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PROPRAC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED & UPDATED Licensing for interior designers is: A. Legislation that requires an interior designer to obtain a permi
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Licensing for interior designers is: A. Legislation that requires an interior designer to obtain a permit. B. Legislation specifying requirements for using a professional title C. Legislation is used to determine who can practice a profession D. Legislation that stipulates who may hire interior designers - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -C. Legislation is used to determine who can practice a profession. Arleen has applied for the non-professional membership level membership in two professional associations. Her business website indicates her company is a member of those two organizations without including "allied" or "associate". Which of the following statements is correct? A. This is a clear violation of the code of ethics for professional organizations B. Advertising membership on a website is violation of membership qualifications C. It is okay to advertise like this, but not okay to put the association appellation on her business cards until membership is finalized - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -A. This is a clear violation of the code of ethics for professional organizations Stakeholders - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -Anyone who is involved in the project and somehow has an interest in the project Responsibility of Interior Designer - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -apart of the core project team Responsibility of a Contractor: - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -Procurement and installation of materials Respect schedule and budget
Responsibility of Vendor/Dealer - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -Sell material to trade/subcontractor; In most cases dealers provide full services- demo, installation to maintenance. What are the phases of an Interior Design project: - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -Programming/predesign, Schematic Design, Design development, Contract Documents, and Contract Administration What is Programming/Predesign - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -initial phase, information-gathering: client expectations, functional needs, aesthetics, and factors concerning the interior itself. What is Schematic Design? - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -The execution of preliminary design decisions; written concept statement, bubble diagram, block plans, preliminary floor plans, sketches, FFE, preliminary estimate What is Design Development? - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -Further development of SD. The phase in which final decisions for plans, specifications, and any final presentation graphics are made. Contract Documents Phase - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -Prepare construction drawings or working drawings and specifications Construction Drawings OR Working Drawings - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -instructions on how to complete the project Specification - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -part of contract documents that contains written instructions to the GC and vendors on materials and products Closed Spec: - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -a specifications that is written for a product such that no other product can be substituted Open Spec: - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -the owner is willing to consider substitutions for what was originally specified; "or equal" products that are the same, or very close to, what has been specified Proprietary specifications (closed) - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -Prepared by manufactures of materials, suppliers, equipment to be used. May be written or edited. Incorporated by reference
Invitation to Bid - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -An invitation to a selected list of contractors soliciting bids for a project. Instruction to the bidders - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -A list of instructions stipulating the manner on which bids are to be prepared. Bid form - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -A document used to submit a bid to an issuer of a competitive municipal bond underwriting Addenda or Addendum - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -changes made before the contract has been awarded and must be provided to all bidders, typically 4 days prior to opening of the bid; Used to correct errors and omissions, clarify ambiguities, add or reduce scope of work, provide additional information, and changes to quality of work Design-Bid-Build - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -The owner has two separate contracts with an architect and contractor. Architect designs the project, project is sent to bid, and then the contractor who wins the bid constructs the project Design Negotiate Build - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -The owner and contractor negotiate a construction contract in order to achieve mutual benefit and avoid inherent risks of competitive bidding. Design Build - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -The owner contracts with one entity (a person or firm) to provide both design and construction services, that entity then subcontracts portions of the work to others as needed Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -All participants collaborate closely from the projects earliest conceptualization to move in. Owner has multiple agreements with independent design and construction firms What is a contract: - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -a promise or agreement that is made between two or more parties to perform or not perform some act. The performance of this act is enforceable by the courts. The contract is formed when the client agrees to the designers offer of services. To be fully enforceable, a contract must have: - Answer ✔️ ✔️ - 1. Date
Purchase Order (PO) - Answer ✔️ ✔️ -- Used to initiate orders for merchandise and services from manufacturers, tradespeople/craftspeople, and other vendors.