Planning & EstimatingQuestion 632 of 700
When contract documents conflict and there is no special precedence clause, which GENERAL rule do most construction contracts apply?
a.General notes always override specific detail notes.
b.The earliest drawing revision controls over any later addenda.
c.The contractor's estimate governs over the drawings.
d.Later addenda and modifications generally take precedence over the base documents they change, and more specific or detailed provisions govern over general ones.
Explanation
Correct: documents issued later to modify the set (addenda, change orders) generally control over the originals they revise, and a specific/detailed provision usually governs over a conflicting general one. Specific notes control over general notes, not the reverse. Later addenda control over earlier drawings, not the other way around. The contractor's estimate is not a contract document controlling the drawings.
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