Ceiling tile arrives before the finish submittal is reviewed, and the foreman wants to install it to protect the schedule. What should the superintendent do?
Correct Answer
B) Hold installation until the submittal is reviewed and discrepancies are resolved
Submittals are used to confirm proposed products and details before related work is installed. Other choices create rework risk or bypass the required review process.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Submittals are used to confirm proposed products and details before related work is installed. Other choices create rework risk or bypass the required review process.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: The superintendent should install it and ask for approval afterward
The trap in A is Install it and ask for approval afterward. That selection is wrong because the option does not produce the required Submittal control outcome, Hold installation until the submittal is reviewed and discrepancies are resolved.
Option C: The superintendent should install only rooms not visible to the owner
Choice C (Install only rooms not visible to the owner) is rejected because the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Option D: Change the specification to match the delivered tile
In general project requirements, Change the specification to match the delivered tile is the wrong selection for Submittal control: it leaves out the controlling Submittal control result: Hold installation until the submittal is reviewed and discrepancies are resolved.
Memory Technique
Picture a anchor on the jobsite; submittal control is solved by the action that leads to Hold installation until the submittal is reviewed and discrepancies are resolved.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Submittal and quality-control procedures" to confirm that Submittals are used to confirm proposed products and details before related work is installed.
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