A low mechanical bid excludes controls wiring that is shown in the specifications, while the next bid includes it. How should the estimator handle the low bid before carrying it?
Correct Answer
C) Level the bid by adding or otherwise covering the missing controls scope
A qualified bid with a missing required scope must be leveled or the gap must be covered before it is carried. Other choices leave a known scope hole or distort all bids to match the omission.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
A qualified bid with a missing required scope must be leveled or the gap must be covered before it is carried. Other choices leave a known scope hole or distort all bids to match the omission.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Carry it unchanged because low number always wins
Choice A gives Carry it unchanged because low number always wins. Its specific error: the option does not produce the required Bid qualification outcome, Level the bid by adding or otherwise covering the missing controls scope.
Option B: The estimator should delete controls wiring from all bidders
Choice B (Delete controls wiring from all bidders) is rejected because it treats Bid qualification as optional.
Option D: The estimator should wait until commissioning to identify the gap
The trap in D is Wait until commissioning to identify the gap. That selection is wrong because it tries to bypass the Bid qualification checkpoint.
Memory Technique
Picture a switch on the jobsite; bid qualification is solved by the action that leads to Level the bid by adding or otherwise covering the missing controls scope.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Project Management, 5th Ed. (2022); use the index entry or section for "Bid leveling and scope qualifications" to confirm that A qualified bid with a missing required scope must be leveled or the gap must be covered before it is carried.
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