Owner causes performance of work beyond the scope of the contract but does not recognize contractor's entitlement to a change order.

Owner causes performance of work beyond the scope of the contract but does not recognize contractor's entitlement to a change order.

• A. Contract Scope
• B. Beyond Scope
• C. Scope of Contract
• D. Performance Beyond

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that the contract defines what is included in the project—the work, responsibilities, and deliverables that are authorized. When the owner directs work beyond what’s defined, that extra activity sits outside the agreement’s authorized package, i.e., outside the scope of the contract. “Scope of the contract” is the standard term used to name that boundary. It pinpoint’s what the agreement covers and what it does not. The other phrases either describe the action (going beyond what’s included) rather than name the boundary, or are less conventional wording for this concept. So the correct term to describe the situation is the scope of the contract.

The main idea is that the contract defines what is included in the project—the work, responsibilities, and deliverables that are authorized. When the owner directs work beyond what’s defined, that extra activity sits outside the agreement’s authorized package, i.e., outside the scope of the contract.

“Scope of the contract” is the standard term used to name that boundary. It pinpoint’s what the agreement covers and what it does not. The other phrases either describe the action (going beyond what’s included) rather than name the boundary, or are less conventional wording for this concept. So the correct term to describe the situation is the scope of the contract.