Free NCARB Project-Management Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

Which document authorizes the contractor to proceed with work?

An architecture firm has a C401 agreement with their consultants for a new design-bid-build residential tower.
The architect has approved a schedule provided by the mechanical engineer that includes a two-week quality control review after each delivery milestone.
During the design development phase, the owner requests that the architect change the 8,000-square-foot business center amenity for tenants to a private restaurant. The mechanical engineer informs the architect that their schedule must be extended by four weeks to meet the owner's request.
What should the architecture firm do first to maintain the start of construction?

Which document defines the architect's scope of services and responsibilities?

Who is responsible for verifying the accuracy of the contractor's payment application?

The architect is on site to evaluate the completed work by the contractor. During the evaluation, the architect notices a structural connection that deviates from the contract documents.
According to AIA B101, to which party should the architect report this observed deviation?

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Twenty-five acres of undeveloped rural property was purchased for the site of a new elementary school.
During the DD phase, the civil engineer and structural engineers make design proposals based on the information provided in the geotechnical report. The civil engineer indicates that several cubic yards of fill material should be installed within the proposed building footprint to make up for the change in topography (was uniformly). The structural engineer indicates a footing depth of 24 inches for the entire facility. During the CD phase, the owner asks the architect to add classrooms to one wing. The civil engineer proposes that extra fill should not be installed beneath the additional classrooms.
Which of the following should the architect do before completion of CDs? Check the three that apply.

A key Project Manager leaves an architectural firm halfway through a project. Several days of lost productivity pass while the new Project Manager determines the customized organization that the previous Project Manager used. The new Project Manager recommends implementing new office policies to create standards and quality control methods for the entire office.
Which methods should be implemented? Check the four that apply.

Which insurance policy protects the architect against claims of negligence?