A contract clause is applied to this fact pattern: what should a bidder do when the bid form requests acknowledgment of Addendum 4?
Correct Answer
A) Acknowledge Addendum 4 and include its scope
Acknowledge Addendum 4 and include its scope is the controlling requirement: the distractors are related-looking contract or field terms, but they do not match the cited requirement for review item 238.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Acknowledge Addendum 4 and include its scope is the controlling requirement
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: The bidder should ignore it if no price changes
Choice B (Ignore it if no price changes) is rejected because the action skips the timing, documentation, or field-control step needed for Addendum acknowledgment.
Option C: Carry it as a post-award claim
In procurement and contracting, Carry it as a post-award claim is the wrong selection for Addendum acknowledgment: it leaves out the controlling Addendum acknowledgment result.
Option D: The bidder should use only the original drawings
The trap in D is Use only the original drawings. That selection is wrong because it leaves the work at an informal or incomplete stage, while Addendum acknowledgment requires.
Memory Technique
Make addendum acknowledgment a tabbed card: cite the exact condition, then choose Acknowledge Addendum 4 and include its scope.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Addenda acknowledgment" to confirm that Acknowledge Addendum 4 and include its scope is the controlling requirement
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