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Soha Rangie

March 27, 2022 04:03

Can someone clarify what is included in Design phase? Is project kick off meeting also considered a design phase?

Or the design phase only includes SD, DD, CD, Bidding, CA ?

 

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  Brett Bowers March 27, 2022 04:36

  Design phases only include SD, DD, & CD. A kick-off meeting is simply a meeting that occurs at the begging of the SD phase. The bidding (DBB only) and CA phases are both post-design.

  Read chapters 10 & 12 of AHPP. Chapter 10.5 gives a broad overview of the design phases, specifically.

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  Soha Rangie March 27, 2022 14:55

  Thanks Matthew,

  I just read chapter 10.5 and am still not sure about it. It says design does not stop in CA : 

  "Design continues to play an important role during this construction process."

  The reason I am so particular about this question is that Ive seen many questions that are asking how many days in total is the design phase, and they usually give a schedule, and I am always unsure as to if I should include CA in the design phase or not.  Now after reading AHPP chapter 10, I am more confused.

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  Brett Bowers March 27, 2022 15:08

  Construction contract administration is part of the construction phase - it is not the design phase. Yes, design may continue to play a role, in instances like value engineering, but CA itself is not part of the design phase. The design phase ends at the completion of the contract documents (construction drawings and specifications).

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  Nicholas Oushakoff May 20, 2022 18:25

  Brett Bowers

  What about pre-design or programming? If given a question similar to Soha's example which includes a pre-design portion or a programming portion would either of those be included? Thank you!

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  Brett Bowers May 20, 2022 18:56

  Nicholas - No, pre-design activities would not be considered part of the design phase, as design does not 'begin' until schematic design. Until SD, the objective is to fully define the problem that will be resolved through design. Pre-design/programming is effectively 'problem seeking,' and design is 'problem solving.'

  This is an important point to remember when it comes to the PA exam; if you get asked a question as straight forward as where to site/orient a project, know that this is not an objective of the programming phase. Programming is a phase intended for gathering data and analyzing it to establish the abstract qualitative and quantitative requirements of a project.

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