Which two of the following documents MUST be submitted by the communication's project contractor for review and approval? {Select two options.)

Question

Options

• ATest reports
• BShop drawings
• CCost summary
• DSite survey
• ERequest for information (RFI)

• A
  77% (17)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  5% (1)
• E
  14% (3)

Explanation

In construction and communications projects, shop drawings and test reports are formal contractor submittals that must be reviewed and approved by the engineer or owner's representative. Shop drawings (B) are technical documents showing exactly how materials and systems will be fabricated and installed, and they must be approved before work begins to ensure compliance with project specifications. Test reports (A) document the results of system or material testing after installation and must be approved to confirm the work meets required standards.

The distractors are wrong for these reasons: a cost summary (C) is a financial document used for billing and is not subject to formal engineering review and approval; a site survey (D) is typically performed prior to the project and is not a contractor submittal in the formal sense; and an RFI (E) is a communication tool the contractor uses to ask clarifying questions -- it receives an answer, not an "approval."

Memory tip: Focus on the word "approval." Shop drawings get approved before work starts (pre-work), and test reports get approved after work finishes (post-work). These two bookend the construction process and are the classic formal submittals requiring sign-off.

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