Bid documents include addenda issued before bid day. What bid-form action is normally required?
Correct Answer
A) Acknowledge the addenda and include their scope in the bid.
Addenda revise bidding documents and normally must be acknowledged in the bid.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Addenda revise bidding documents and normally must be acknowledged in the bid.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: The contractor should ignore addenda until after award
The trap in B is Ignore addenda until after award. That selection is wrong because the action skips the timing, documentation, or field-control step needed for Addendum acknowledgment.
Option C: The contractor should price addenda only as change orders
Choice C gives Price addenda only as change orders. Its specific error: it tries to bypass the Addendum acknowledgment checkpoint.
Option D: The contractor should attach them only to the final pay application
Choice D (Attach them only to the final pay application.) is rejected because it leaves the work at an informal or incomplete stage, while Addendum acknowledgment requires Acknowledge the addenda and include their scope in the bid.
Memory Technique
Use a weep path memory cue for addendum acknowledgment: the stem's condition unlocks Acknowledge the addenda and include their scope in the bid.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Addenda in bidding" to confirm that Addenda revise bidding documents and normally must be acknowledged in the bid.
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