Question 5. According to paragraph 3, predictive maintenance alerts allow cities ______. A. to schedule repairs before failures cascade and...

Question 5. According to paragraph 3, predictive maintenance alerts allow cities ______.

A. to schedule repairs before failures cascade and reduce costly, disruptive emergency interventions

B. to outsource accountability while maintaining appearances of prudent, scientifically informed stewardship

C. to pause monitoring until quarterly reviews consolidate trends into retrospective performance memos

D. to delay procurement cycles so contractors can rebid after models stabilise their cost estimates