The lowest drywall proposal excludes firestopping at head-of-wall joints, while the project specifications include it in the wall assemblies. What should the general contractor do during buyout?
Correct Answer
C) Resolve the scope gap before subcontract award and carry the cost in the proper scope
Buyout should identify and close scope gaps before award so required work is included once and assigned clearly. Other choices leave a known gap, remove contract scope, or defer predictable rework.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Buyout should identify and close scope gaps before award so required work is included once and assigned clearly. Other choices leave a known gap, remove contract scope, or defer predictable rework.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Carry the proposal unchanged and hope another trade covers it
In procurement and contracting, Carry the proposal unchanged and hope another trade covers it is the wrong selection for Subcontract scope gap: the choice would not get the project to Resolve the scope gap before subcontract award and carry the cost in the proper scope, which is the Subcontract scope gap result verified by the source.
Option B: The contractor should delete firestopping from the project
The trap in B is Delete firestopping from the project. That selection is wrong because it removes the controlling Subcontract scope gap requirement instead of meeting it.
Option D: The contractor should wait until final inspection to price the missing work
Choice D (Wait until final inspection to price the missing work) is rejected because the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Memory Technique
Pair subcontract scope gap with the real field trigger, then choose the response that produces Resolve the scope gap before subcontract award and carry the cost in the proper scope.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Project Management, 5th Ed. (2022); use the index entry or section for "Buyout scope review" to confirm that Buyout should identify and close scope gaps before award so required work is included once and assigned clearly.
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