A project selection committee is shortlisting projects for the coming year. Which selection criteria should the project manager recommend?

Anew major road project is starting, and the contractor has contractually committed to submitting regular status reports and participating in integration meetings. Halfway through the project life cycle, the contractor stops participating in meetings and submitting reports, stating these items consume too much time.
What should the project manager do first?

In what knowledge area does Activity Resource Estimating occur?

A project manager is assigned to a new project. Many of the project deliverables need to be outsourced.
What should the project manager use to document the project deliverables?

A project manager begins working for a project that is already in progress. The project manager will be meeting with the project sponsor very shortly to review the project's overall scope and expected deliverables.
How should the project manager prepare for the meeting?