Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Exam 3 Practice

In design-build, the Designer-of-Record must stay involved through the entire project to maintain design integrity and coordinate between design and construction. This means they actively participate during execution, reviewing submittals, answering RFIs, and approving changes that affect the design. Their ongoing involvement ensures the design intent and performance requirements are preserved as field conditions arise, interfaces between systems are resolved, and constructability issues are addressed early. Without this continuous engagement, design decisions made early could drift or clash with on-site realities, increasing risk to schedule, cost, and quality.

So, the statement that the Designer-of-Record is regularly and actively involved throughout execution best captures how design-build relies on this ongoing design leadership to guide the project from start to finish.