Under all delivery systems, the two main owner responsibilities are procurement and project delivery. What is the missing component the owner must address?

• A. Permitting and commissioning
• B. Procurement and project delivery
• C. Scheduling and budgeting
• D. Risk assessment and quality control

Answer: (B)

In this context, the owner’s responsibilities span two overarching duties that apply across every delivery method: how the project is procured and how it will be delivered. The missing piece the owner must address is precisely the integration and management of these two areas—the procurement strategy and the project delivery plan. Once you have a clear approach to both how you will obtain the project (contract type, selection criteria, risk-sharing, funding) and how the project will be executed (delivery method, roles of designers and builders, oversight, handover), all the other activities—permitting, commissioning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and quality control—are organized within that framework. Hence, the best answer is the combination of procurement and project delivery, because they define the ownership approach that governs the rest of the project.