PSI North Carolina Public Utilities (PU) Contractor

Our PSI North Carolina Public Utilities (PU) Contractor Course is designed by contractors, for contractors. We provide the most effective training available to prepare you for the Exam.      

There are 100 questions in this examination. You will need to answer 70 questions correctly in order to pass. You are allowed 4 hours to complete this examination.

NOTE: Commercial Contractor candidates are required to pass the Business Management and Law for Contractors Examination and the Public Utilities (PU) Contractor Examination.

SCOPE OF WORK:

This classification includes operations that are the performance of construction work on water and wastewater systems and on the subclassifications of facilities set forth in G.S. 87-10(b)(3). The Board may issue a license to a public utilities contractor that is limited to any of the subclassifications set forth in G.S. 87-10(b)(3) for which the contractor qualifies. A public utilities contractor license covers work done under the specialty classifications of S(Boring and Tunneling), PU(Communications), PU(Fuel Distribution), PU(Electrical—Ahead of Point of Delivery), PU (Water Lines and Sewer Lines), PU(Water Purification and Sewage Disposal), and S(Swimming Pools).

 Reference Books (Included)

The following reference materials are allowed in the examination center:

• Contractor’s Guide to Business, Law and Project Management - North Carolina General Contractors Edition, 10th Edition,
• North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, with latest available amendments, North Carolina Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Bureau of Education, Training and Technical Assistance
• North Carolina Administrative Code Title 15A Subchapter 18C: Water Supplies, including the latest amendments, 
• Public Swimming Pools - North Carolina Department of Environmental Health and Natural Resources, Title 15A, Subchapter 18A, Sec. 2500 NC Administrative Code
• Recommended Practices for Installation of Aboveground Storage Systems for Motor-Vehicle Fueling (RP200), 2013
• Recommended Procedure for Testing Electrical Continuity of Fuel-Dispensing Hanging Hardware (RP400), 2002
• ASME Code for Pressure Piping - B31.8 - Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems, 2014
• National Electrical Safety Code, 2017
• Lineman’s and Cableman’s Handbook, Shoemaker and Mack, 13th edition (2017)
• DIPRA Installation Guide for Ductile Iron Pipe, 2007 (revised 2012)
• Concrete Pipe & Box Culvert Installation, 2007 edition

The following reference materials are not allowed in the examination center: 

• North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 15A, Chapter 4 Sedimentation Control, including the latest amendments, Sedimentation Control Commission,
• North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 113A, Article 4 Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973, including the latest amendments, Sections 113A-50 to 113A-67, inclusive,
• North Carolina Excavation Safety Guidelines, 2022 or later, 811
• Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 2011,
• Laws and Regulations Applicable to General Contracting in the State of North Carolina, North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors
• Jacked Tunnel Design and Construction, 1998
• Erectors' Manual – Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of PreCast Concrete Products, 2nd Edition, 1999
• Modern Welding, 2013, 11th Edition
• Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 16th edition, 2016
• Guide to Shotcrete, 2016 or 2022

You can access the bulletin here.

Note: Highlighted and tabbed books ordered out of the state of Florida may take up to 5-7 business days to be shipped. Suggested study books can be only purchased as unhighlighted.