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DBIA TEST 2025 WITH 250 EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ DBIA EXAM – DESIGN BUILD QS
& AS 2025 (BRAND NEW)
What is the core of every DBIA certification course? - ANSWER-Design-Build Done Right
what are the four current U.S. standard form Design-Build contracts? - ANSWER-
1. DBIA
2. AIA
3. EJCDC
- ConsensusDocs
What are the components of a Contract? - ANSWER-"OACAC"
- Offer
- Acceptance
- Consideration
- Authority
- Capacity
Owners should make strategic decisions to take full advantage of _____ _____. - ANSWER-Design-Build
What are the 3 "fixes" to the trust issue? - ANSWER-- picking the right DB team
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- rewarding for superior performance
Best Practice No. 1: an Owner should conduct proactive and _____ assessment of
the unique ____ of its project and its organization before deciding to use DB. - ANSWER-- objective
- characteristics
BEST PRACTICE No. 2: an Owner should implement a procurement plan that
enhances _____ and other benefits of DB and is in _____ with the reasons that the Owner chose DB delivery system. - ANSWER-- collaboration
- harmony
BEST PRACTICE No. 2: an Owner should implement a(n) _____ _____ that
enhances collaboration and other benefits of DB and is in _____ with the reasons that the owner chose DB delivery system. - ANSWER-- procurement plan
- harmony
BEST PRACTICE No. 3: an Owner using a competitive DB procurement that
seeks price and technical proposals should establish clear evaluation and _____ processes - ANSWER-selection
What is the term used for a contractual provision in Progressive Design Build that allows Owners the option to cease contract negotiations should the Design Builder and Owner be unable to come to an agreement on Design, Schedule, Commercial Terms, and/or Contract Price? - ANSWER-"Off-Ramp"
What is the title given to the individual who effectively leads the overall Design- Build project team? - ANSWER-Integrated Project Leader
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pg. 3 What is Trend Management? - ANSWER-A system to identify, track, evaluate, and manage design advancement so that neither the Project schedule nor cost are adversely impacted.
- Improves risk mitigation and management
- Provides timely decision making
- Cross checks schedule and budget
Purpose Statement: DBIA is the only organization that _____ , _____, and _____
best practices in design-build project delivery. - ANSWER-- defines
- teaches
- promotes
_____ _____ is the belief that there is a technique, method or process that is more effective at delivering a particular outcome than any other. - ANSWER-Best practice
With proper ____, ____, and ____ a desired outcome can be delivered with fewer problems and unforeseen complications. - ANSWER-- process
- checks
- testing
Implementing the best practices on any type of DB project _____ the probability of a _____ project that meets the expectations of all _____. - ANSWER-- increases
- successful
- stakeholders
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pg. 4 If the best practices are NOT implemented, there is a(n) ____ probability that the project's _____ will be compromised and that some or all of the stakeholders will be disappointed. - ANSWER-- increased
- performance
_____ _____ are high level principles. - ANSWER-Best practices
What 3 topics are the Best Practices organized into? - ANSWER-- procurement
- contracting
- execution
How many Best Practices are there? - ANSWER-10
What are the discrete ways to implement the Best Practices? - ANSWER- Implementing Techniques
The Implementing Techniques are essentially "____" best practices - ANSWER- mini
How many Implementing Techniques are there? - ANSWER-59
One key factor in project success is the Owner's choice of _____ _____ system and _____ approach. - ANSWER-- project delivery
- procurement
The owner's choice of project delivery system and procurement approach established how the project is _____. - ANSWER-executed
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