The bid form contains blanks for acknowledging each addendum number. What should a bidder do before submitting the bid?
Correct Answer
D) List the issued addenda as required and include their scope in the bid
If the bid form requires addenda acknowledgment, the bidder should list issued addenda and include their scope. Other choices omit required bidding information or selectively ignore issued documents.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
If the bid form requires addenda acknowledgment, the bidder should list issued addenda and include their scope. Other choices omit required bidding information or selectively ignore issued documents.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: The bidder should leave all blanks empty to avoid responsibility
Choice A gives Leave all blanks empty to avoid responsibility. Its specific error: the option does not produce the required Addenda acknowledgment outcome, List the issued addenda as required and include their scope in the bid.
Option B: The bidder should acknowledge only addenda that lower the price
Choice B (Acknowledge only addenda that lower the price) is rejected because it tries to bypass the Addenda acknowledgment checkpoint.
Option C: Handle addenda acknowledgment by choosing to attach the subcontractor bid only
In procurement and contracting, Attach the subcontractor bid only is the wrong selection for Addenda acknowledgment: it leaves the work at an informal or incomplete stage, while Addenda acknowledgment requires List the issued addenda as required and include their scope in the bid.
Memory Technique
Use a switch memory cue for addenda acknowledgment: the stem's condition unlocks List the issued addenda as required and include their scope in the bid.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Addenda acknowledgment on bid form" to confirm that If the bid form requires addenda acknowledgment, the bidder should list issued addenda and include their scope.
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