CM 4211 Module 5 Quiz Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: lecture 19
Answer: lecture 19
Question 2: Impact costs are costs in addition to proximate costs related to (1) time and (2) efficiency?
Answer: true
Question 3: In a federal contract, it is the contracting officer who has full authority?
Answer: true
Question 4: Loss-of-efficiency costs have nothing to do with the disruption to work that often occurs
with changes to the work?
Answer: false
Question 5: Cost and time adjustments are spelled out in the federal contract changes clause?
Answer: false
Question 6: A constructive change is a change not acknowledged as such by the owner, whose position
is that the request by the owner is within the scope of work?
Answer: true
Question 7: Verbal change directives or orders are never paid if the contract provides that changes
must be in writing?
Answer: false
Question 8: If a contractor is directed to change the work, the contractor should promptly request a
written and signed change directive?
Answer: true
Question 9: A force account method for paying for change work requires agreement at the end of the
day on the change work done that day?
Answer: true
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, Question 10: Forward pricing a change means that there is an agreement by the contractor and owner
on the adjustments after the change work is done?
Answer: false
Question 11: The general scope of the work depends on the size of the project, the type of construction
work, and the intended purpose contemplated when the contract was signed?
Answer: true
Question 12: Basically, anything that causes the contract to be modified is a change?
Answer: true
Question 13: A changes provision is an exculpatory clause?
Answer: false
Question 14: If a contract had no changes clause, contractors would likely increase their bid amounts?
Answer: true
Question 15: The federal contract changes clause provides that the government may make changes
without notifying the surety?
Answer: true
Question 16: A cardinal change is one whose size is such that it is clearly within the general scope of the
contract?
Answer: false
Question 17: A two-part change provision means that measureable costs will be paid as incurred, with
final adjustments, such as profit and overhead, paid later?
Answer: true
Question 18: Payment for change work is implied?
Answer: false
Question 19: An AIA change order does not require agreement as to adjustments?
Answer: false
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Question 1: lecture 19
Answer: lecture 19
Question 2: Impact costs are costs in addition to proximate costs related to (1) time and (2) efficiency?
Answer: true
Question 3: In a federal contract, it is the contracting officer who has full authority?
Answer: true
Question 4: Loss-of-efficiency costs have nothing to do with the disruption to work that often occurs
with changes to the work?
Answer: false
Question 5: Cost and time adjustments are spelled out in the federal contract changes clause?
Answer: false
Question 6: A constructive change is a change not acknowledged as such by the owner, whose position
is that the request by the owner is within the scope of work?
Answer: true
Question 7: Verbal change directives or orders are never paid if the contract provides that changes
must be in writing?
Answer: false
Question 8: If a contractor is directed to change the work, the contractor should promptly request a
written and signed change directive?
Answer: true
Question 9: A force account method for paying for change work requires agreement at the end of the
day on the change work done that day?
Answer: true
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, Question 10: Forward pricing a change means that there is an agreement by the contractor and owner
on the adjustments after the change work is done?
Answer: false
Question 11: The general scope of the work depends on the size of the project, the type of construction
work, and the intended purpose contemplated when the contract was signed?
Answer: true
Question 12: Basically, anything that causes the contract to be modified is a change?
Answer: true
Question 13: A changes provision is an exculpatory clause?
Answer: false
Question 14: If a contract had no changes clause, contractors would likely increase their bid amounts?
Answer: true
Question 15: The federal contract changes clause provides that the government may make changes
without notifying the surety?
Answer: true
Question 16: A cardinal change is one whose size is such that it is clearly within the general scope of the
contract?
Answer: false
Question 17: A two-part change provision means that measureable costs will be paid as incurred, with
final adjustments, such as profit and overhead, paid later?
Answer: true
Question 18: Payment for change work is implied?
Answer: false
Question 19: An AIA change order does not require agreement as to adjustments?
Answer: false
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