Alpha Construction Is Having a Dispute with a Home Buyer

Multiple Choice

Alpha Construction is having a dispute with a home buyer about some of the terms of their building contract. Both Alpha and the home buyer want to avoid the expense of going to court, but they cannot agree on how to settle their disagreement.
-Alpha wants to bring in a neutral third party who will facilitate a negotiated solution by using reasoning, persuasion, suggesting alternatives, and the like. This person is a(n) ________.

A) mediator
B) arbitrator
C) conciliator
D) consultant
E) officiant