A deck installer checks the fastening plan: who normally decides whether listed alternates are accepted when awarding the contract?
Correct Answer
A) The owner under the bid and contract documents
The owner under the bid and contract documents is the controlling requirement: the distractors are related-looking contract or field terms, but they do not match the cited requirement for review item 249.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
The owner under the bid and contract documents is the controlling requirement
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Base the alternate acceptance response on the low subcontractor
In procurement and contracting, The low subcontractor only is the wrong selection for Alternate acceptance: the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Option C: Select the building inspector for alternate acceptance
The trap in C is The building inspector. That selection is wrong because the option does not produce the required Alternate acceptance outcome.
Option D: Limit alternate acceptance to the surety after final payment
Choice D gives The surety after final payment. Its specific error: it tries to bypass the Alternate acceptance checkpoint.
Memory Technique
Link alternate acceptance to its book condition; a different condition means a different answer than The owner under the bid and contract documents.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Project Management, 5th Ed. (2022); use the index entry or section for "Alternates and award" to confirm that The owner under the bid and contract documents is the controlling requirement
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