California Electrical Contractor License Practice Test - Free 20 Questions

Question 1

Regarding Contract Law Bidding Series 5028, how must change orders be handled?

Accepted Answer

All change orders must be in writing and signed by both parties before work commences.

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Change orders only apply to commercial projects.

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The contractor can unilaterally force change orders.

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Change orders can be purely verbal if under $5,000.

Question 2

Regarding Contract Law Bidding Series 5030, how must change orders be handled?

Accepted Answer

All change orders must be in writing and signed by both parties before work commences.

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Change orders only apply to commercial projects.

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The contractor can unilaterally force change orders.

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Change orders can be purely verbal if under $5,000.

Question 3

Regarding Contract Law Bidding Series 5033, how must change orders be handled?

Accepted Answer

All change orders must be in writing and signed by both parties before work commences.

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Change orders can be purely verbal if under $5,000.

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Change orders only apply to commercial projects.

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The contractor can unilaterally force change orders.

Question 4

Lump sum means:

Accepted Answer

Fixed price

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Price per hour

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Open ended

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Material plus

Question 5

When drafting the 'Schedule of Progress Payments', what exceptionally specific physical details must be explicitly written next to each dollar amount?

Accepted Answer

The contract must aggressively detail the specific work to be performed, or the specific materials safely delivered to the site, that strictly justify that exact payment, in absolute plain English

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A single word like 'Installment 1'

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A secret mathematical code only the contractor understands

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Just the date they want the money

Question 6

What is the terrifying 'Joint Control' system sometimes massively used in highly complex residential remodels?

Accepted Answer

An intensely managed escrow account run by a highly regulated third-party company that violently receives the homeowner's cash and aggressively distributes the progress payments to the exact laborers and suppliers directly, entirely bypassing the General Contractor's bank account

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When the husband and wife both sign the contract

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When the contractor's attorney runs the job

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When the city building inspector takes over the job site

Question 7

Disaster damage HIC cancel days:

Accepted Answer

7

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14

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3

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10

Question 8

In standard commercial bidding practice 3079, what is the primary structural purpose of a 'Liquidated Damages' clause written into the prime contract?

Accepted Answer

It mathematically pre-determines a fixed, specific daily financial penalty (e.g., $1,000 per day) the contractor must pay to the owner for every single day the project extends past the agreed-upon completion date.

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It allows the homeowner to physically seize the contractor's tools.

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It gives the contractor a daily cash bonus for finishing the job early.

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It forces the contractor to pay for physical water damage caused by rain.

Question 9

Regarding Contract Law Bidding Series 5043, how must change orders be handled?

Accepted Answer

All change orders must be in writing and signed by both parties before work commences.

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The contractor can unilaterally force change orders.

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Change orders can be purely verbal if under $5,000.

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Change orders only apply to commercial projects.

Question 10

Regarding Contract Law Bidding Series 5008, how must change orders be handled?

Accepted Answer

All change orders must be in writing and signed by both parties before work commences.

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Change orders can be purely verbal if under $5,000.

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The contractor can unilaterally force change orders.

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Change orders only apply to commercial projects.

Question 1 of 210

Regarding Contract Law Bidding Series 5028, how must change orders be handled?