Collier County (FL) | Underground Utility Contractor (GITS)

Underground utility and excavation contractor means a contractor whose services are limited to the construction, installation, and repair, on public or private property, whether accomplished through open excavations or through other means, including, but not limited to, directional drilling, auger boring, jacking and boring, trenchless technologies, wet and dry taps, grouting, and slip lining, or main sanitary sewer collection systems, and the continuation of utility lines from the main systems to a point of termination up to and including the meter location for the individual occupancy, sewer collection systems at property line occupancy, sewer collection systems at property line on residential or single-occupancy commercial properties, or on multio-ccupancy properties at manhole or wye lateral extended to an invert elevation as engineered to accommodate future building sewers, water distribution systems, or storm sewer collection systems at storm sewer structures. However, an underground utility and excavation contractor may install empty underground conduits in rights-of-way, easements, platted rights-of-way in new site development, and sleeves for parking lot crossings no smaller than 2 inches in diameter, provided that each conduit system installed is designed by a licensed professional engineer or an authorized employee of a municipality, county, or public utility and that the installation of any such conduit does not include installation of any conductor wiring or connection to an energized electrical system. An underground utility and excavation contractor shall not install any piping that is an integral part of a fire protection system as defined in s. 633021 beginning at the point where the piping is used exclusively for such system As regulated under Florida Statute, a person who has passed a competency examination as a Utilities Contractor may perform these or related tasks or may supervise persons in his employ in the execution of these tasks.

Underground Utility Courses

Underground Utility Exams

Utilities Exam

Exam: SFE1A
Testing Method: Open book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Alloted: 3h
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice
Number of questions: 75
Subjects Involved:

Excavating and Grading
Florida Road and Bridge Specifications
Design Elevations
Safety OSHA
Concrete Pipe Installation
Ductile Pipe Installation
Concrete
Concrete - Formwork
Concrete - Reinforcing Steel
Jacking and Boring

Business Procedures Exam

Exam: AAE2A
Testing Method: Open Book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Allotted: 2h
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice
Number of questions: 50
Subjects Involved:

Insurance Laws
Tax Laws
Safety
Management
Lien Laws
Employment Laws
General Accounting

List of Books For Underground Utility License

The books set includes all required references for both the Utilities and Business Procedures exams. Orders placed before 2 PM are shipped the same day via UPS and a tracking number is emailed before 3 PM.