The owner selects light fixtures costing $12,000 more than the electrical fixture allowance. What should the contractor prepare?
Correct Answer
D) A contract adjustment under the allowance and change-order provisions
When approved selections exceed the allowance, the contract is adjusted according to the allowance and change-order terms. Other choices ignore the cost difference or use the wrong contract mechanism.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
When approved selections exceed the allowance, the contract is adjusted according to the allowance and change-order terms. Other choices ignore the cost difference or use the wrong contract mechanism.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Base the allowance overrun response on a zero-cost RFI response
Choice A gives A zero-cost RFI response only. Its specific error: the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Option B: Classify the condition as a deductive change for the allowance overrun
Choice B (A deductive change for the allowance overrun) is rejected because it answers the Allowance overrun prompt with the wrong practical move.
Option C: Classify the condition as a new base bid
In procurement and contracting, A new base bid is the wrong selection for Allowance overrun: it names a financial document or payment mechanism, not the Allowance overrun action/result stated by A contract adjustment under the allowance and change-order provisions.
Memory Technique
Use the phrase "problem, control, result" for allowance overrun; the result side is A contract adjustment under the allowance and change-order provisions.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Project Management, 5th Ed. (2022); use the index entry or section for "Allowance adjustment" to confirm that When approved selections exceed the allowance, the contract is adjusted according to the allowance and change-order terms.
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