What is true about the relationship between approving a revision and prior revisions?

• A. Approving the revision also approves all prior revisions.
• B. Approving the revision does not imply approval of prior revisions.
• C. Approving the revision invalidates prior revisions.
• D. Approving the revision automatically begins construction.

Answer: (B)

Approving a revision applies only to the changes described in that specific revision. Each revision is a separate modification to the contract documents, and approvals validate the changes in that revision as issued. So, approving a particular revision means you consent to the changes in that revision, not to all earlier changes from previous revisions. Earlier revisions may have been approved or they may be superseded by later revisions, but approving a newer revision does not retroactively approve prior revisions unless the latest documents explicitly incorporate them. In short, revisions are approved on their own terms, and a newer approval does not automatically imply approval of earlier ones.