A bidder discovers an addendum was not included in its sealed bid. What is the likely procurement issue?
Correct Answer
C) The bid may be nonresponsive if acknowledgment and pricing were required.
Failure to acknowledge or price required addenda can make a bid nonresponsive.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Failure to acknowledge or price required addenda can make a bid nonresponsive.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: The addendum becomes a warranty item
Choice A gives The addendum becomes a warranty item. Its specific error: the option does not produce the required Late addendum in bid outcome, The bid may be nonresponsive if acknowledgment and pricing were required.
Option B: The owner must ignore all addenda
Choice B (The owner must ignore all addenda.) is rejected because it tries to bypass the Late addendum in bid checkpoint.
Option D: The payment bond cures the omission although the file does not verify late addendum in bid
The trap in D is The payment bond cures the omission. That selection is wrong because it names a financial document or payment mechanism, not the Late addendum in bid action/result stated by The bid may be nonresponsive if acknowledgment and pricing were required.; Required addenda must be acknowledged and included in the bid.
Memory Technique
Picture a pay line on the jobsite; late addendum in bid is solved by the action that leads to The bid may be nonresponsive if acknowledgment and pricing were required.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Addendum omission" to confirm that Failure to acknowledge or price required addenda can make a bid nonresponsive.
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