between the lowest bid and next lowest bidder to finish the work.
Performance bond - a third party (an insurance company) pays for the remainder of the work if the contractor defaults.
Which delivery method is most appropriate for a speculative retail development on a brownfield site with an unknown program?
a. Cost plus fixed fee
b. Construction Manager as Constructor
c. Traditional design-bid-build
d. Construction Manager as Advisor
b. Cost plus fixed fee
This method will be the most flexible when it comes to program changes, unexpected hazards, expensive tenants, etc. that would raise the cost of work.
The owner of a large manufacturing plant needs to expand to a new facility quickly and without interruption in production. The owner has arranged for a flexible line of credit to finance construction and wants to minimize project costs. The new facility will be very similar to the previous one, but sized for greater production capacity. What type of construction delivery method should be recommended.
a. Construction Manager as Agent
b. Design-Bid-Build
c. Design-Build
d. Fast Track
d. Fast Track
Which entity provides liability protections and avoids double taxation?
a. Sole Proprietorship
b. General Partnership
c. C Corporation
d. Limited Liability Company (LLC)
d. Limited Liability Company (LLC)
The owner wishes to terminate their contract with the contractor. What is true about the owner’s right to do so?
a. The owner must give the contractor 60-days’ notice of termination
b. The owner may terminate at any time for convenience
c. The owner may terminate the agreement only if the contractor has repeatedly failed to perform at a professional level
d. The owner must terminate the agreement with the contractor through the architect
b. The owner may terminate at any time for convenience
How long should an architecture firm retain project records?
a. For 60 days after substantial completion date
b. 10 years after final project completion date
c. Until all claims and work orders are completed
d. Until the statue of repose has ended
d. Until the statue of repose has ended
An owner purchases an old, run down hotel with the intention of converting it into an adaptive re-use apartment building with primarily one and two bedroom units. This project will be complex as the owner is unfamiliar with the design and building components of an adaptive re-use project. The owner also has a tight schedule. What project delivery method should the architect recommend to the client?
a. Design-Build
b. Design-bid-build
c. Construction Manager
c. Construction manager
The project is complex and has a tight schedule. The owner is also unfamiliar with undertaking an adaptive re-use project.
The architect's team is preparing bidding documents for a tenant's office space inside an existing building in New York City. It has not been decided what type of wall covering will be put in the break room. Which of the following should the architect ask the contractor to provide in the bid for the break room wall covering?
a. The unit price
b. An alternate
c. A substitution
d. An allowance
d. An allowance
A contractor is excavating a site, and uses sheeting to hold back the surrounding earth. The contractor knows sheeting will not be enough on its own and instructs the crew to add tiers of horizontal bracing across the sheeting. Which of the following describes this type of bracing?
a. Rakers
b. Tiebacks
c. Walers
d. Crosslot bracing
c. Walers
A contractor is planning on bidding on a project for a new dental office. The project manual includes the AIA A701 document titled "Instructions to Bidders." Which of the following can the contractor expect to find in A701? (Select all that apply)
a. Bidding procedures
b. Answers to bidder questions
c. Basis of compensation
d. Advertisement to bid
a. Bidding procedures
Which of the following is an advantage of cash accounting?
a. Gives a picture of a business’s long term financial status
b. Tracks the actual cash flow
c. Provides information for active financial management
d. none of the above
b. Tracks the actual cash flow
A construction manager is hired to advise a large company during the initial design phase of a complex facility. The construction manager coordinates construction trades for the project. The construction manager's services are provided for a fixed fee, and there is no risk for final construction cost. Savings or overruns are passed to the owner. Which construction delivery method is most applicable?
a. Construction Manager as Advisor
b. Construction Manager as Agent
c. Construction Manager as Constructor
b. Constructor Manager as Agent
An architect suspects the blocking has been installed in the wrong location and asks that a portion of the work be uncovered. When the drywall is removed, the blocking is found to be in the correct location. Who is responsible for paying for the removal and replacement of the portion of the wall?
a. The Owner
b. The Sub Contractor
c. The Architect
d. The Contractor
a. The Owner
They are responsible for the costs associated with uncovering and rebuilding the wall due to the Architect acting in the owner's best interest by requesting that the drywall be removed as there was reason to suspect that the construction was in error.
A new hotel and restaurant are under construction. The client team has hired an owner's representative to handle communications with the architect and contractor. The owner's representative has informed the architect that the client team has decided all the flooring in the lobby needs to be changed to a terrazzo stone tile no matter the cost. The change in tile will not alter the schedule. What should the architect do?
a. Draw up a change order
b. Issue an addendum
c. Issue a construction change directive
d. Issue an ASI
c. Issue a construction change directive