A payment reviewer tests the arithmetic: what is the purpose of an RFI when contract documents conflict?
Correct Answer
A) Request clarification before proceeding with affected work
Request clarification before proceeding with affected work is the controlling requirement: the distractors are related-looking contract or field terms, but they do not match the cited requirement for review item 132.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Request clarification before proceeding with affected work is the controlling requirement
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: The reviewer should approve a substitution automatically
Choice B gives Approve a substitution automatically. Its specific error: the option does not produce the required RFI outcome.
Option C: Handle rFI by choosing to waive contract time
Choice C (Waive contract time) is rejected because it treats RFI as optional.
Option D: Apply release retainage to the rFI condition
In procurement and contracting, Release retainage is the wrong selection for RFI: the option answers a paperwork, payment, or bonding issue.
Memory Technique
File RFI under a closeout folder: condition first, number or duty second, answer Request clarification before proceeding with affected work.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Jobsite Management, 5th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Requests for information" to confirm that Request clarification before proceeding with affected work is the controlling requirement
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