Are temporary or non-incorporated items necessary for proper execution the contractor's responsibility?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Only if specified
• D. Only for long-lead items

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that the contractor is responsible for anything temporary and not part of the permanent work that is needed to perform the project. Temporary facilities and utilities — like site offices, sanitary facilities, power, water, lighting, heat, scaffolding, fencing, and other temporary measures — are provided and paid for by the contractor to ensure the work can be executed properly. They are considered necessary for the execution of the project, even though they won’t be part of the finished building.

That’s why the correct answer is Yes: the contractor bears responsibility for these temporary or non-incorporated items as part of the proper execution of the work, unless the contract explicitly shifts those responsibilities elsewhere.

The other options don’t fit because this obligation isn’t contingent on a specific instruction: AIA contracts generally require the contractor to provide these temporary facilities as a baseline, not only if specified. And tying responsibility to long-lead items misinterprets the issue, since temporary facilities are needed to carry out the work regardless of procurement lead times.