A supplier ships a cheaper pump that was never approved as equal. What should the contractor do?
Correct Answer
C) Hold the item and process the substitution or require the specified/approved product.
Unapproved substitutions are not contract-compliant merely because they arrive or cost less.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Unapproved substitutions are not contract-compliant merely because they arrive or cost less.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Install it because it is cheaper, leaving unapproved substitution delivery unverified
Choice A (Install it because it is cheaper.) is rejected because it leaves out the controlling Unapproved substitution delivery result: Hold the item and process the substitution or require the specified/approved product.
Option B: Close contract execution first and resolve the unapproved substitution delivery record later
In procurement and contracting, Delete the submittal log. is the wrong selection for Unapproved substitution delivery: it removes the controlling Unapproved substitution delivery requirement instead of meeting it.
Option D: Assume the contractor may pay final retainage when applying unapproved substitution delivery
Choice D gives Pay final retainage. Its specific error: the option answers a paperwork, payment, or bonding issue.
Memory Technique
Use the phrase "problem, control, result" for unapproved substitution delivery; the result side is Hold the item and process the substitution or require the specified/approved product.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Substitution delivery control" to confirm that Unapproved substitutions are not contract-compliant merely because they arrive or cost less.
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