Using a 3rd party professional does NOT constitute a new ______ _____?

• A. procurement method
• B. delivery system
• C. contract type
• D. project phase

Answer: (B)

In DBIA terms, the delivery system is the overarching way a project is organized to design and build, defining who has authority, who bears which risks, and how the design and construction activities are integrated (for example, design-build or integrated project delivery). Adding a third-party professional is simply bringing in outside expertise to support the existing framework; it doesn’t by itself change the fundamental delivery system or how the project is organized. Only a deliberate shift to a different project delivery framework would create a new delivery system. The other elements—procurement method, contract type, and project phase—are separate concepts that can be altered or specified without changing the overall delivery system.