PcM Section 1 Quiz Flashcards
Wall Schedule
Mid-Large Projects schedule
Bar chart (Gantt chart)
Mid Sized Project schedule
Milestone Chart
Small Project Schedule
Critical path method schedule
Large / Complex Project schedule
An architect is working with their insurance broker to purchase an umbrella policy.
What does it mean if the firm gets an umbrella policy for $2,000,000?
This would increase the basic policy coverage limits for general liability by $2 million
Limits on all other policies held by the firm may be increased by $2 million
What is the first step should the architect take in order to obtain a license to practice architecture in two additional states?
Contact the licensing board within each state
A firm principal is allocating hours for staff to attend an executive session on a large multifamily housing project.
For whom should the principal allocate hours for attendance at the meeting?
Project manager
Principal-in-charge
A newly licensed architect is presented with the opportunity to design an incarceration center. During a meeting, the client mentions that this incarceration center needs to house up to 200 inmates; provide sleeping, eating, and bathing areas; and include highly insulated, isolated rooms for solitary confinement which can sustain inmates for prolonged periods of time. The architect is a member of the American Institute of Architects and would like to accept the project.
How should the architect proceed?
Request to modify the scope to remove the solitary confinement portion
In an effort to streamline document coordination across a large project, a project manager has issued the following directive: “We should combine drawings where we can to limit the number of unnecessary sheets in our set and create a better, more thoughtful presentation of documents.”
What is this type of documentation an example of?
Working in context.
The contractor is preparing a project schedule for a multimillion-dollar hospital project with an opening date that has been issued in a press release and cannot change.
What type of schedule should be created for this project?
Critical path schedule
After reviewing existing documentation for a commercial tenant improvement project, an architect decides the existing lighting in the tenant space will need to be reconfigured. The architect must hire an electrical engineer to create drawings as part of the construction documentation set to submit for permit.
Which of the following are factors which affect the selection of an electrical engineer?
Jurisdictional licensing requirements
Size of the engineer’s firm
Software requirements of the project
An architect has received an invoice for reimbursable expenses from their security consultant on a courthouse project and has noticed an expense they do not agree with. The architect has contracted with the consultant using the AIA Standard Form of Agreement Between Architect and Consultant.
How many days from receipt of the invoice does the architect have to review and address any concerns?
10 days. According to section 11.6.1 of AIA C401-2017, “the Architect shall review such invoices and, if they are considered incorrect or untimely, the Architect shall, within ten days from receipt of the Consultant’s billing, review the matter with the Consultant and confirm in writing to the Consultant the Architect’s understanding of the disposition of the issue.”
An architect is opening a firm for the first time in their hometown. The firm will be a sole proprietorship, and the architect intends to hire independent contractors to produce drawings for their anticipated workload.
What type of insurance should the architect carry to reduce risk from errors and omissions?
Professional liability insurance.
Professional liability insurance covers the architect against claims of negligence in the performance of their professional duties. Errors and omissions would fall under these insurance claims.
Employers are required to be up-to-date with their employment laws, legislation, and compliance. One factor that influences these requirements is the size of the firm.
Which of the following regulations is required once a private employer reaches 15 or more employees?
American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability and is required for all private employers with 15+ employees.
This type of documentation places importance on the presentation of the drawings. By combining multiple layers of information into a single drawing, it allows the user to more fully understand how a drawing or detail works in the larger context of a project.
Working in context
