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Explore Custom Training TodayExcavating Contractor means a contractor whose primary business is the installation, alteration, and repair of earthen material by digging, trenching, grading, or compacting the material for a cut, fill, grade, or trench and work incidental to the undertaking, including the installation, alteration, and repairing of crib walls, gabion walls, and other devices not to exceed six (6) feet in height for the purpose of controlling the movement of earthen materials.
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Prov will be administering all exam services for the state of West Virginia beginning September 1, 2024.
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All types of contractors are required to carry Workers Compensation Insurance and Unemployment Insurance. Applicants who have NOT been actively and actually engaged in construction work in West Virginia for the past 5 consecutive years must obtain a Wage Bond covering all employee salaries for four weeks at full production.
Exceptions to the Wage Bond requirement are contractors that are only performing Residential work and those who have been actively engaged in construction work in West Virginia for the past 5 consecutive years.
Excavating Contractor means a contractor whose primary business is the installation, alteration, and repair of earthen material by digging, trenching, grading, or compacting the material for a cut, fill, grade, or trench and work incidental to the undertaking, including the installation, alteration, and repairing of crib walls, gabion walls, and other devices not to exceed six (6) feet in height for the purpose of controlling the movement of earthen materials.
To apply for this license contact West Virginia Division of Labor Contractor Licensing Board at (304) 558-7890.
West Virginia Division of Labor
Contractor Licensing Board
State Capital Complex, Bldg. 9, Rm. 749
Charleston, WV 25305
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West Virginia has no reciprocity agreements for this license.
West Virginia does not have any continuing education requirements for this license at this time.
Prov will be administering all exam services for the state of West Virginia beginning September 1, 2024
Exam topics include: General Knowledge, Survey and Layout, Excavation, Clearing and Grubbing, Dewatering, Grading, Equipment, Estimating and Plan Reading and Safety.
