Which statement correctly separates an alternate from a substitution?
Correct Answer
A) An alternate is a separately priced bid item; a substitution is a proposed different product or method requiring approval
An alternate is separately priced as part of bidding, while a substitution proposes a different product or method for review. Other choices ignore review and bid structure.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
An alternate is separately priced as part of bidding, while a substitution proposes a different product or method for review. Other choices ignore review and bid structure.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Both always occur only after final payment
The trap in B is Both always occur only after final payment. That selection is wrong because the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Option C: Classify it as a substitution is never reviewed
Choice C gives A substitution is never reviewed. Its specific error: the option does not produce the required Alternate versus substitution outcome, An alternate is a separately priced bid item; a substitution is a proposed different product or method.
Option D: Treat the alternate as deleting every base-bid requirement
Choice D (An alternate deletes every base-bid requirement) is rejected because the option tries to substitute, waive, or delete the Alternate versus substitution control; the item instead requires An alternate is a separately priced bid item; a substitution is a proposed different product or.
Memory Technique
Keep alternate versus substitution as a cause-to-effect card with An alternate is a separately priced bid item; a substitution is a proposed different product or method requiring approval on the back.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Project Management, 5th Ed. (2022); use the index entry or section for "Alternates and substitutions" to confirm that An alternate is separately priced as part of bidding, while a substitution proposes a different product or method for review.
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