The contract states that contract time starts on the date named in the owner's written notice. Which document normally starts that time count?
Correct Answer
C) Notice to proceed
A notice to proceed commonly authorizes work to start and establishes the start of contract time when the contract says so. Other choices are procurement, closeout, or warranty documents.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
A notice to proceed commonly authorizes work to start and establishes the start of contract time when the contract says so. Other choices are procurement, closeout, or warranty documents.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Subcontractor quote
Choice A (Subcontractor quote) is rejected because the choice would not get the project to Notice to proceed, which is the Notice to proceed result verified by the source. The cited answer is Notice to proceed.
Option B: Accept the price information as submitted and leave notice to proceed unverified
In procurement and contracting, Punch-list memo is the wrong selection for Notice to proceed: the option does not produce the required Notice to proceed outcome, Notice to proceed.
Option D: Warranty certificate
Choice D gives Warranty certificate. Its specific error: it answers the Notice to proceed prompt with the wrong practical move.
Memory Technique
Make notice to proceed a tabbed card: cite the exact condition, then choose Notice to proceed.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Notice to proceed and contract time" to confirm that A notice to proceed commonly authorizes work to start and establishes the start of contract time when the contract says so.
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