What is the usual purpose of a notice to proceed?
Correct Answer
B) Authorize the contractor to start contract time or begin the work as stated.
The notice to proceed commonly triggers contract time or work authorization.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
The notice to proceed commonly triggers contract time or work authorization.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: The contractor should approve final completion
In procurement and contracting, Approve final completion. is the wrong selection for Notice to proceed: the option does not produce the required Notice to proceed outcome, Authorize the contractor to start contract time or begin the work as stated.
Option C: Release all retainage
Choice C gives Release all retainage. Its specific error: it shifts the question into contract administration money flow.
Option D: Cancel required insurance
Choice D (Cancel required insurance.) is rejected because it leaves out the controlling Notice to proceed result: Authorize the contractor to start contract time or begin the work as stated.
Memory Technique
File notice to proceed under a dimension string: condition first, number or duty second, answer Authorize the contractor to start contract time or begin the work as stated.
Reference Hint
Open NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, 14th Ed.; use the index entry or section for "Notice to proceed" to confirm that The notice to proceed commonly triggers contract time or work authorization.
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