During buyout reconciliation, a low proposal excludes temporary heat that the specifications assign to that trade. What should be done before award?
Correct Answer
C) Close the scope gap or carry the missing cost in the correct package
Close the scope gap or carry the missing cost in the correct package is the contract-appropriate response: the distractors either bypass required review, conceal a defect, or create a payment or quality dispute in scenario item 367.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Close the scope gap or carry the missing cost in the correct package is the contract-appropriate response
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Limit bid scope gap to hope another trade includes it
Choice A (Hope another trade includes it) is rejected because the option does not produce the required Bid scope gap outcome.
Option B: The contractor should delete the specified heat
In procurement and contracting, Delete the specified heat is the wrong selection for Bid scope gap: it removes the controlling Bid scope gap requirement instead of meeting it.
Option D: The contractor should wait for final payment
Choice D gives Wait for final payment. Its specific error: it tries to bypass the Bid scope gap checkpoint.
Memory Technique
Tag the scene with bid scope gap: wrong actor or wrong timing means the fix is not Close the scope gap or carry the missing cost in the correct package.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Project Management, 5th Ed. (2022); use the index entry or section for "Buyout scope review" to confirm that Close the scope gap or carry the missing cost in the correct package is the contract-appropriate response
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