A deck installer checks the fastening plan: which term describes a bid that materially follows the bid form, addenda, security, and other bidding requirements?
Correct Answer
B) Responsive bid
Responsive bid is the controlling requirement: the distractors are related-looking contract or field terms, but they do not match the cited requirement for review item 213.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Responsive bid is the controlling requirement
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Responsible bidder
The trap in A is Responsible bidder. That selection is wrong because it names a financial document or payment mechanism, not the Responsive bid action/result stated by Responsive bid; A responsive bid conforms to material bidding requirements.
Option C: Unit-price underrun
Choice C (Unit-price underrun) is rejected because it answers the Responsive bid prompt with the wrong practical move.
Option D: Substantial completion
In procurement and contracting, Substantial completion is the wrong selection for Responsive bid: it leaves out the controlling Responsive bid result: Responsive bid.
Memory Technique
Make responsive bid a tabbed card: cite the exact condition, then choose Responsive bid.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Bid responsiveness" to confirm that Responsive bid is the controlling requirement
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