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An addendum cannot be used to change the: A - Contract Sum B - Date and time for receipt of Bids C - Quality of the Work D - Quantity of the Work Reference: and PDPG 13.4.2.8 and 15.11.2.3, and EJCDC C-700 Paragraph 1.01.A.1; AIA A201 Section 1.1.1. Also see CCAPG 8.3. Also see CSPG 9.4. -------------------------------------- (- Answer: A - Contract Sum. Why, you ask? Because Addenda are issued during the bidding (procurement) stage (see Question No. 8), before there is a signed Contract between the Owner and Contractor, and therefore, are issued before there is a Contract Sum. When issued prior to the receipt of Bids (or, with AIA documents, prior to the signature of the Owner-Contractor Agreement), an Addendum can be used to change the date for receipt of Bids, the required quality of the Work, and the scope or extent of the Work. . What would one use to change the Contract Price (Contract Sum in AIA documents)? Hint: It's not an Addendum. For more on how the Contract Price/Contract Sum is modified, see PDPG 15.11.2.3, CCAPG 8.3, CSPG9.4; EJCDC C-700 Paras. 11.02, 11.04, and 11.05; and AIA A201 Sections 7.1 and 7.2. 10. Which of the following is a true statement about addenda? A - They typically arise from a change order B - They are part of the contract documents C - They are listed in Division 01 - General Requirements D - They can be issued at any time during the contract period Reference: PDPG 13.4.2.8; EJCDC C-700 Para 1.01.A.13 and EJCDC C-520 Para. 9.01; AIA A201 Section 1.1.1 and AIA A101 Section 9.1; and "The Diagram". Also see CCAPG 1.3.1. -------------------------------------- (- Answer: B - They are part of the contract documents. This one is a little tricky. During the procurement (bidding) stage, there is no Contract, and because Addenda are issued during the procurement (bidding) stage, how can they be part of the Contract Documents? Well, they BECOME part of the Contract Documents when the OwnerContractor Agreement is signed. While the answer says they "ARE" part of the Contract Documents, they are at a point in time after signing the Owner-Contractor Agreement. All of the other choices to this question are COMPLETELY wrong, so Answer "B" is the best answer out of the choices available.For a list of what constitutes the "Contract Documents", see EJCDC C- 520 (Owner-Contractor Agreement), Paragraph 9.01, and AIA A101 (Owner-Contractor Agreement), Articles 1 and 9, and AIA A201 Paragraph 1.1.1. 11. Select the entity which is essentially assigned the following duties and responsibilities by the Conditions of the Contract - Furnishing surveys and utility locations: A - Architect/Engineer B - Owner C - Contractor D - Varies, as stated in the Supplementary Conditions E - None of the above Reference: PDPG 12.2.3.1; EJCDC C-700 Paras. 4.03 and 5.05, and AIA A201 Sections 2.3.4 and 2.3.5. Also see especially CCAPG 3.8.9 and 3.8.10. Also see EJCDC E-500 (Owner-Engineer Agreement) Para. B2.01.D (in Exhibit B), and AIA B101 (Owner-Architect Agreement) Section 5.4 (- Answer: B - Owner. Because the Owner furnishes the Site for the Contractor to construct the Work, the Owner is in the best position to have available and furnish surveys and utility locations. It is common,however, for the Owner to make obtaining and furnishing to the Contractor such information part of the A/E's scope of professional services.