A vendor on your project informs you that they will be unable to perform the work as contracted after some equipment required for the project was destroyed in a hurricane. The vendor cites a clause in the contract that is designed to address the inability of party to execute their responsibilities due to extraordinary factors that were outside the control of the party. What clause does the vendor refer to?

You are leading a project with some of the deliverables outsourced to a vendor. You have been working closely with your procurement administrator to ensure that all claims, invoices, and final payments have been finalized with the vendor. Terms and conditions of the contract have been met, and all deliverables have been accepted. What should you do next?

Which of the following is a tool or technique of the Plan Procurement Management process?

The project manager is in discussion with vendors about their bids that came in higher than expected. Additionally, according to the vendor’s responses, none of them will be able to deliver by the deadline requested. The project manager talks to the sponsor and other key project stakeholders to see if additional funds are needed to cover the extra costs and deliver on schedule. What process is the project manager performing?

As a project manager for a small company, you have been responsible for negotiating and issuing contracts. Although your company has pre-qualified vendors, and the agreements are standard, you think the procurements should be handled by someone with more knowledge on the subject rather than the project managers. Which of the following will you recommend?

A project manager is planning a project to build a new apartment complex on the site of a long-abandoned airport that was closed due to illegal dumping of fuel and oil. The project manager will need to provide a regulatory agency with a detailed explanation of how the cleanup will be performed before a permit can be caused. What would be the most appropriate bid document to send to potential vendors for the environment cleanup?

You recently received an email from a client, which states,” Thanks. We have received the goods you just shipped”. You begin to close out the project, send the final invoice to the client, and release all of your staffs. As you are preparing to leave for the day, you receive a voicemail from the client stating that the deliverables do not meet the required specifications. This information comes as a shock because you are sure the client has accepted the deliverables. What should you do now?

The Control Procurements process has eight inputs, including:

Project management plan

Project documents

Agreements

Procurements documentation

Work performance data

Enterprise environmental factors

Organizational process assets

Which of the following inputs is missing from the list?

Per organizational policy, any commodities purchased for a project must be either the least cost option available or a sole source. Which project process and tools and technique does this most impact?