Free UT-CBL Practice Questions

Question 1

A Utah contracting company's qualifier left 35 days ago. The company notified DOPL in writing eight days after the departure, is actively seeking a replacement, and otherwise meets its licensing requirements. Under the qualifier-continuity rule, which statement describes the company's present authority to perform work within its license classification?

Accepted Answer

Its license remains in force during the 60-day period measured from the departure; the qualifier must be replaced within that period.

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Its license was suspended when the qualifier left, so all licensed work must stop until a replacement is approved.

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Its license remains in force for 60 days after DOPL received the written notice of departure.

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Its license remains in force beyond 60 days if it documents an active search for a replacement.

Question 2

An estimator has allowed $100,000 for all direct job costs and $20,000 for allocated company overhead. The contractor requires profit equal to 20% of the selling price after both amounts are covered. There are no other costs. Which lump-sum bid meets that pricing requirement?

Accepted Answer

$150,000

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$125,000

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$144,000

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$145,000

Question 3

During a site walk, an owner asks the superintendent to relocate a non-load-bearing partition. The relocation adds labor. The contract authorizes changed work only through a signed change order; none has been issued, and there is no emergency. Unrelated framing can proceed without affecting the proposed relocation. Which instruction protects the contractor's payment position without unnecessarily disrupting the schedule?

Accepted Answer

Seek a signed change order for the relocation while continuing the unaffected framing.

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Hold all framing until a signed change order resolves the relocation's cost and schedule effects.

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Submit a request for information and treat the owner's reply as approval to bill extra work.

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Perform the relocation now and use signed daily time tickets as the contract price adjustment.

Question 4

A material supplier first delivered to a private Utah warehouse project on June 2. It filed its first preliminary notice in the State Construction Registry on July 7, then made additional deliveries on July 9 and July 16. All three deliveries remain unpaid and are under the same original contract. No notice of completion has been filed. Which deliveries can this late preliminary notice support for construction-lien purposes?

Accepted Answer

Only the July 16 delivery qualifies for protection under this late notice.

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All three deliveries, because one notice covers the entire original contract.

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The July 9 and July 16 deliveries, because both occurred after the filing.

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None of the deliveries, because missing the initial filing deadline permanently bars a lien.

Question 5

The earned-value report for a warehouse addition shows a cost performance index (CPI) of 0.88 and a schedule performance index (SPI) of 1.12. Both indices use the same status date and approved baseline. What do these readings indicate about the work accomplished to date?

Accepted Answer

More work accomplished than planned, with costs above budget for that work.

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Less work accomplished than planned, with costs below budget for that work.

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More work accomplished than planned, with costs below budget for that work.

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Less work accomplished than planned, with costs above budget for that work.

Question 6

A concrete finisher signs an independent-contractor agreement and submits weekly invoices. The hiring company sets the hours, directs the work methods, supplies the tools, and pays an hourly amount. The finisher has no meaningful investment or opportunity for profit or loss. For federal employment-tax purposes, which assessment best applies the IRS common-law test?

Accepted Answer

Employee status fits the company's behavioral and financial control, despite the contractor label.

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Employee status is established by hourly payment alone, regardless of the other facts.

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Independent-contractor status follows from the signed agreement identifying a separate business relationship.

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Independent-contractor status follows from invoicing the company rather than receiving a payroll check.

Question 7

The prime contractor on a Utah municipal building project has not paid a supplier for accepted materials. The supplier has satisfied all applicable notice and claim requirements. The project owner received separate payment and performance bonds. Which protection directly addresses the supplier's unpaid account?

Accepted Answer

The project payment bond

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The project performance bond

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The builder's risk policy

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The commercial general liability policy

Question 8

Month-end statements show positive net income and a current ratio of 1.8, yet the cash forecast shows a payroll shortfall next Friday. Most current assets are collectible receivables and retainage due later in the project. The statements are correctly prepared on an accrual basis. Which conclusion is justified?

Accepted Answer

Positive profit and working capital do not assure cash for Friday's payroll.

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Current assets exceed current liabilities, so no short-term financing is needed.

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The company must be operating at a loss because its available cash cannot cover payroll.

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The retainage should be recorded as an expense so reported profit matches available cash.

Question 9

A crew is installing pipe in a 4-foot-6-inch trench cut in soil. During the competent person's inspection, a fresh tension crack appears along the edge and soil begins sloughing from one wall. The foreman argues that cave-in protection is unnecessary because the trench is less than 5 feet deep. How should the superintendent respond?

Accepted Answer

Remove the crew and provide adequate cave-in protection before allowing re-entry.

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Use a spotter until the trench reaches 5 feet deep.

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Install a ladder within 25 feet of the workers and continue without a protective system.

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Move spoil at least 2 feet from the edge and resume once loose material is cleared.

Question 10

A self-employed Utah handyman with no contractor or individual trade license proposes to replace a home's central air-conditioning system for $5,800, including labor and materials. The handyman has filed the insurance affirmation used for otherwise qualifying small projects over $3,000. Which requirement governs the proposed installation?

Accepted Answer

The HVAC-system work requires an appropriately licensed HVAC contractor despite the project's price.

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The insurance affirmation authorizes the installation because the total project price is below $7,000.

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A homeowner-obtained permit authorizes the handyman to install the system for the quoted price.

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A licensed HVAC contractor's final inspection substitutes for licensing the handyman's installation business.

Free UT-CBL Practice Questions

Domain 2: Licensing

Question 1

Question 2

Domain 3: Estimating and Bidding

Question 3

Domain 4: Contract Management

Question 4

Domain 5: Project Management

Question 5

Domain 6: Labor Laws

Question 6

Domain 7: Lien Laws

Question 7

Domain 8: Financial Management

Question 8

Domain 9: Risk Management

Question 9

Domain 11: Safety

Question 10

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