Contractors State License Board
9821 Business Park Drive
P.O. Box 26000
Sacramento, CA 95826
Phone: (800) 321-2752 www.cslb.ca.gov
Exam Type
CLOSED BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Area
Approx. % of Questions
Project Estimating
19
Project Planning
13
Safety
18
Pre-placement Preparations
27
Placing and Finishing Concrete
23
Time Allowed (hours)
2.5
California does not publish the number of test questions nor
the passing score. According to Blueprint
for Becoming a California Licensed Contractor, "You will be informed at the test site
about the percentage of correct answers needed to pass each examination." This is also the source
of the 2 1/2 hour time limit. If you find that this information is wrong please notify us at
webmaster@contractorexam.com.
In California you must also pass a Law and Business Exam unless you are already a licensed contractor who is adding a classification to your license.
Reference Books NOT Permitted in the Exam
(used to write questions)
1.
Craftsman Workbook for ACI Certification of Concrete
Flatwork Technician/Finisher (CP-10), 2005, American Concrete Institute.
2.
Cal/OSHA Construction Safety Orders. California
Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1 - Industrial Relations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4.
3.
California Building Code (California Code of Regulations,
Title 24, Part 2), 2001, International Code Council (based on 1997 Uniform
Building Code).
4.
Federal Clean Water Act, Title 33, Chapter 26.
5.
Concrete Technology, 3rd
Edition, 1991, George R. White.
6.
Concrete In Practice, National
Ready Mixed Concrete Association.
Recommended Study Materials California • C-8 Concrete