Which statement accurately describes RME oversight in different project delivery methods?

• A. In design-build, the RME may oversee integrated design-construction work
• B. In design-build, the RME cannot oversee any aspect
• C. In design-bid-build, the RME oversees separate design and construction
• D. In either model, RME oversight is identical

Answer: (A)

In design-build, the design and construction responsibilities are bundled under one contract, which enables oversight to cover both design and construction activities in an integrated way. The RME can watch how the design intent is carried through into the building process, guiding decisions, verifying compliance, and resolving conflicts on the fly within the single delivery framework. This cohesive oversight helps ensure the project meets performance and quality requirements from concept through completion.

In contrast, design-bid-build separates design and construction into distinct contracts and phases, so oversight tends to be split between the design team and the construction team rather than unified across both. The RME’s role becomes more about ensuring construction quality and compliance within the build phase, rather than overseeing an integrated design-construction workflow. Because of this separation, the statement about integrated oversight doesn’t fit design-bid-build, and the idea that oversight is identical across models also doesn’t hold, since the structure of accountability and workflow changes significantly between methods.

So the best description is that, in design-build, the RME may oversee integrated design-construction work.