The invitation to bid states bids must be received by 2:00 p.m. at the owner's office. A sealed bid arrives at 2:07 p.m. without a stated exception in the instructions. How is that bid normally handled?
Correct Answer
C) Rejected or returned as a late bid under the bid instructions
A bid received after the stated deadline is normally rejected or returned as late unless the procurement documents provide a specific exception. Other choices undermine the deadline or move a pre-award issue into post-award administration.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
A bid received after the stated deadline is normally rejected or returned as late unless the procurement documents provide a specific exception. Other choices undermine the deadline or move a pre-award issue into post-award administration.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Opened first because it arrived sealed
In procurement and contracting, Opened first because it arrived sealed is the wrong selection for Late bid: it answers the Late bid prompt with the wrong practical move.
Option B: Make automatically negotiated with the owner the answer for late bid
The trap in B is Automatically negotiated with the owner. That selection is wrong because it leaves out the controlling Late bid result: Rejected or returned as a late bid under the bid instructions.
Option D: Added to the bid tab after award
Choice D (Added to the bid tab after award) is rejected because it shifts the question into contract administration money flow.
Memory Technique
Make late bid a tabbed card: cite the exact condition, then choose Rejected or returned as a late bid under the bid instructions.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Bid deadline and late bids" to confirm that A bid received after the stated deadline is normally rejected or returned as late unless the procurement documents provide a specific exception.
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