Who is the person or firm whose proposal has been accepted and contract awarded?

Who is the person or firm whose proposal has been accepted and contract awarded?

• A. CONTRACTOR
• B. OWNER
• C. ARCHITECT
• D. SUB-CONTRACTOR

Answer: (A)

The party whose proposal is accepted and the contract is awarded is the contractor. In a construction procurement, owners issue a call for bids or proposals to perform the work. The entities that submit those proposals are bidding to carry out the project. When the owner reviews the bids and selects one proposal, the contract is formed with that bidder—the contractor—to actually execute the work under the agreed terms. The owner remains the client who funds and oversees the project, and the architect is the designer who prepares the plans and specs (often under a separate contract with the owner). Subcontractors are hired by the contractor to handle specific parts of the work, not to run the project as a whole.

The party whose proposal is accepted and the contract is awarded is the contractor. In a construction procurement, owners issue a call for bids or proposals to perform the work. The entities that submit those proposals are bidding to carry out the project. When the owner reviews the bids and selects one proposal, the contract is formed with that bidder—the contractor—to actually execute the work under the agreed terms. The owner remains the client who funds and oversees the project, and the architect is the designer who prepares the plans and specs (often under a separate contract with the owner). Subcontractors are hired by the contractor to handle specific parts of the work, not to run the project as a whole.