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West Virginia

General Engineering Contractor

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WV Contractor's Licensing Board
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
State Capitol Complex
Building 3, Room 200
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-7890
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV  89121
Phone:  (855) 539-0708
Exam Type
OPEN  BOOK
Exam Content
Content Areas# of
Questions
Sitework8
Excavation12
Foundations4
Concrete & Paving14
Steel10
Utilities16
Safety – OSHA4
Estimating & Plan Reading12
Total number of test questions:
80
Time allowed (minutes):
180

West Virginia also requires that you take and pass a written Business & Law exam for this license.

Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
International Building Code, 2015, ICC
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2.
Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, Technical Digest No. 9, 3rd Edition, 2008, Steel Joist Institute
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3.
Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 4th Edition, 2018, ACI/ASCC
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4.
Modern Welding, 11th Edition, 2013, Althouse, Turnquist, Bowditch
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5.
Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011, Dave Roberts
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6.
NASCLA Contractor's Guide (OSHA Safety Chapter), West Virginia, 1st Edition, PSI
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