A subcontractor proposal excludes temporary heat required by the specifications. What should the estimator do during scope review?
Correct Answer
C) Carry or negotiate the missing scope before relying on the proposal.
Scope exclusions must be reconciled before award or buyout to avoid gaps.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Scope exclusions must be reconciled before award or buyout to avoid gaps.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Base the qualified bid exception response on assume the exclusion is harmless
Choice A gives Assume the exclusion is harmless. Its specific error: the choice would not get the project to Carry or negotiate the missing scope before relying on the proposal.
Option B: The estimator should delete temporary heat from the prime bid
Choice B (Delete temporary heat from the prime bid.) is rejected because it removes the controlling Qualified bid exception requirement instead of meeting it.
Option D: The estimator should wait until final payment to price it
The trap in D is Wait until final payment to price it. That selection is wrong because the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Memory Technique
Tag the scene with qualified bid exception: wrong actor or wrong timing means the fix is not Carry or negotiate the missing scope before relying on the proposal.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Scope exclusion review" to confirm that Scope exclusions must be reconciled before award or buyout to avoid gaps.
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