Changes directed after _____ _____ may result in a Request for Equitable Adjustment.

Changes directed after _____ _____ may result in a Request for Equitable Adjustment.

• A. Preliminary Design
• B. Design Commitment
• C. RFP
• D. Construction Start

Answer: (B)

In a design-build arrangement, the design commitment is the milestone where the design is sufficiently defined and the owner approves moving into construction, establishing the baseline for price and schedule. If the owner then directs changes after that point, those changes disrupt the established baseline and can create additional costs and delays that the contractor may recover through a Request for Equitable Adjustment. Earlier stages like Preliminary Design are still part of shaping the design and don’t lock in a fixed baseline, while the RFP phase is about selecting the team and Construction Start means work has begun under the agreed baseline; changes after that point would typically be handled as change orders, but the formal trigger for an REA described here is changes after the design commitment.

In a design-build arrangement, the design commitment is the milestone where the design is sufficiently defined and the owner approves moving into construction, establishing the baseline for price and schedule. If the owner then directs changes after that point, those changes disrupt the established baseline and can create additional costs and delays that the contractor may recover through a Request for Equitable Adjustment. Earlier stages like Preliminary Design are still part of shaping the design and don’t lock in a fixed baseline, while the RFP phase is about selecting the team and Construction Start means work has begun under the agreed baseline; changes after that point would typically be handled as change orders, but the formal trigger for an REA described here is changes after the design commitment.