A professional Engineer is reviewing equipment drawings for compliance on behalf of a client. The engineer notices that vendor is providing a technically acceptable alternative to one of the specification requirements listed in the original bid. Upon further research, the engineer finds that propose alternative is cheaper than the one required by clients specification. What should be included in the engineer's recommendation report to the client? a) Rejection , because proposed alternative is cheaper than original requirement. b) Rejection, because proposed alternative is not the same as one required by specification. c) Acceptance, because proposed alternative is technically acceptable. d) Acceptance, because proposed alternative is technically acceptable but negotiate a price credit from supplier.
A professional Engineer is reviewing equipment drawings for compliance on behalf of a client. The engineer notices that vendor is providing a technically acceptable alternative to one of the specification requirements listed in the original bid. Upon further research, the engineer finds that propose alternative is cheaper than the one required by clients specification. What should be included in the engineer's recommendation report to the client? a) Rejection , because proposed alternative is cheaper than original requirement. b) Rejection, because proposed alternative is not the same as one required by specification. c) Acceptance, because proposed alternative is technically acceptable. d) Acceptance, because proposed alternative is technically acceptable but negotiate a price credit from supplier.
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