CM 4211 Exam | 282 Questions Solved 100%
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"AGC" stands for American General Constructors? - ✔✔False
Private projects often require more supplementary information than public bids? - ✔✔False
An advertisement should say where and when the bid opening will occur? - ✔✔True
General conditions are conditions specific for a particular project? - ✔✔False
Supplementary conditions are conditions common for many projects? - ✔✔False
AIA form documents are not considered to be standard? - ✔✔False
Unless the contract says otherwise, on short-term projects progress payments are not owed? -
✔✔True
All government projects require bonds? - ✔✔True
Indemnification in the AIA General Conditions is considered intermediate? - ✔✔True
,The contract may give the owner the right to have disputes adjudicated in a different state
than where the project is located? - ✔✔True
Retention (retainage) is an amount kept by the owner from progress payments for the
express purpose of paying liquidated damages? - ✔✔False
Force Majeure means in the control of an entity? - ✔✔False
An escalation clause is used on short-term project? - ✔✔False
The differing site conditions clause will be found in the AIA index as such? - ✔✔False
How much time the contractor has to complete the project would be found in the
General Conditions? - ✔✔False
The changes clause is one of the threshold red flag clauses? - ✔✔True
The right of accessibility to the job site is not an implied obligation owed by the owner?
- ✔✔False
Liquidated damages are an agreed-upon amount per day for the contractor starting the
work late? - ✔✔False
The contract may give the owner the unilateral right to suspend the project? - ✔✔True
The contract may give the owner the unilateral right to terminate the project in whole or in
part? - ✔✔True
, The differing site conditions clause is not a threshold red flag clause? - ✔✔False
A Notice to Proceed tells the contractor when it can go on the site? - ✔✔True
Courts are not inclined to enforce such exculpatory clauses unless they are prominent, non-
ambiguous, and do not conflict with other contract provisions? - ✔✔True
A variation-in-quantities clause is for lump sum projects? - ✔✔False
Contractors prefer liquidated damages to actual damages? - ✔✔True
Threshold red flag clauses should be examined when the estimate is complete? - ✔✔False
A purchase order should not be used for a trash pickup contract? - ✔✔False
It is important to know whether sales taxes are in the quote from the supplier? - ✔✔True
A copy of the prime contract does not need to be given to a material supplier when using flow-
down language in the purchase order? - ✔✔False
A fabricator is usually considered a subcontractor and not a material supplier? - ✔✔False
"FOB supply house" means that the sale is complete when the truck is loaded at the supply
house? - ✔✔True
"FOB Jobsite" means that the material supplier will deliver the materials? - ✔✔True
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"AGC" stands for American General Constructors? - ✔✔False
Private projects often require more supplementary information than public bids? - ✔✔False
An advertisement should say where and when the bid opening will occur? - ✔✔True
General conditions are conditions specific for a particular project? - ✔✔False
Supplementary conditions are conditions common for many projects? - ✔✔False
AIA form documents are not considered to be standard? - ✔✔False
Unless the contract says otherwise, on short-term projects progress payments are not owed? -
✔✔True
All government projects require bonds? - ✔✔True
Indemnification in the AIA General Conditions is considered intermediate? - ✔✔True
,The contract may give the owner the right to have disputes adjudicated in a different state
than where the project is located? - ✔✔True
Retention (retainage) is an amount kept by the owner from progress payments for the
express purpose of paying liquidated damages? - ✔✔False
Force Majeure means in the control of an entity? - ✔✔False
An escalation clause is used on short-term project? - ✔✔False
The differing site conditions clause will be found in the AIA index as such? - ✔✔False
How much time the contractor has to complete the project would be found in the
General Conditions? - ✔✔False
The changes clause is one of the threshold red flag clauses? - ✔✔True
The right of accessibility to the job site is not an implied obligation owed by the owner?
- ✔✔False
Liquidated damages are an agreed-upon amount per day for the contractor starting the
work late? - ✔✔False
The contract may give the owner the unilateral right to suspend the project? - ✔✔True
The contract may give the owner the unilateral right to terminate the project in whole or in
part? - ✔✔True
, The differing site conditions clause is not a threshold red flag clause? - ✔✔False
A Notice to Proceed tells the contractor when it can go on the site? - ✔✔True
Courts are not inclined to enforce such exculpatory clauses unless they are prominent, non-
ambiguous, and do not conflict with other contract provisions? - ✔✔True
A variation-in-quantities clause is for lump sum projects? - ✔✔False
Contractors prefer liquidated damages to actual damages? - ✔✔True
Threshold red flag clauses should be examined when the estimate is complete? - ✔✔False
A purchase order should not be used for a trash pickup contract? - ✔✔False
It is important to know whether sales taxes are in the quote from the supplier? - ✔✔True
A copy of the prime contract does not need to be given to a material supplier when using flow-
down language in the purchase order? - ✔✔False
A fabricator is usually considered a subcontractor and not a material supplier? - ✔✔False
"FOB supply house" means that the sale is complete when the truck is loaded at the supply
house? - ✔✔True
"FOB Jobsite" means that the material supplier will deliver the materials? - ✔✔True
