Two addenda revise the drawings before bid day. What must a responsive bidder normally do with those addenda?
Correct Answer
A) Acknowledge the addenda on the bid form and include their scope in the bid
Addenda issued during bidding become part of the bidding and contract documents, and the bid form normally requires acknowledgment. Other choices omit issued scope or treat pre-award changes as post-award extras.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Addenda issued during bidding become part of the bidding and contract documents, and the bid form normally requires acknowledgment. Other choices omit issued scope or treat pre-award changes as post-award extras.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: The bidder should ignore them unless the bidder attended the prebid meeting
In procurement and contracting, Ignore them unless the bidder attended the prebid meeting is the wrong selection for Addenda: it tries to bypass the Addenda checkpoint.
Option C: The bidder should price them after award as automatic change orders
The trap in C is Price them after award as automatic change orders. That selection is wrong because it names a financial document or payment mechanism, not the Addenda action/result stated by Acknowledge the addenda on the bid form and include their scope in the bid; Bidders normally acknowledge issued addenda and include addendum scope in the bid.
Option D: The bidder should attach only the addendum that lowers the bid and leave addenda unchecked
Choice D gives Attach only the addendum that lowers the bid. Its specific error: the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Memory Technique
Make addenda a tabbed card: cite the exact condition, then choose Acknowledge the addenda on the bid form 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 and bid-form acknowledgment" to confirm that Addenda issued during bidding become part of the bidding and contract documents, and the bid form normally requires acknowledgment.
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