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Project Management Flashcards

1
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When selecting consultants, what is generally the primary consideration?

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Past working relationships

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2
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Which is more accurate? the Top-Down or the Bottom-Up approach?

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Bottom-Up Approach

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The fee available to pay people to do the job after subtracting fees for profit, consultants, and other expenses is?

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The total working fee

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4
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AIA contract documents include standard form and sustainable project form for what types of projects?

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  • The Owner-Architect agreement
  • The Owner Contractor Agreement
  • The General Conditions of the Contract
    and
  • The Architect-Consultant Agreement
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5
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The Owner-Architect Agreement is referred to as ?

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The B101 Document

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What are the five basic services included in the AIA B101?

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Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Bidding or negotiation, and Construction Admin.

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Additional services in the AIA B101 include?

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Programming, BIM modeling, LEED, or other sustainable building rating system certification, and post occupancy evaluation.

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Article 1 “Initial Information” (AIA B101) needs what information

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Project Objectives
Site Information
Owner's Program
Physical, legal and financial and time parameters
Key personnel for owner and architect
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9
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Article 2,3,4 (AIA B101)covers whose responsibilities and what are they?

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Architects
2 - general responsibilities
3 - Basic services
4 - Additional Services

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10
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Article 2 (AIA B101) states the owner and architect must agree on and list the types and amounts of _____ the architect must carry.

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insurance
which typically include general liability, automobile liability, worker’s compensation, and professional liability.
Owner must reimburse architect for the cost of any insurance beyond what the architect normally carries.

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Article 3 (AIA B101) says if the architect become aware of anything incorrect, incomplete, or inconsistent with the information and services provided by the owner he must do what?

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notify the owner promptly and in writing

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What are some items an owner must furnish according to the AIA B101 Document

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all tests, inspections, and reports required by law which include structural, mechanical and chemical test.
Must also furnish all insurance, legal and accounting services needed for project.
Program
Schedule
Budget
Survey
Geotechical Engineer

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13
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what is defined in the “instruments of service”?

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Architects and architect’s consultants retain all common law, statutory and other reserved rights including copyright.
Owner is granted a license to use the instrument of service exclusively for this project.
If owner uses without consulting the architect the architect is released from liability

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14
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what is defined in the “third party claims”

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Only the architect and owner are allowed to sue to enforce the agreement or claim damages based on it

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what is defined in the “causes of action”

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Any claim or cause of action taken by either the architect or the owner against the other must be initiated within a time period prescribed by applicable law
Each state defines the period of time. for example the construction claims can be longer than general claims

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16
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what is “waiver of rights”

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Owner and architect can not sue each other for damages if it is covered by the property insurance.
It prevents insurance companies from suing any of the principal participants in the project to recover what has been paid for an insured loss.

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17
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What are the five options the owner has if the lowest bid or negotiated proposal is greater than the budget?

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  • increase the budget
  • authorize rebidding or renegotiation
  • terminate the project
  • cooperate with the architect to revise the project scope or quality
  • implement some other mutually acceptable alternatives
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18
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When one party begins a claim or cause of action _____ must be tried first according to the AIA B101

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mediation

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19
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What are the four typical compensation methods

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Stipulated Sum (Fixed Fee)
Cost Plus Fee
Percentage of Construction
Unit Cost

20
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Variations on the owner-contractor agreement (AIA A101) are usually based on the ______ __ ______ for the contractor

A

method of compensation

21
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Within 10 days of receiving a claim from an owner/contractor the IDM must take one or more of the following 5 options

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  • request additional supporting information from the claimants
  • reject the claim in whole or in part
  • approve the claim
  • suggest a compromise
  • advise the owner and the contractor that the IDM is unable to resolve the claim
22
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Who is typically the IDM (intial decision maker) between the owner and contractor

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the architect

23
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What is a guaranteed maximum price (GMP)

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contractor guarantees the owner a fixed maximum price. If the project is completed for less than this amount the owner receives the cost savings, if the cost exceeds the GMP the contractors pays the excess.

24
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The AIA A201 is one of the most important documents which details?

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The general conditions of the contract for construction. This document references B101 (architect -owner agreement) and A101 (Owner -contractor agreement)

25
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The contract documents are ONLY a contract between who and who

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Contractor and Owner

26
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Define what work is in the contract documents

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work may be the whole project or part of the project that the contractor is providing

27
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The Contract Documents detail the project for?

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The Contractor; They include the “work” the contractor is doing as well as other construction by other contractors or the owner’s own forces

28
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After work has begun on a project under what three circumstances can the contractor financial evidence

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  1. the owner fails to make payments
  2. a change in the work materially changes the contract sum
  3. the contractor identifies in writing a reasonable concern regarding the owners ability to pay
29
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What is a surety bond?

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Is a protection for the owner against default by the contractor

30
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What is a quality circle?

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a small group of employees who meet regularly to identify, analyze and solve problems related to their particular sphere of work

31
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What is contemporaneous documentation

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It is the recording of communications, decisions, and other actions that are not normally relegated to a standard form or whose occurrence cannot be predicted to take place at a given time or circumstance, such as within a regularly scheduled project meeting.

32
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The two types of services laid out in each contract are?

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Basic and Additional

33
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What are three ways to build fees

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Bottom up, Top-Down and Staff Analysis

34
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What is Bottom - Up analysis

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This fee breakdown is based on effort and includes the effort to resolve risk. This tends to be higher than other methods because all effort and risk is considered

35
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What is Top - Down Analysis

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Is based on having an idea of what the total fee should be at the beginning and dividing that cost among the people

36
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Fees are primarily based on?

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The Scope of Services

37
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What is Design Preeminence?

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A firms special ability to provide expertise in a particular program or type of project.

38
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Project specific risk could include some or all of a list of?

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  • public approval processes
  • Specific Site Conditions
  • Unknown underground conditions
  • soil bearing issues or easements
  • Previous building foundations
  • Contaminated soils
39
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The most common fee schedules are?

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  • Stipulated Sum (upfront set fee)
  • Percentage of Construction Cost
  • Hourly
  • Hourly, Not to Exceed
  • Cost per Square Foot
40
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IPD is?

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Integrated Project Delivery,

41
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What are the two major types of scheduling design and construction projects?

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  • Gantt Chart

- Critical Path Method

42
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What are the Instruments of Service?

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Drawings, Specifications, Electronic Forms, and Other Documents which are the property of the Architect and Consultants. The Architect grants the Owner a license for use.

43
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The ‘Standard of Care’ is defined and required in which Contractual Document?

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The AIA B101 - Articles 2.1 and 2.2

44
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The Owner is usually responsible for which set of Consultants?

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Geotechnical and Civil Engineers.

45
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AIA A101 Exhibit A is the contract for?

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Providing the list of required Insurance that the Owner and Contractor must acquire for a given project.

46
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What is a Sub-Limit

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A payout limit for a particular type of damage under an Insurance Policy. (ex. Hurricane or debris removal)

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