AHPP - Chapter 9 - Design Project Delivery

Question 1

key risk considerations for the owner:

Answer 1

• can the project accomplish its goals withing the contraints of time and budget?
• does the owner have the capability to understand the project and support the decisions necesart ti complete it?

Question 2

key risk considerations for the architect and archtiect’s consultants:

Answer 2

-can the project be accompleished within the standard for care at an acceptable level of quality, within the onwer’s parameters, the architect’s own capabilities and skill, and the strictures of the fee

Question 3

key risk considerations for the contractor and contractor’s subcontrators:

Answer 3

-is ti possible to complete the project within a contracturally stipulated time frame and/or cost, given market cosiderations, availability of subcontractor, and the contractor’s experience and capabilites

Question 4

Primary players in the project delivery method:

Answer 4

• the owner
• the architect
• design team consultants
• the contractor
• subcontractors, fabricators, and suppliers

Question 5

key variables affecting delivery choice

Answer 5

• construction cost
• schedule
• building quality
• project scope
• risk
• client capabilities
• project team capabilites

Question 6

The characteristics that identify a delivery method can be defined by answering questions for the following issues:

Answer 6

1) driving factor: what is the most important outcome driving the rpoject for the owner – cost, risk , quality, or schedule?
2) architect’s role: what are the responsibilities of the architect, and how do ethese apply to each successive design and consruction phase of the project
3) contractor’s role: who is responsible for building the project, adn when in the process is that player selected
4) establishment of construction cost: when is the actual cost of construction definitely established contractually between owner and contractor
5) number and type of design and contruction contracts: ho wmany individual contracts for design and construction are necessary to accomplish the project

Question 7

negotiated select team approach

Answer 7

• variation of design-bid-build
• contractor is selected early in the design process and certain contract terms (such as overhead and profit multipliers) for the contractor are determined prior to completion of construction documents
• subcontractors are then selected and final constrcution team is assembled once construction docs are complete
• final amount for construction is based on the final documents and calculated using pre-negotiated terms

Question 8

cost plus fee

Answer 8

• variation of design-bid-build
• contractor is paid actual labor and material costs plus overhead for construction for coordination of trades on the site plus a fee that represents a fixed amount of profit that does of profit that does not vary according tot he total project cost, disconnecting the contractor’s profit from any increase in project cost

Question 9

the construction manager (CM) can play one of three roles:

Answer 9

1) CM adviser
2) CM agent
3) CM Manager

Question 10

CM adviser

Answer 10

• acts only as a constructablity and cost management consultant to the owner during the design and construction process
• will not build anything

Question 11

CM Agent

Answer 11

provides early consulting and may act on behalf of the owner in assembling and coordinating the construction trades prior tp and during construction

-CM agents typically provide services for a fixed fee

Question 12

CM contractor

Answer 12

• acts as constructability and cost adviser during design phase
• at a pre-determined time, transistions to a traditional design-bid-build contractor
• usually uses guaranteed maximum price (GMP)

Question 13

outline specifications

Answer 13

• simple way to define building components at the schematic level
• generlaly organized by CSI divisions
• should include material descriptions and quality level
• actual product data where possible

Question 14

performance specs

Answer 14

• describe products by how they perform tather than narrowly defining a manufacturer or material
• works weel for techincally driven contractors (air handlers, chillers, transformers)
• CMc can obtain pricing from contractors who specialize in the work described

Question 15

narrative specifications

Answer 15

• describe work in words rather than in drawings or in the more technical language of the CSI format
• can describe finishes in the various rooms of the building without providing a complete room schedule

Question 16

true or false. Like a traditional GC, a CMc has no input on the design project schedule.

Answer 16

false

-CMc has the responsibility for developing and coordinating the overall project schedule, including design phases, owner decision milestones, and work periods that include design and drawing time