CONSTRUCTION LAW AND SAFETY: NEVADA
CONTRACTOR EXAM REVIEW
1. When must you notify the Board?
Answer Within 30 days.
2. Are verbal change orders valid?
Answer No - they must be written and signed.
3. Who pulls building permits?
Answer The contractor.
4. When must permits be issued?
Answer Before work starts.
5. Who must be licensed?
Answer All subcontractors.
6. How long must records be kept?
Answer 3 years.
7. What happens if your bond expires?
Answer The license is suspended.
8. What releases a lien?
Answer Payment plus a written lien release.
9. What is overhead?
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, Answer General business operating expenses.
10. What is markup?
Answer Cost plus profit.
11. What is profit margin?
Answer Profit divided by selling price.
12. Who provides PPE?
Answer The employer must provide and train workers.
13. What is OSHA's General Duty Clause?
Answer Employer must maintain a safe workplace.
14. When must you notify NSCB of a qualifying agent change?
Answer Within 30 days.
15. What must a change order include?
Answer Written description, cost, time, and signatures.
16. Who enforces OSHA rules on the job?
Answer The employer/contractor is responsible.
17. What is direct cost?
Answer Labor and materials used on the job.
18. What is indirect cost?
Answer Overhead and administrative expenses.
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CONTRACTOR EXAM REVIEW
1. When must you notify the Board?
Answer Within 30 days.
2. Are verbal change orders valid?
Answer No - they must be written and signed.
3. Who pulls building permits?
Answer The contractor.
4. When must permits be issued?
Answer Before work starts.
5. Who must be licensed?
Answer All subcontractors.
6. How long must records be kept?
Answer 3 years.
7. What happens if your bond expires?
Answer The license is suspended.
8. What releases a lien?
Answer Payment plus a written lien release.
9. What is overhead?
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, Answer General business operating expenses.
10. What is markup?
Answer Cost plus profit.
11. What is profit margin?
Answer Profit divided by selling price.
12. Who provides PPE?
Answer The employer must provide and train workers.
13. What is OSHA's General Duty Clause?
Answer Employer must maintain a safe workplace.
14. When must you notify NSCB of a qualifying agent change?
Answer Within 30 days.
15. What must a change order include?
Answer Written description, cost, time, and signatures.
16. Who enforces OSHA rules on the job?
Answer The employer/contractor is responsible.
17. What is direct cost?
Answer Labor and materials used on the job.
18. What is indirect cost?
Answer Overhead and administrative expenses.
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