Utah
(B-100) General Building Contractor

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State of Utah
Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
P.O. Box 146741
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Phone: (801) 530-6628
Utah DOPL Website

Exam Administrator

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Las Vegas, NV 89121
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Candidate Information

Exam Type

OPEN BOOK

Exam Content

Subject Areas	# of Questions
Sitework	6
Concrete	10
Masonry	6
Metals	7
Carpentry	8
Thermal and Moisture Protection	4
Doors and Windows	4
Drywall and Finishes	3
Safety	5
Plan Reading and Estimating	10
Blue Stakes	3
Roofing	4
General Building Codes	7
Sewer and Septic	3

Total Number of Test Questions:	80
Time Allowed (hours):	3.0
Passing Percentage:	70%

The state of Utah also requires that you take and pass a written Business Management exam for this trade.

Part of this exam requires knowledge of business management principles. We offer those study materials on a separate Utah Business and Law web page.

Books Allowed in the Exam

1.	International Building Code, 2006 or 2009, ICC.
2.	Utah Amendments to the International Building Code, 2006.
3.	International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2006, ICC.
4.	Utah Amendments to the International Residential Code, 2006.

Books NOT Allowed in the Exam

1.	Code of Federal Regulations, 29 CFR Part 1926, 2006, - OR - PSI OSHA Excerpts, GPO.
2.	Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 1987 or 2006 Edition, Steel Joist Institute.
3.	Carpentry & Building Construction, 2010, John Feirer, Gilbert Hutchings and Mark Feirer.
4.	The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2nd Edition, 1998, American Concrete Institute/American Society Concrete Contractors.
5.	Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 1987, Dave Roberts.
6.	Gypsum Construction Handbook, 2009, United States Gypsum Company.
7.	Roofing Construction and Estimating, 1995, Daniel Atcheson.
8.	Excavator's Guide, 2006, Utah Blue Stakes Center.
9.	Instructional Manual for Training and Certification of Steel Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning, 1999, Post Tensioning Institute.
10.	Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone, 7th Edition, 2010, Clois E. Kicklighter.
11.	ACI 530-05: Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures, 2005, ACI.
12.	ACI 318-05, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, 2005, ACI.
13.	Utah Water Quality, Title R317-4, Onsite Wastewater Systems, 2006, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality.

Recommended Study Materials

Utah • (B-100) General Building Contractor

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Comprehensive Tutorial
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