Project Delivery & Construction Processes Flashcards

In a public competitive bidding process, a bid is typically declared 'non-responsive' when:

Answer: The bid fails to meet mandatory procedural requirements such as missing bid bond or unacknowledged addenda

A non-responsive bid fails to comply with the bidding requirements (e.g., missing bid security, unacknowledged addenda), making it ineligible for award regardless of price.

The term 'liquidated damages' in a construction contract refers to:

Answer: A pre-agreed daily sum the contractor pays the owner for each day of inexcusable delay past the completion date

Liquidated damages are a predetermined per-day amount agreed upon at contract execution to compensate the owner for damages caused by late completion, avoiding the need to prove actual losses.

Shop drawings submitted by the contractor during construction serve which primary purpose?

Answer: To show how the contractor or fabricator intends to implement the design, allowing the architect to verify conformance

Shop drawings show fabrication, installation, or assembly details specific to the contractor's proposed approach; the architect reviews them to confirm they comply with design intent.

Under AIA contract documents, the term 'allowance' in specifications requires that:

Answer: The contractor include a specific dollar amount in the bid for an item whose final cost is undetermined

An allowance requires the contractor to include a stated dollar amount in the contract sum for a specific item; the actual cost is reconciled later when selection is made.

Which phase of the architectural project delivery process immediately precedes the Construction Documents (CD) phase?

Answer: Design Development (DD)

The standard AIA project delivery sequence progresses from Schematic Design → Design Development → Construction Documents → Bidding/Negotiation → Construction Administration.

A Contractor's sworn statement or 'Contractor's Affidavit of Payment of Debts and Claims' is typically required:

Answer: As a prerequisite for the owner to release final payment and close out the contract

At project closeout, the contractor's affidavit certifies that all subcontractors, suppliers, and employees have been paid, protecting the owner from mechanic's lien claims before final payment is released.

In the context of construction project delivery, 'bridging' is a hybrid delivery approach in which:

Answer: The owner's design team completes design through design development, then a design-builder completes construction documents and construction

Bridging lets the owner maintain design control through DD to establish performance criteria and aesthetics, then transfers document completion and construction to a design-builder.