Design-Build Fundamentals and Principles Flashcards
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In a design-build contract, who holds the single point of responsibility for both design and construction?
Answer: The design-builder
The design-builder holds single point of responsibility, integrating design and construction under one contract with the owner.
Which procurement method allows the owner to select a design-builder based on qualifications and best-value criteria rather than low bid alone?
Answer: Best-value selection
Best-value selection evaluates qualifications, technical approach, and price together, not lowest price alone.
What document does the owner use to communicate project requirements, performance standards, and design criteria to prospective design-builders?
Answer: Request for Proposal (RFP)
The RFP conveys the owner's requirements, criteria, and evaluation factors to competing design-builders.
Which phase of design-build procurement involves shortlisting qualified firms before requesting detailed proposals?
Answer: Qualifications-based shortlisting (RFQ)
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is used to shortlist firms based on experience before the full proposal stage.
The 'bridging' method in design-build refers to:
Answer: Owner hiring a design consultant to develop partial design before soliciting design-builders
Bridging involves an owner's consultant developing schematic or design-development documents used as the basis for the design-build RFP.
Which of the following is a primary financial advantage of design-build for owners?
Answer: Reduced total project cost through early contractor input and fewer change orders
Design-build reduces costs through integrated team collaboration, constructability input early, and fewer design-error change orders.
In design-build, the Employer's Requirements (or Owner's Project Requirements) primarily serve to:
Answer: Define performance outcomes and functional objectives the facility must meet
Owner's Project Requirements define performance outcomes, leaving design and means-and-methods decisions to the design-builder.