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NASCLA Accredited Contractor License Exam
The NASCLA Accredited contractor examination was created to improve the quality of construction examinations and enable the mobility of contractors across jurisdictions This is the first major step towards a national contractors license exam. Applicants take accredited examinations in addition to meeting other licensure requirements. Several states now accept this NASCLA Accredited examination as meeting the trade examination requirement for Commercial Contractors. These states include:
- Georgia
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
Some states administer the exam. Others just accept it via reciprocating agreements. Be sure to check with your license board for details.
The Testing providers send the scores to a national examination database that the Applicants and states can access for examination results.
The NASCLA Accredited exam is an open book, non-code focused exam. There are 115 multiple choice questions with a time limit of 330 minutes. A 70% (81 correct) is required to pass. The general content breakdown of the exam is as follows: (source: www.NASCLA.org)
20% - Estimating, Bidding, and Preconstruction Services—The process of selecting, analyzing, pricing, and procuring public and private commercial and institutional construction projects. This may include the estimating of costs related to labor, materials, equipment, subcontracts, and other associated costs required to construct a project.
24% - Project Management—After execution of contract documents, the ongoing activities required of the contractor to deliver the project on time, within budget, and in accordance with the contract documents.
28% - Project Construction—Execution of the work as described in the contract documents.
8% - Project Closeout—The process of finalizing the contractual obligations of the contractor in order to complete the contract and receive final payment.
20% - Organizational and Financial Management —The general business operations of a construction company, and the management of its human and financial resources, to ensure its ongoing viability.
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The NASCLA ACCREDITED EXAM REFERENCE BOOKS that are used in the test are listed below and are available in our bookstore. The reference material is allowed in the examination center:
- The Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses – 2006, Author- Wood Truss Council of America and Truss Plate Institute
- Construction Jobsite Management, 2nd edition, 2003, Author- William R. Mincks, Hal Johnston
- NASCLA Contractors' Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Basic Eighth Edition, 2009, Publisher- National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA)
- Erectors' Manual - Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of Pre Cast Concrete Products, 1999, 2nd Edition, Publisher- Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
- Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning - Level 1 Field Fundamentals, 2003, 3rd Edition, Publisher- Post-Tensioning Institute
- Management of Construction Projects - A Constructor's Perspective, 2002, 1st Edition, Author- John E. Schaufelberger, Len Holm, Publisher- Prentice-Hall
- SDI (Steel Deck Institute) Manual of Construction with Steel Deck, 2006, 2nd Edition, Publisher-Steel Deck Institute, www.sdi.org
- Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 1987; 2004 reprint, Author-Dave Roberts, Publisher- Craftsman
- Gypsum Construction Handbook, 2009 Edition, Publisher- United States Gypsum Company (USG),
- Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices, 2011, 9th edition, Author- Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Publisher- Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
- Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 2006, 2nd Edition, Author- Steel Joist Institute, Publisher- Steel Joist Institute
- Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone, 2003, Author- Clois E. Kicklighter, Publisher- The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc
- Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 2008, 8th Edition, Author- Cameron K. Andres and Ronald C. Smith, Publisher- Pearson Education
- Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), 2008, Superintendent of Documents
- Carpentry and Building Construction, 2004 or 2010 edition, John L. Feirer and Mark D. Feirer, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
- ANSI Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, 2003, American National Standards Institute
- Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 1995, Craftsman Book Company
- The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2005, 3rd Edition, American Concrete Institute
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