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Nevada |
You must be licensed to bid or work on construction jobs in Nevada.
To find
out if a contractor is licensed in Nevada, go to
https://www.nvcontractorsboard.com/datamart/nvscbSearchType.do
or call 702-486-1100.
To apply for a license, ask for a license packet from:
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State Contractors Board 2310 Corporate Circle, Suite 200 Henderson, NV 89074 (702) 486-1100 Fax: (702) 486-1190 http://www.nscb.state.nv.us |
You can also get a license packet from the Reno office:
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State Contractors Board 9670 Gateway Drive, Ste. 100 Reno, NV 89511 (775) 688-1141 Fax: (775) 688-1271 http://www.nscb.state.nv.us |
The Board has these primary classifications for contractors:
| General engineering | Refrigeration and air conditioning |
| General engineering and general building | Drilling wells and installing pumps |
| General building | Erecting scaffolds and bleachers |
| Plumbing and heating | Fencing and equipping playgrounds |
| Electrical | Institutional contracting |
| Carpentry | Individual sewerage |
| Painting and decorating | Fabricating tanks |
| Concrete | Installing equipment to treat water |
| Erecting signs | Wrecking |
| Elevation and conveyance | Setting refractories |
| Glass and glazing | Installing industrial machinery |
| Movement of buildings | Installing bowling alleys |
| Landscape contracting | Installing vaults and safes |
| Spraying mixtures containing cement | Installing urethane |
| Using sheet metal | Solar contracting |
| Steel reinforcing and erection | Installing equipment used with liquefied petroleum |
| Roofing and siding | and natural gas |
| Finishing floors | Installing heaters |
| Lathing and plastering | Fire protection |
| Masonry | Constructing, altering, or improving community |
| Tiling | antenna television systems |
| Installing terrazzo and marble | Other |
Most classifications also have subclassifications. You need to give the Board four notarized references verifying that you've had four years of work experience in a classification to apply for a license for it.
When the Board gets your completed application, they'll check it and decide if you're eligible to take the exams they require for licensing. If so, they'll send you an exam registration form to fill in. You must take an exam called the Contractors Management Survey Exam (CMS). It's given once each month by PSI Examinations. For information on the exam contact:
The CMS exam is on:
It's open book and lasts three hours.
To get a license in most of the classifications you also need to pass an exam in that classification. Trade classification exams are on:
A trade exam is given in two sessions -- a three-hour morning session and an afternoon session for three or four hours.
You can get a reading list for the trade part of the exam from the State Contractors Board. The list will tell you which code books, state laws and regulations, technical manuals, and textbooks you need.
Nevada may waive the trade exam if you can verify that you've been actively licensed in that trade in Arizona, California, or Utah for five of the last seven years. However, if you're applying for a plumbing or electrical trade license, you must take the trade exam.
Contractor's license fees: If you want to be licensed in more than one
trade you have to apply and pay for it separately. Each license will cost you
$300
nonrefundable for the application, $300 for the license, $40 for the CMS exam, and $35 for
a trade exam.
You will also need to get a surety bond. The Board sets the amount of the bond. You must also prove you have industrial insurance with the Nevada State Industrial Insurance System. Their phone number is (702) 486-9080.
| Recommended Reading for the CMS Exam The exam administrators will provide these books for you to use at the exam: Business and Project Management for Contractors, NASCLA, First Edition, 2001 Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 624 Nevada Administrative Code, Chapter 624 Code of Federal Regulations, 29 CFR 1926/1910 Code of Federal Regulations, 29 CFR 1904 Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act Nevada Industrial Insurance Act The NADA Fact Sheet The NADA - Your Responsibilities as an Employer Employment Eligibility Verification, INS Form I-9 Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide Nevada Mechanic's and Materialmen's Lien Law Experior also recommends Builder's Guide to Accounting by Michael Thomsett (from Craftsman Book Company, P.O. Box 6500, Carlsbad, CA 92018) as a reference for the CMS exam. http://craftsman-book.com |
Out-of-State Corporations
Out-of-state corporations must qualify with the Nevada Secretary of State to do business in the state. For information, contact:
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Secretary of State 101 North Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701-4786 (775) 687-5203 Fax: (775) 687-3471 http://sos.state.nv.us/ |
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