A subcontractor sends a price increase after completing added work that was never approved in the owner contract. What should the prime contractor avoid doing?
Correct Answer
D) Passing the amount to the owner as an automatic change order.
An owner change should not be treated as automatic when the written owner contract was never changed; authorization and documentation must be reviewed.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
An owner change should not be treated as automatic when the written owner contract was never changed; authorization and documentation must be reviewed.
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