After bids are evaluated, the owner sends the selected bidder a written notice that it has been chosen for the contract subject to furnishing required documents. Which procurement document is this?
Correct Answer
C) Notice of award
A notice of award communicates selection of the bidder and the next steps for executing the contract documents. Other choices are occupancy, warranty, or closeout records.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
A notice of award communicates selection of the bidder and the next steps for executing the contract documents. Other choices are occupancy, warranty, or closeout records.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Certificate of occupancy
Choice A (Certificate of occupancy) is rejected because it points to Certificate of occupancy, but.
Option B: Warranty call log
In procurement and contracting, Warranty call log is the wrong selection for Notice of award: it answers the Notice of award prompt with the wrong practical move.
Option D: Use the payment application file as the backup record for notice of award
Choice D gives Punch-list attachment. Its specific error: the choice would not get the project to Notice of award, which is the Notice of award result verified by the source. The accepted answer is Notice of award.
Memory Technique
Make notice of award a tabbed card: cite the exact condition, then choose Notice of award.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Notice of award" to confirm that A notice of award communicates selection of the bidder and the next steps for executing the contract documents.
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