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Overview Building Delivery Process
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- 1So how does the design team accomplish the task? There are usually 3 stages1. Schematic Design- emphasis is placed on the design
2. Design Development- emphasis is placed on decision-making
3. Construction Documentation –emphasis on documentation - 2Design-Build (DB) advantagesintegration of design & construction, fewer change orders, single point of responsibility, faster project completions
- 3Design-Build (DB) disadvantagesOwner loses control once the contract has
been awarded. Thus… Project must by meticulously defined before award - 4The process by which a building is delivered to it’s owner may be divided into phases:Predesign (Planning)
Design
Preconstruction (Bid)
Construction
Postconstruction - 5Important Predesign tasks include:Building Program Definition
Economic Feasibility Assessment
Site Assessment and Selection
Governmental constraints assessment
Design team selection. - 6The Owner normally gets the architect to engage with the surveyor & geotechnical engineer. True or false?False. The Owner normally engages the surveyor & geotechnical engineer directly
- 7The Architect is liable to thethe owner for his or her work and
also that of the consultants - 8What is the design's team challenge?effectively produce the graphics and text that communicates the design intent to the general contractors, subcontractors, product suppliers &manufacturers
- 9What is the most commonly used format in Canada?Masterformat
- 10This Uniform Construction Index was first published in 1972 by?the CSI from earlier versions published by the AIA
- 11What is the general constructor (GC's) key function?the overall management of construction
- 12True or false: Essential features of construction and post construction phases are almost identical in all delivery methods?True
- 13How are GC's chosen?through competition
- 14What is open bidding?Qualified bidders are invited through ads etc.
GC’s bid is based on information provided in the bidding documents - 15What is closed bidding?Owner preselects GC’s
The selected contractors are then invited to bid of the project; and Contractor with the lowest bid is then awarded the contract. - 16What do Surety bonds do?eliminate financial risks of construction
- 17Before fabrication, the fabricator does what?submits the shop drawings to the GC who reviews them for approval and then submits them to Architect for review/approval.
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- level 2 Materials & Mehods 2 Flashcards on Overview Building Delivery Process , created by Ashleigh Picken on 07/04/2016.
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