CIPS L6M5 Exam - Topic 3 Question 5 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L6M5 exam

Question #: 5
Topic #: 3

Under which style of contract is the client, rather than the construction company, responsible for the design of a building?

AEPC

BManagement Contracting

CDBO

DDBOO

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Suggested Answer: B

In Management Contracting, the client retains responsibility for the design.

by Sharmaine at Feb 11, 2025, 10:02 PM

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Mari

9 months ago

Totally agree with Odette on this one!

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Johnna

9 months ago

Really? I didn't know clients could be responsible for design.

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Elvera

10 months ago

Management Contracting is more about overseeing, not design.

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Jerry

10 months ago

I thought it was EPC! Can someone clarify?

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Odette

10 months ago

It's definitely DBOO where the client takes charge of the design.

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Fidelia

10 months ago

I'm leaning towards DBO, but I can't recall the specifics about how the client's responsibilities differ in that contract style.

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Levi

11 months ago

I feel like EPC is more about the contractor handling everything, so it can't be that one.

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Micaela

11 months ago

I remember practicing a question similar to this, and I think it was Management Contracting where the client has more control over design.

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Alita

11 months ago

I think the answer might be DBOO, but I'm not entirely sure if the client is fully responsible for the design in that one.

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Lynelle

11 months ago

I've got a good feeling about this one. The client being responsible for design sounds like the EPC contract type to me.

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Lavonda

11 months ago

Okay, let me see... I know there are different contract types, and the key here is figuring out which one puts the design responsibility on the client. I'll have to review my notes on that.

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Jamika

11 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I'll have to think it through carefully before answering.

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Evan

11 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is EPC, where the client is responsible for the design.

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Cordelia

2 years ago

I'm not sure, but DBOO also sounds like the client might be responsible.

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Mitsue

2 years ago

I'm going with C) DBO. Doesn't that stand for 'Design, Build, and Operate'? Sounds like the client is in charge of the design.

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Antonio

2 years ago

I agree with Socorro, DBO makes the client responsible for design.

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Bong

2 years ago

Wow, this question is really testing my construction contract knowledge. Time to dust off my legal dictionary!

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Deeanna

2 years ago

Definitely not A) EPC. That's where the construction company is responsible for the whole shebang, including the design.

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Delmy

1 year ago

D) DBOO

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Rupert

1 year ago

C) DBO

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Trina

2 years ago

B) Management Contracting

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Socorro

2 years ago

I think the answer is C) DBO.

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Altha

2 years ago

Hmm, I'm leaning towards B) Management Contracting. Isn't that where the client handles the design?

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Jennie

2 years ago

I think it's D) DBOO. The client is responsible for the design in that style of contract.

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Felicitas

2 years ago

I think it's actually C) DBO, where the client is responsible for the design as well.

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Emily

2 years ago

I agree, DBOO is where the client is responsible for the design.

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