ARCHITECT HANDBOOK PROF PRACTICE

Question 1

If you violate a rule of the AIA code of ethics and professional conduct, it may be grounds for…

Answer 1

Disciplinary action by the Institute

Question 2

What are the primary rules of the AIA code of ethics and professional conduct (4)?

Answer 2

1. Reasonable care and competence
2. No payment or gifts to public officials
3. No signing or ceiling of drawings for which you don’t have “responsible control”
4. When you leave and architecture firm you cannot take their drawings or designs without permission

Question 3

What are the two types of corporations?

Answer 3

1. General business Corporation
2. Professional Corporation – established specifically to provides professional services, does not protect individual stockholders or employees from professional liability

Question 4

As a response to a “demand for arbitration”, you have three options:

Answer 4

1. File answer in response to allegations
2. File a counterclaim
3. Do nothing and the AAA will consider the demand to have been denied

Question 5

There are three different arbitration procedure is. Describe them.

Answer 5

1. Fast track procedures: for cases involving $75,000 or less, only one arbitrator is selected and hearing is short. Entire process: a few months.
2. Standard track: for cases between $75,000 and $1 million. 1–3 arbitrators selected, hearing held 6–9 months from prehearing conference.
3. Large case track: involves multimillion dollar disputes. Long discovery and time period.

Question 6

How long is the typical mediation session?

Answer 6

One day

Question 7

What is a dispute review board? One pro and one con.

Answer 7

Similar to arbitration, but a pointed at the beginning of the project before any dispute arises.

Pro: the board is already familiar with the project and therefore decisions can be reached quickly.
Con: high cost associated with involving individuals from project outset.

Question 8

Six additional services added to the contract at signing.

Answer 8

1. Site evaluation and planning
2. Historic preservation
3. Commissioning
4. LEED certification
5. Architectural interior design
6. FF&E

Question 9

Six additional services usually added later.

Answer 9

1. Revisions due to new codes, laws, regulations
2. When the owner changes his mind or takes too long to decide
3. Prep and attendance at public hearings or dispute resolution
4. Evaluation of substitutions
5. Preparing the drawings for alternate bid or proposal requests
6. Assisting the owner in determining the qualifications of specific bitters

Question 10

What did the national Council of architectural registration boards first issue in 1977 as a set of model rules of contact?

Answer 10

NCARB model rules

Question 11

Name seven types of compensation options

Answer 11

1. Stipulated sum/fixed fee
2. Hourly billing rates
3. Cost plus fixed fee
4. Unit cost methods
5. Percentage of construction cost
6. Outcome – based value pricing (profit sharing)
7. Reimbursable and nonreimbursable direct costs

Question 12

What is a negotiated select team?

Answer 12

When the contractor is selected early in the design process… Can accelerate portions of the building that are difficult to fabricator construct

Question 13

What are the three rolls of a construction manager?

Answer 13

1. CM – advisor: consults on constructibility and cost management but does not construct the building. Cannot act on behalf of the owner.
2. CM – agent: provides early consulting and may act on behalf of the owner. Typically bills at fixed fee, passing savings overruns to owner.
3. EM – constructor: CM as advisor transitions to roll of contractor. Frequently uses GMP. Some conflict of interest in that estimator is also contractor (conflict eliminated when CM provides an open book of cost estimates throughout… Known as “CM at risk”)

Question 14

What is the project schedule and who prepares it?

Answer 14

Architect prepares it, establishing dates for completing design, contract documents, construction work.

Question 15

Six pros and one con to the architect being CM

Answer 15

1. Reduced project costs
2. Reduced construction time
3. Daily job site representation by architect
4. Single source of responsibility
5. Avoidance of adversarial relationships between architect and prime contractors
6. Increased earnings for architects

CON: increased liability and responsibility for job site safety

Question 16

Is a bridged design build?

Answer 16

When an owner hires one architect for Plymouth area design and to establish performance specs. Then passed on to design-build team to complete technical drawings and construction.

Question 17

Who was the first designer – builder?

Answer 17

Imhotep

Question 18

What is “privately financed initiative” or “Build – operate – transfer”?

Answer 18

Consolidated teams of design, construction, development, and building operations delivering an operating completed buildings for extended periods up to 50 years… Leasing to the “owner”

Question 19

Who is the father of architectural programming?

Answer 19

William Pena

Question 20

What is NASF?

Answer 20

Net assignable square footage

Question 21

What is GSF?

Answer 21

Gross Square footage

Question 22

How many times more is project cost then construction cost?

Answer 22

1.3x

Question 23

What is in the project documents?

Answer 23

The project manual and the project drawings

Question 24

What is in the project manual?

Answer 24

Bidding requirements, contract forms and conditions, and specifications.

Question 25

What is in the contract documents?

Answer 25

Everything but the bidding documents

Question 26

Where are statements on quality and workmanship made?

Answer 26

In the specifications

Question 27

Which kind of specs describe exact characteristics of materials and products without listing proprietary names?

Answer 27

Descriptive

Question 28

Which kind of specifications specify the end result required and allow contractors, manufactures, and fabricators the flexibility and creativity to meet them.

Answer 28

Performance

Question 29

What kind of specs reference standards published by industry associations and testing organizations such as ANSI, ASTM, and UL?

Answer 29

Reference

Question 30

What kind of specs specify specific products?

Answer 30

Proprietary

Question 31

Which kind of specs determine how restrictive the spec will be, permitting one manufacturers product or listing approved alternates. Publicly funded projects require full and open competition.

Answer 31

Restrictive specifying

Question 32

Which kind of bond guarantees that, if the contractor defaults are fails to perform, the surety will either complete the contract in accordance with its terms or provide sufficient funds for such completion.

Answer 32

A performance bond

Question 33

Which bond guarantees that subcontractors, material suppliers, And others providing services to the project will be paid... protecting the owner from claims?

Answer 33

Labor and materials bond… Sometimes called a payment bond

Question 34

What is issued to modify or interpret bidding documents before bids or received or the contract executed?

Answer 34

Addenda

Question 35

What is the kind of bond that guarantees that, if a bid is accepted within a certain timeframe, the bitter will enter into formal agreement with the owner.?

Answer 35

Bid bond

Question 36

What is a generalized piece of writing that can be used over and over again without modification?

Answer 36

Boilerplate

Question 37

Is the architect responsible for hazardous materials like asbestos?

Answer 37

Absolutely not

Question 38

What is a contractual union between two or more firms for one or more specific projects?

Answer 38

A joint venture