A superintendent compares the field record with the contract: what is the purpose of an RFI when contract documents conflict?
Correct Answer
A) Request clarification before proceeding with affected work
Request clarification before proceeding with affected work is the controlling requirement: the distractors are related-looking contract or field terms, but they do not match the cited requirement for review item 222.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Request clarification before proceeding with affected work is the controlling requirement
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Approve a substitution automatically; without contract authorization
In procurement and contracting, Approve a substitution automatically; without contract authorization is the wrong selection for RFI: the option delays or omits the controlling step.
Option C: Waive contract time
The trap in C is Waive contract time. That selection is wrong because it removes the controlling RFI requirement instead of meeting it.
Option D: Release retainage
Choice D gives Release retainage. Its specific error: it names a financial document or payment mechanism, not the RFI action/result stated by.
Memory Technique
File RFI under a warning sign: condition first, number or duty second, answer Request clarification before proceeding with affected work.
Reference Hint
Open Construction Jobsite Management, 5th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Requests for information" to confirm that Request clarification before proceeding with affected work is the controlling requirement
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