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  1. Under AIA A201-2017, within how many days after the event giving rise to a claim must the claimant generally initiate the claim?

    Answer: 21 days

    A201-2017 §15.1.3 requires Claims to be initiated within 21 days after the occurrence of the event or after the claimant first recognizes the condition.

  2. Which AIA document lets the owner and architect direct a change in the work before the contractor agrees on price or time adjustments?

    Answer: G714 Construction Change Directive

    A Construction Change Directive (G714) orders changed work without the contractor's prior agreement on cost or time.

  3. A contractor finds concealed subsurface rock that the contract documents did not show. Under A201, what must the contractor do first?

    Answer: Promptly notify the owner and architect before disturbing the conditions

    A201 §3.7.4 requires notice before the conditions are disturbed, and no later than 14 days after first observing them.

  4. What does the Spearin doctrine establish?

    Answer: The owner impliedly warrants that the plans and specifications it furnishes are adequate

    United States v. Spearin (1918) holds that an owner who supplies design specifications impliedly warrants that they are adequate.

  5. An owner-caused delay extends the project, and the contractor wants home office overhead it could not absorb. Which method is commonly used to calculate it?

    Answer: Eichleay formula

    The Eichleay formula allocates unabsorbed home office overhead to the days of compensable owner-caused delay.

  6. Which statement about shop drawings under AIA A201 is correct?

    Answer: They are not contract documents

    A201 §3.12.4 says shop drawings, product data, and samples are not Contract Documents; they show how the contractor intends to meet the design.

  7. Under AIA A201, a contractor has not been paid within 7 days of the payment due date through no fault of its own. What may it do next?

    Answer: Stop work after an additional 7 days' written notice to the owner and architect

    A201 §9.7 lets the contractor stop work after giving 7 additional days' written notice.

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