CM 4211 FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔"CSI" stands
for Construction Specification Industry.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔The
identification of the funding institution is one of the four main things that should be in an
advertisement for bids on a public project.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔In general,
late bids on a public project are allowed.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Union
security provisions require membership in the union as a pre-condition of employment.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A lockout is
when a union goes on strike illegally.
✔✔Only one of the following statements are TRUE. Which one? - ✔✔A graveyard shift
worker gets paid more for 8 hours of work than a day shift worker.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔So long as a
contractor has a written contract with an individual to provide services for the contractor,
the individual will never be considered a statutory employee of the contractor.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Public
liability policies provide liability coverage for a construction contractor in the event the
contractor is hurt on the job site.
✔✔Only one of the following statements are TRUE. Which one? - ✔✔An endorsement
to an insurance policy may provide additional coverage.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A builder's
risk policy covers the risk the contractor has underbid the project.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Losses due
to a war are usually covered by a builder's risk policy.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A
replacement value equipment floater policy is the least expensive form of such a policy.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔If the prime
contractor purchases a surety bond, the obligee will always be the owner.
, ✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A
mechanics bond guarantees that if the principal is the low bidder, the principal will enter
into the contract.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔The penal
sum on a performance bond is the amount the surety must always pay to the obligee if
the bond is called upon.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Material
suppliers to other material suppliers are almost always covered by a payment bond
provided that they can prove their materials were used in the project.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔The
Louisiana Private Works Act covers only two tiers of subcontractors under the prime
contractor.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A claim
under the Louisiana Private Works Act must include, among other things, the name of
the claimant, a legal description of the project property site, and why the claimed
amount is owed.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Whether or
not a bidder on a public project is responsible must be determined at the bid opening.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔One of the
general rules for a withdrawal of a bid is if there is a mistake regarding the materials to
be used on the project.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔If a bid
mistake is found by the contractor, the only relief for the contractor is withdrawal of the
bid.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Because the
contractor "owns" the project until it has been accepted by the owner, destruction of part
of the entire project prior to acceptance is always the liability of the contractor.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A claim for
breach of contract does not require privity of contract.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Damages
are owed for an anticipatory breach only if the breach thereafter occurs and provided
that the contractor can prove the damages.
ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔"CSI" stands
for Construction Specification Industry.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔The
identification of the funding institution is one of the four main things that should be in an
advertisement for bids on a public project.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔In general,
late bids on a public project are allowed.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Union
security provisions require membership in the union as a pre-condition of employment.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A lockout is
when a union goes on strike illegally.
✔✔Only one of the following statements are TRUE. Which one? - ✔✔A graveyard shift
worker gets paid more for 8 hours of work than a day shift worker.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔So long as a
contractor has a written contract with an individual to provide services for the contractor,
the individual will never be considered a statutory employee of the contractor.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Public
liability policies provide liability coverage for a construction contractor in the event the
contractor is hurt on the job site.
✔✔Only one of the following statements are TRUE. Which one? - ✔✔An endorsement
to an insurance policy may provide additional coverage.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A builder's
risk policy covers the risk the contractor has underbid the project.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Losses due
to a war are usually covered by a builder's risk policy.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A
replacement value equipment floater policy is the least expensive form of such a policy.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔If the prime
contractor purchases a surety bond, the obligee will always be the owner.
, ✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A
mechanics bond guarantees that if the principal is the low bidder, the principal will enter
into the contract.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔The penal
sum on a performance bond is the amount the surety must always pay to the obligee if
the bond is called upon.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Material
suppliers to other material suppliers are almost always covered by a payment bond
provided that they can prove their materials were used in the project.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔The
Louisiana Private Works Act covers only two tiers of subcontractors under the prime
contractor.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A claim
under the Louisiana Private Works Act must include, among other things, the name of
the claimant, a legal description of the project property site, and why the claimed
amount is owed.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Whether or
not a bidder on a public project is responsible must be determined at the bid opening.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔One of the
general rules for a withdrawal of a bid is if there is a mistake regarding the materials to
be used on the project.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔If a bid
mistake is found by the contractor, the only relief for the contractor is withdrawal of the
bid.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Because the
contractor "owns" the project until it has been accepted by the owner, destruction of part
of the entire project prior to acceptance is always the liability of the contractor.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔A claim for
breach of contract does not require privity of contract.
✔✔All of the following statements are TRUE, except one. Which one? - ✔✔Damages
are owed for an anticipatory breach only if the breach thereafter occurs and provided
that the contractor can prove the damages.
