A claim is not resolved informally and the contract names an Initial Decision Maker. What happens next under AIA A201?
Correct Answer
B) The claim is submitted for an initial decision under the contract process
A201 routes covered claims through the Initial Decision Maker process.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
A201 routes covered claims through the Initial Decision Maker process.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: The claim is automatically paid in the next application without review
The claim is automatically paid in the next application without review may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the initial decision exposure being tested.
Option C: The bid security is forfeited to resolve the construction dispute, and use that shortcut to decide the claim decision initial requirement, without requesting a written interpretation from the architect
The bid security is forfeited to resolve the construction dispute, and use that shortcut to decide the claim decision initial requirement, without requesting a written interpretation from the architect may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the initial decision exposure being tested.
Option D: The subcontractor supplier becomes the final dispute tribunal, while treating the supplier quote as the controlling document
The subcontractor supplier becomes the final dispute tribunal, while treating the supplier quote as the controlling document may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the initial decision exposure being tested.
Memory Technique
If Team Follows can still reach the worker, the control is decoration.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab AIA A201-2017 to Article 15, §15.2 Initial Decision; match the contract role, notice step, and timing in the stem before choosing.
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