Unexpected unsuitable soil is encountered below planned subgrade. What should the contractor do to preserve the issue?
Correct Answer
D) Give required notice and document conditions before disturbing evidence.
Differing-site-condition claims typically require prompt notice and documentation.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Differing-site-condition claims typically require prompt notice and documentation.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Proceed without notice and claim at final payment
Choice A (Proceed without notice and claim at final payment.) is rejected because it leaves the work at an informal or incomplete stage, while Differing site notice requires Give required notice and document conditions before disturbing evidence.
Option B: Make dispose of all samples immediately the answer for differing site notice
In procurement and contracting, Dispose of all samples immediately. is the wrong selection for Differing site notice: it leaves out the controlling Differing site notice result: Give required notice and document conditions before disturbing evidence.
Option C: Treat the bid bond as notice although the file does not verify differing site notice
The trap in C is Treat the bid bond as notice. That selection is wrong because it shifts the question into contract administration money flow.
Memory Technique
Pair differing site notice with the real field trigger, then choose the response that produces Give required notice and document conditions before disturbing evidence.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Differing site conditions" to confirm that Differing-site-condition claims typically require prompt notice and documentation.
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