Law & Business (CSLB) Contracting Exam Questions With
Accurate Answers.
The contractor's license number - accurate answers-The most important thing
to include when advertising for construction work is
Name, business address, and contractor's license number - accurate answers-
What must licensed plumbing, electrical sign and well-being contractors have
displayed on both sides of their commercial truck?
All of the above - accurate answers-If you are advertising, in which of these
locations is your license number required?
Billboards
Bus stop benches
Yellow pages advertising
all of the above
White - accurate answers-What color paint is normally used to mark an
excavation area?
Stop work immediately at the site, and notify the Coroner - accurate answers-
If, during excavation, you unearth human remains or burial artifacts at a
construction site, what should you do?
A contractor must have a license number to advertise - accurate answers-
Which statement is most correct?
1. All advertising must include the contractor's name, address and telephone
number;
2. The address of the Contractor's State License Board must be on all
advertising;
3. A contractor must have a license number to advertise;
4. A contractor's license number must be on all forms the company prints
Profit - accurate answers-Of the following four items to consider when
bidding, which is the MOST important?
1. Overhead
2. Labor
3. Material
, 4. Profit
Anticipated legal fees - accurate answers-Which of the following would you
NOT include in a bid?
1. Cost of performance bond
2. Labor and material
3. Profit
4. Anticipated legal fees
Overhead Costs - accurate answers-When bidding on a home improvement
contract, a contractor should include: material costs, labor cost, direct costs,
permits, profits and...
Assures the accuracy of cost estimates - accurate answers-What is best reason
for standardized bidding?
Profits above 10% - accurate answers-Which of the following would most
likely place a bid out of range from the other bids submitted for a job?
The contractor is responsible to complete the work - accurate answers-Your
bid on a job was accepted, but you inadvertently left out a part of that job.,
what should you do?
1. Write a change order and get it signed by the owner
2. Add the additional cost to the end of the job and say nothing
3. Do the omitted portion of the job on a time and materials basis
4. The contractor is responsible to complete the work
Bidding against the competition and not the job - accurate answers-What is a
common pitfall in bidding?
Lower your bid to match other offers - accurate answers-What is not
recommended if you are outbid by a lower bidder?
Negotiate with the owner to reduce the scope of the work - accurate answers-
A contractor is bidding on a project for a homeowner. The homeowner has
included several "extra" items upon which to bid. After receiving the bid, the
homeowner says it is too high and asks the contractor to lower the price.
What should the contractor do?
Accurate Answers.
The contractor's license number - accurate answers-The most important thing
to include when advertising for construction work is
Name, business address, and contractor's license number - accurate answers-
What must licensed plumbing, electrical sign and well-being contractors have
displayed on both sides of their commercial truck?
All of the above - accurate answers-If you are advertising, in which of these
locations is your license number required?
Billboards
Bus stop benches
Yellow pages advertising
all of the above
White - accurate answers-What color paint is normally used to mark an
excavation area?
Stop work immediately at the site, and notify the Coroner - accurate answers-
If, during excavation, you unearth human remains or burial artifacts at a
construction site, what should you do?
A contractor must have a license number to advertise - accurate answers-
Which statement is most correct?
1. All advertising must include the contractor's name, address and telephone
number;
2. The address of the Contractor's State License Board must be on all
advertising;
3. A contractor must have a license number to advertise;
4. A contractor's license number must be on all forms the company prints
Profit - accurate answers-Of the following four items to consider when
bidding, which is the MOST important?
1. Overhead
2. Labor
3. Material
, 4. Profit
Anticipated legal fees - accurate answers-Which of the following would you
NOT include in a bid?
1. Cost of performance bond
2. Labor and material
3. Profit
4. Anticipated legal fees
Overhead Costs - accurate answers-When bidding on a home improvement
contract, a contractor should include: material costs, labor cost, direct costs,
permits, profits and...
Assures the accuracy of cost estimates - accurate answers-What is best reason
for standardized bidding?
Profits above 10% - accurate answers-Which of the following would most
likely place a bid out of range from the other bids submitted for a job?
The contractor is responsible to complete the work - accurate answers-Your
bid on a job was accepted, but you inadvertently left out a part of that job.,
what should you do?
1. Write a change order and get it signed by the owner
2. Add the additional cost to the end of the job and say nothing
3. Do the omitted portion of the job on a time and materials basis
4. The contractor is responsible to complete the work
Bidding against the competition and not the job - accurate answers-What is a
common pitfall in bidding?
Lower your bid to match other offers - accurate answers-What is not
recommended if you are outbid by a lower bidder?
Negotiate with the owner to reduce the scope of the work - accurate answers-
A contractor is bidding on a project for a homeowner. The homeowner has
included several "extra" items upon which to bid. After receiving the bid, the
homeowner says it is too high and asks the contractor to lower the price.
What should the contractor do?
