CDS Flashcards
Four ways to prove negligence
duty - obligation to another party
breach - contracted services are not provided
cause - someone suffered harm
damage - actual harm as a result of the breach
Code Officials can enforce
Building codes and guidelines adopted by their state/jurisdiction. ADA is a civil rights legislation only that allows for someone to sue if they are denied access.
Where do you find administrative procedures in the contract documents?
Addresses in the project specifications under Division 01
What division in masonry in the CSI masterformat?
Div 04
What is a Materials Safety Data Sheets
MSDS is an OSHA requirement for hazardous materials.
Who issues permits?
The code official/AHJ issues all building related permits
Where would you find submittal requirements?
Project specifications. Submittals are generally required for natural materials, items that are provided on a design-build basis (curtain walls, casework, paneling) and steel framing systems.
True or false: The architect is entitled to an adjustment of fee or schedule with the owner if the consultant to the architect mess up.
False. The architect can hold the consultant responsible but it has no bearing on the owner/architect agreement.
Mock-Up
A full-scale preview of a building assembly. Expensive and should be used for matching existing materials or if the condition is one of many - ie apartment complex casework
Exit Access Travel Distance
The maximum distance permitted from the most remote point within a space to the entrance of the exit.
True or false: Section 11.1.4 of A201 require the contractor to include the owner, architect, and the architect’s consultants as additional insureds on the contractor’s liability insurance policy for claims caused by the contractor’s negligence?
True.
Accessory Occupancy
Small area subsidiary to the primary occupancy of the building in which it is located
Advertisement to Bid
A published notice in a local newspaper or posted with a plan room to notify contractors of a project and give them the basic info needed to obtain a set of bid documents for review.
What is included in the advertisement to Bid?
- Name, location, and description of the project
- Name and address of the owner and architect
- Instructions for obtaining a set of bidding documents
- Date, time, location of Pre-bid conference
- Type and amount of bid bond
- date and time of bid opening
Common Path of egress travel
The path that occupants are required to move through before they reach a point where they have a choice to follow one of two distinct paths of travel to an exit.
Area of Refuge
an area where people who are unable to use stairways can remain temporarily to await instructions or assistance during emergency evacuations.
Exit
The portion of a means of egress system that is separated from other interior spaces of a building or structure by fire-resistance-rated construction and opening protectives as required to provide a protected path of egress travel between the exit access and exit discharge.
Exit Access
The portion of a building that leads away from any occupied portion of a building or structure to an exit.
Exit Discharge
that portion of a means of egree system between the termination of an exit and a public way
Exit enclosure
An exit component that is separated from all other interior spaces of a building or structure by fire-ressitance-rated construction and opening protectives, and provides for a protected path of egress travel in a vertical or horizontal direction to the exit discharge or the public way
Exit Passageway
An exit component that is separated from all other interior spaces of a building by fire-resistance-rated construction and open protectives, and provides for a protected path of egress travel in a horizontal direction to the exit discharge or the public way.
Egress Court
A court or yard that provides access to a public way for one or more exits.
Public Way
A street, alley, or other parcel of land open to the outside air leading to a street that has been deeded, dedicated, or otherwise appropriated for public use and has a clear width and height of not less that 10’
Who should prepare the owners contracts with the contractor?
The owners attorneys.
Penalty Clause
A charge to the contractor for not completing work on time. If there is a penalty clause in the contract there must also be a bonus provision
Bonus Provision
Payment to the contractor if work is completed before the deadline.
True or false bidding documents are contract documents.
False. Documents to do with bidding are not part of the contract documents.
Net assignable area
area that can be assigned to an occupant, including service/custodial spaces and restrooms
Circulation Area
Areas required for access to subdivisions of space such as stairwells, corridors, elevators, lobbies and so on
Gross Floor Area
Sum equivalent to net assignable area, circulation area, mechanical area, and construction area + any factored areas (canopies, balconies, terraces, pipe chases less than 6’)
Mechanical Area
All mechanical spaces such as equipment rooms, duct shafts, boiler rooms, and so on
Construction Area
Area occupied by exterior walls, structural elements, and partiions.
When were the general conditions (A201) published?
1911
Claims-made professional liability insurance
Policy that requires that to be in effect at the time of the incident and at the time the claim is made.
Pro Forma
An analysis of the costs and revenues projected for a potential project. Typically needed to secure adequate funding from lenders or investors
Stipulated Sum
Contract agreement type for a certain amount of money in a certain amount of time. This type of contract has the benefit of knowing the cost up front.
Cost-plus-fee
Agreement type for the cost of work plus a fixed fee. This type of contract should be used with there is a hard deadline and not all of the scope is known at the start of construction. This type of contract is often to the owners benefit.
cost-plus-fee for overhead and profit based on the percentage of construction cost
Similar to a simple cost-plus-fee. Does not motivate the contractor to be more efficient.
cost-plus-fixed-fee for overhead and profit
Motivates contractor to be more efficient. Cost Reduction and faster schedules but keeps the fixed fee.
Unit Prices
Part of the contract when the exact amount of work cannot be determined at the time of contract negotiation.
Arbitration
Binding decision on all parties and under normal circumstances decisions cannot be appealed
Zoning Ordinances
Address the relationship of structures to their sites. Can also address uses, parking requirements, special requirements for historic areas, areas under an architectural design review board, and site planning issues.
Building Codes
Address methods and materials of construction permitted within sites
CAD Standard sheet designators
0 - schedules, master keynote legend, general notes 1 - plans 2 - elevations 3 - sections 4 - large scale views 5 - details 6 - schedules and diagrams 7/8 - user defined 9 - 3D representations
What should a contractor do to correct a bid?
The contractor should retrieve the bid from the owner. The architect should never interfere with the bidding process.
Quasi-Judicial
When the architect make interpretations and decisions on the contract being impartial to both owner and contractor. Results should be rendered in good faith. A201.
What are the steps the architect should perform for a site safety issue
1 - call 911 safe guarding human life is paramount
2 - notify the superintendent
3 - Document the incident after the emergency has passed.
Application and Certification of Payment
AIA Document G702 - the architect certifies in the architects professional opinion and based upon the information available that the contractor has completed the percentage of work on the pay application
Vicarious Liability
is the indirect liability imposed on a party resulting from acts or omissions of another person for whom the party is responsible.
Common exclusions to All-Risk insuance
War, terrorism, nuclear hazards, fraud by insured, employee theft, mold, asbestos, inventory shortage
Where do most fire deaths occur?
Single family homes
Where are administrative procedures found?
Division 01 of the specifications, General Requirements
Critical Path Method
Scheduling method that is a good way to organize any complex undertaking. Shows duration, task relationships, and schedule. Items on the critical path must be completed in the order and by the date established or there will be a delay in the project
Gantt Chart (Bar Chart)
Schedule tool. Best for establishing durations only.
Float
The period of time between the end of an activity and the project completion date. Activities with float can be started or finished within a range of time prior to the project completion data and they will not affect the completion of the project as long as these activities are completed before a subsequent activity. There is no float on the critical path.
Who is indemnified by the contractor according to Sec 3.18 of A201
Owner, architect, architect’s consultants, and any agents or employees of those parties.
Architect’s Supplemental Instructions
Means for the architect to clarify information in the construction documents and make minor changes to the work that does not effect cost or time. AKA ASI and found in A201
Schematic Design Phase
phase where the architect works with the owner to determine the requirments for the project and completes prelim. sketches to work through the relationship of spaces. When a preliminary design is picked the architect makes a preliminary cost estimate based on $/sf or cost/unit structure
Programming
The process of developing a written description of project objectives, space requirements, existing site conditions, and special requirements for building
Design Development
Refines the concepts from SD.
Construction Documents
Prepares drawings and specifications for construction.
Sunk Cost
expenses incurred on a project prior to the baseline date and cannot be recovered. Generally disregarded when analyzing life-cycle costs
AIA C401 does not require a consultant to carry what?
Liability insurance
True or False Contract days include weekends
False.
Wythe
a continuous vertical section of a brick wall.
What are the four types of insurance that the architect must maintain?
General Liability, Automobile Liability, Workers Compensation, and Professional Liability
Scope of basic services
- Coordination of the team including owner’s consultants
- Initial Project schedule
- Contact AHJ for construction document approval
- Schematic design services
- DD services
- CD services
- Assist owner during bidding and negotiation
- Site visits
- Approves certificates of payment
- ## Reviews submittals
Additional Services
- Programming (B202)
- Multiple Preliminary Designs
- Measured Drawings
- etc.
Owner’s Responsibilities
- Provide data in a timely manner
- Maintain budget for the project
- Insurance
What is not included in the cost of work
- Professional Fees
- cost of land
- financing costs
- right of way access cost
- contingencies for changes in the work
