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Relocating a loading-dock door requires changed steel framing and will affect cost and time. The owner wants the revised work to start while the contractor's proposed adjustment is evaluated. The contract incorporates unmodified AIA A201-2017. Which document can authorize the changed work before the parties agree on the adjustment?
Correct answer: A - A construction change directive signed by the owner and architect.
An earned-value report lists a cost performance index (CPI) of 1.08 and a schedule performance index (SPI) of 0.87 at the same status date. The owner asks whether the favorable CPI means the contractual completion date is secure. Which interpretation is supportable?
Correct answer: B - Cost efficiency is favorable; progress lags the plan, but the indices do not measure days of delay.
Before bidding, Addendum 3 both revised a stair detail and extended the bid-submission deadline. The executed agreement incorporates the addendum and unmodified AIA A201-2017, without adopting bidding-only provisions as Contract Documents. After award, how should the two parts of the addendum be treated?
Correct answer: D - The stair revision is contractual; the bidding-deadline provision is excluded.
Sealed bids for a federal project must include all specified building-controls work without qualification. The apparent low bidder has demonstrated adequate resources and relevant experience, but its signed bid excludes controls integration assigned to the contractor in the specifications. This qualification changes the required scope. How should the defect be classified?
Correct answer: B - A nonresponsive bid, because a material scope requirement has been excluded.
An air-handling unit fits in the mechanical room and can pass through the planned delivery opening. The specified unit requires a straight 7-foot coil-removal path for in-place servicing, but a permanent column leaves only 4 feet on that side. The operating clearances otherwise comply. Which response belongs in the pre-bid constructability review?
Correct answer: C - Coordinate the permanent layout to provide the required coil-removal path.
After masonry wall ties are installed, the architect discovers galvanized-steel ties where the specifications require stainless steel. The contractor points to the architect's approved shop drawings, which depicted galvanized ties. The contractor never identified that deviation, and no written approval of the specific deviation or contract modification was issued. Under unmodified AIA A201-2017, how does the shop-drawing approval affect the requirement?
Correct answer: C - It does not relieve the contractor of the stainless-steel requirement.
On the current payment application, completed work to date is $420,000 and stored materials are $80,000. Installation records show that $30,000 of those listed stored materials is now installed and already included in completed work. The other amounts are substantiated and eligible. The contract retains 5% of completed work and eligible stored materials. Previous certificates total $350,000, and no other withholding applies. After correcting the duplicate entry, what amount is due on this application?
Correct answer: B - $96,500
During a site visit, an architect sees a worker backing toward an unguarded floor opening while guiding a cart. The worker has not noticed the opening. The architect has no delegated authority to issue a contractual stop-work order. What should the architect do in the next few seconds?
Correct answer: D - Warn the worker away from the opening and immediately alert the superintendent.
An owner-authorized change is priced using labor rates that already include field supervision. The contractor separately charges for that same supervision, then adds the contract's 10% markup to the total. All other costs are eligible. What correction is necessary before the change amount is agreed?
Correct answer: A - Remove the duplicate supervision charge before applying the permitted markup.
The contract permits separate substantial completion of two independently usable wings. The east wing has all required occupancy approvals, successful systems tests, and turnover items required at that milestone; only minor paint touch-ups remain. The west wing is still under construction. The contractor requests substantial completion of the east wing. What should the architect certify?
Correct answer: A - The east wing only, with its completion date and remaining-work list.
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