A civil plan conflicts with the utility specification before bid. What should the bidder do?
Correct Answer
B) Route the question through prebid clarification
Prebid conflicts should be resolved through the required bidding channel.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Prebid conflicts should be resolved through the required bidding channel.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Use the cheaper interpretation and hide the conflict
Use the cheaper interpretation and hide the conflict skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for prebid rfi.
Option C: Ask the utility subcontractor to revise the specification
Ask the utility subcontractor to revise the specification skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for prebid rfi.
Option D: Save the conflict for warranty review
Save the conflict for warranty review skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for prebid rfi.
Memory Technique
Bidder Finds shortcut is not a term until paper carries it.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab AIA A701-2018 to Bidding requirements; interpretations and addenda; verify quantity math, FL permit status, notice step, or field-control timing.
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