PMP Practice Question: Business Environment — Predictive, Hard
You are managing a predictive construction project with a fixed-price contract worth $8 million. Six months into the 18-month project, a new environmental regulation is enacted that requires additional soil remediation work not included in the original scope. The customer insists this should be absorbed within the existing contract price, citing the fixed-price nature of the agreement. Your legal team confirms the regulation was not foreseeable at contract signing. The additional work is estimated at $450,000 and will add two months to the schedule. What should be your primary course of action?
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