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
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
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
When is Black History Month?
February
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
What is the Break-even multiplier based on the direct salary expense (DSE) if the employee's direct salary is $70,000 and benefits a total of $25,000 and all the overhead expenses including indirect salary is total to $105,000 Round up.
2.86
When is Armando's Birthday?
August 26th
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
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