NCARB Practice Exam with Questions Solved with 100% Correct Answers
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An architecture firm is approached by a long-term client with an RFP for a hospitality
project. The firm has been in practice for 10 years and has concentrated on multifamily
projects that generally have a construction budget of between $10 and $30 million.
Their staff of twenty is very busy and...
NCARB Practice Exam with Questions Solved
with 100% Correct Answers
An architecture firm is approached by a long-term client with an RFP for a hospitality
project. The firm has been in practice for 10 years and has concentrated on multifamily
projects that generally have a construction budget of between $10 and $30 million.
Their staff of twenty is very busy and has commitments through the next four months.
The firm is deciding whether to proceed with the project by evaluating the following
project details:
The project consists of a hotel containing a restaurant.
The construction budget is $20 million.
The design is expected to start in three months.
For which of the following reasons should the firm proceed with the project? Check the
four that apply.
A. The project is for a long term client.
B. The project is within their usual scale.
C. The project is within their area of expertise.
D. The project demands will require additional staff.
E. The project could provide work as their st - Answer A. The project is for a long term
client.
They have a relationship that they want to reinforce.
B. The project is within their usual scale.
The project construction budget is $20 million, and the firm has experience with
projects in the $10 million to $30 million range.
E. The project could provide work as their staff frees up.
Given the small gap between this project's start and the end of their current
commitment, this is beneficial.
F. The project represents an opportunity to expand their expertise.
Opportunities to expand project type could lead to more work.
,An architecture firm wants to hire an architect who will be trusted with several
important clients. In exchange for a sign-on bonus, the firm asks the prospective
employee to sign a non-compete agreement to protect the firm's interests if the future
employee eventually leaves the firm.
Which one of the following clauses is reasonable to include in the non-compete
agreement?
A. Employee agrees to not seek employment with a competing firm located in the same
region within 18 months of leaving the firm.
B. Employee agrees to not solicit clients from the firm for a minimum of six months after
leaving.
C. Employee must stop communications with all clients and consultants upon
notification that they intend to leave the firm. - Answer Employee agrees to not solicit
clients from the firm for a minimum of six months after leaving.
This is a reasonable request that protects the hiring firm's client list and allows them to
adequately adjust to the employee leaving their firm.
A new architectural firm is considering policy options to address discrimination and
harassment in the workplace.
Which one of the following policies should they adopt first?
A. Make compensation information available to all employees.
B. Allow employees to take holidays based on their religious beliefs.
C. Establish a time limit for the reporting of a sexual harassment incident. - Answer
Establish a time limit for the reporting of a sexual harassment incident.
This directly addresses harassment and employment policies, which should identify a
reasonable time limit for reporting a sexual harassment event.
The partners in an architectural firm are reviewing their policies and procedures in order
to become a more socially responsible design practice that better supports
organizational health.
,Which workplace policies and procedures should the firm implement? Check the three
that apply.
A. Implement a fixed work schedule with structured breaks.
B. Increase staff diversity to reflect the community served.
C. Donate 1/5 of billable hours to volunteer work.
D. Limit times of extended computer use.
E. Add a workplace wellness program.
F. Allow for unlimited overtime. - Answer B. Increase staff diversity to reflect the
community served.
Public health, safety, and welfare is ensured more effectively when architecture
professionals reflect the communities they serve.
D. Limit times of extended computer use.
Interrupting extended computer use will decrease work-related health problems and
will increase productivity.
E. Add a workplace wellness program.
Wellness programs have been proven to reduce sick days and increase productivity.
An owner and architect contractually agree that construction costs are not to exceed a
specified amount. However, several cost overruns occur during construction. The owner
holds the architect responsible, but the architect disagrees, claiming they provided fully
contractual, professional services consistent with the legal standard of care. The owner
and architect agree to resolve the dispute through arbitration.
Which one of the following arbitration rulings should the architect expect?
A. The architect has provided services consistent with the professional skill and care
ordinarily provided in the same or similar locality under the same or similar
circumstances.
B. The architect has failed to provide services agreed upon by both parties in their
written agreement, which exceeded the professional skill and care ordinarily provided.
, C. The architect has provided services consistent with the professional skill and car -
Answer B. The architect has failed to provide services agreed upon by both parties in
their written agreement, which exceeded the professional skill and care ordinarily
provided.
The architect expanded the standard of care in the written agreement with the owner
to include a guarantee of the maximum construction cost, which exceeds the
professional skill and care ordinarily provided. Because the architect was unable to
uphold their contractual obligation, the architect should expect the arbitrator to rule in
favor of the owner.
A developer hires an architecture firm to design a new apartment building. The firm
completes construction documents and a building permit is issued. The firm will provide
CA services at a rate of $200 per hour for the principal and $150 per hour for the project
manager. As the firm starts CA, the owner asks for a not-to-exceed fee based on the
following:
-Twenty shop drawings, which the project manager will handle at an average of three
hours per review.
-Three site visits, which the principal will handle at an average of four hours per site
visit.
The firm includes a 10% allowance for unknowns.
What should the not-to-exceed fee be?
A.$11,400
B.$12,540
C.$13,800
D.$15,240 - Answer CORRECT RESPONSE
$12,540
CALCULATIONS
1. Shop drawing review: $150 per hour (project manager) x 3 hours per review x 20 shop
drawings = $9,000
2. Site visits: $200 per hour (principal) x 4 hours per visit x 3 visits = $2,400
3. $9,000 (shop drawing review) + $2,400 (site visits) = $11,400
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