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Ohio |
You must hold a state license do Electrical, HVAC, Refrigeration, Plumbing, or Hydronics work in Ohio. General construction contractors may need to be licensed at the local level. Check with the city or county for licensing information and requirements.
To find
out if a tradesman holds a license in Ohio, click on
http://elicense1-lookup.com.ohio.gov/SearchCriteria.asp.
To apply for a plumbing, electrical, HVAC, hydronics, or refrigeration license, you need at least five years of experience in the field. You also have to be a U.S. citizen and have never been convicted of a felony. For information, contact:
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Ohio Department of Commerce Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board 6606 Tussing Road P.O. Box 4009 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9009 (614) 644-3493 Fax: (614) 728-1200 http://www.com.state.oh.us/ |
Ohio has a reciprocal agreement with Kentucky and West Virginia for electrical only.
The Board will review your application and if you're eligible they'll send you information on the exam they require. You must have 5 years experience to qualify to take the exam. The exam has two parts -- one on business and law and the other on HVAC, electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, or hydronics. Everyone must take the business and law part.
For more information on the exams or practice exams, contact:
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International Code
Council 900 Montclair Road Birmingham, AL 35213 (877) STD-EXAM http://www.iccsafe.org |
Exam details:
| Business and Law Exam, 1-1/2 hours, open book | |
| Subject | Questions |
| Business structure, practices and licensing | 3 |
| Estimating and bidding | 4 |
| Contracts and acceptance | 2 |
| Project management and planning | 4 |
| Financing and record keeping | 4 |
| Insurance and bonding | 3 |
| Labor laws and personnel policies | 3 |
| Tax, lien laws and dispute resolution | 4 |
| Safety and OSHA compliance | 3 |
| Electrical Contractor, 5 hours, open book | |
| Service, transformers and equipment | 20 |
| Wiring methods and installation | 18 |
| Cabinets, panelboards, switchboards, boxes, conduit bodies | 5 |
| Conductors | 15 |
| Control devices | 6 |
| Motors and generators | 11 |
| Utilization equipment and devices | 8 |
| Special occupancies and uses | 11 |
| Miscellaneous | 6 |
| Plumbing Contractor, 4 hours, open book | |
| Fixtures | 7 |
| Materials and fundamentals | 10 |
| Traps, cleanouts and interceptors | 10 |
| Special requirements | 3 |
| Drainage requirements | 19 |
| Vents | 17 |
| Water distribution | 11 |
| Plan analysis | 23 |
| HVAC, 4 hours, open book | |
| Theory, terminology and general requirements | 15 |
| Heating systems | 20 |
| Vents and connectors | 10 |
| Refrigeration | 15 |
| Piping systems | 5 |
| Air ducts systems | 10 |
| Ventilation systems | 10 |
| Operation procedures, maintenance and repairs | 10 |
| Special equipment and appliances | 5 |
| Refrigeration Contractor, 3 hours, open book | |
| Theory, terminology and general requirements | 9 |
| Compressors and types of systems | 6 |
| Evaporators, condensers and cooling towers | 6 |
| Piping inspection and field testing | 6 |
| Air duct and insulation | 6 |
| Electrical and controls | 12 |
| Refrigerants | 6 |
| Operation procedures | 6 |
| Maintenance and repairs | 6 |
| Hydronics Contractor, 2-1/2 hours, open book | |
| Water supply treatment and feed | 5 |
| Fuels and firing methods | 4 |
| General code applications and venting | 4 |
| Piping, pumps and valves | 11 |
| Controls and control systems | 9 |
| Maintenance and repairs | 3 |
| Tests and inspections | 4 |
License Renewal
Licenses are renewed each year.
It will cost $60 to renew and you must show proof of insurance ($500,000 liability minimum) and have completed continued education requirements. Continued education requirements:
Plumbing, Hydronics, HVAC, Refridgeration - 10 hours total per year
Electrical - 10 hours total. 5 of the 10 must be in code.
If you are a multiple license holder, you are still only required to complete 10 hours for CE total.
Contractor's qualification certification exam fees: It'll cost you
$25
nonrefundable to file an application to take an exam. The exams cost $70 for
paper/pencil exam or $120 for electronic each. Once you
pass both parts of the exam, you send a copy of your scores, proof of liability
insurance and $25 to the Board and
they'll issue your certificate. It's good for at least 12 months.
Asbestos Abatement License and Certificates
If you work with asbestos in Ohio, you must be certified and/or licensed by the Ohio Department of Health. Ohio licenses asbestos hazard abatement contractors and certifies these types of asbestos trades:
Asbestos hazard abatement worker
Asbestos hazard abatement specialist
Asbestos hazard evaluation specialist
Asbestos hazard project designer
Hazard abatement air-monitoring technician
To get an application for a certificate/license, contact:
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Ohio Department of Health Asbestos Program 246 North High Street Columbus, OH 43226-0118 (614) 466-0061 Fax: (614) 752-4157 http://www.odh.ohio.gov/ E-mail: asbestos@odh.state.oh.us |
To qualify for an asbestos contractor's license you must:
1. have access to at least one state-approved asbestos
disposal site
2. have a worker protection program consistent with OSHA
3. be familiar and capable of complying with all applicable state and federal standard for asbestos hazard
abatement projects
4. have at least one asbestos hazard abatement specialist employed
5. register with the Ohio Secretary of State
The contractor's license will cost you
$750 and it's good
for a year.
Here are the qualifications and fees you need to get a certificate in each of the other asbestos work trades:
| Trade | Approved training course required? | Exam required? | Fee |
| Abatement specialist | yes | yes | $200 |
| Evaluation specialist | yes | yes | $200 |
| Abatement project designer | yes | yes | $200 |
| Abatement worker | yes | yes | $50 |
| Abatement air-monitoring technician | yes | yes | $75 |
Department of Transportation (DOT)
To get an application to prequalify to bid on Department of Transportation work, contact:
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Ohio Department of Transportation Contractor Qualifications 25 South Front Street, Room 402 P.O. Box 899 Columbus, OH 43216-0899 (614) 466-2823 Fax: (614) 728-2078 http://www.dot.state.oh.us/ |
The prequalification application is available online at http://www.dot.state.oh.us/CONTRACT/pq_contractor.htm.
The application will ask you which types of work you want to bid on. The types are:
| General highway | Fabricated structures |
| Paving | Painting |
| Grading | Special |
| Drainage structures | Roadside improvement |
| Bridges |
The Department will send you a Confidential Financial Statement and Experience Questionnaire to fill in. When you return this information to them, they'll evaluate your company using these percentages:
| Factor | Maximum percent |
| Organization | 20 |
| Plant and equipment | 20 |
| Construction experience | 20 |
| Credit record | 15 |
| Performance | 25 |
Your prequalification will be good for one year. However the end date can't be more than four months beyond the last day of your fiscal year.
Out-of-State Corporations
If your business isn't incorporated in Ohio, you must be authorized by the Ohio Secretary of State to do business in the state. You can contact them at:
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Ohio Secretary of the State 30 East Broad Street, 14th Floor Columbus, OH 43266-0418 (614) 466-3910 Fax: (614) 466-2892 http://www.state.oh.us/sos |
You can call the Secretary of State's Fax-On-Demand system toll free at 1-877-767-3453. To receive a Foreign Corporation Application for License form by fax, ask for form number 151.
Forms are also available online. Click on http://www.ohio.gov/sos/. Choose "Corporate Filing Forms" from the "Searchable Databases" section.
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