What is considered a supplemental service beyond Basic Services?

• A. Programming
• B. Cost estimation
• C. Coordination
• D. SD, DD, Bid, CD, CA

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that supplemental services are tasks added beyond the standard scope of Basic Services. Programming fits this perfectly because it involves uncovering and documenting the owner’s needs, goals, space requirements, relationships, and performance criteria before the design work proceeds. It’s a planning, information-gathering phase that often requires owner interviews, data collection, and setting criteria, and it’s typically billed separately from the core design and construction documentation tasks. That separation is why programming is considered a supplemental service.

Cost estimation is usually tied to the design process to inform budgeting within Basic Services, coordination is a typical ongoing responsibility across design phases, and the stages SD, DD, Bid, CD, CA are the traditional design and construction services included in Basic Services.