Work or responsibility needed for the project that is absent, unclear or inconsistent across the available documents and prices.
Why it matters
Unresolved scope gaps can become variations, disputes or direct margin loss after a fixed price is accepted.
Example in practice
The drawings show a rooflight, but no tender package includes supply, structure or weathering details.
Use the term carefully
Assign an owner and a deliberate pricing treatment before allowing the gap to disappear into the final total.
Compare related terms
Use the price-review checklist to keep the client wording and approved basis consistent.