A subcontractor performs directed force-account work but waits three weeks to submit unsigned daily tickets. What problem does this create?
Correct Answer
D) The cost record is weaker because labor, equipment, and material were not verified daily
Force-account work is best supported by timely signed daily records; late unsigned tickets are harder to verify. Other choices overstate or change the payment basis without support.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Force-account work is best supported by timely signed daily records; late unsigned tickets are harder to verify. Other choices overstate or change the payment basis without support.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Unsigned late tickets are stronger than daily signed records, leaving force-account signature unverified
Choice A (Unsigned late tickets are stronger than daily signed records) is rejected because it leaves out the controlling Force-account signature result: The cost record is weaker because labor, equipment, and material were not verified daily.
Option B: The work automatically becomes lump sum, leaving force-account signature unverified
In procurement and contracting, The work automatically becomes lump sum is the wrong selection for Force-account signature: the choice would not get the project to The cost record is weaker because labor, equipment, and material were not verified daily, which is the Force-account signature result verified by the source.
Option C: The owner must accept every hour without review
The trap in C is The owner must accept every hour without review. That selection is wrong because it leaves the work at an informal or incomplete stage, while Force-account signature requires The cost record is weaker because labor, equipment, and material were not verified daily; Force-account work should be documented with timely signed daily records.
Memory Technique
Pair force-account signature with the real field trigger, then choose the response that produces The cost record is weaker because labor, equipment, and material were not verified daily.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Jobsite Management, 5th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Force-account ticket verification" to confirm that Force-account work is best supported by timely signed daily records; late unsigned tickets are harder to verify.
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