Underground Utility & Excavation License (GITS©) | Hernando County (FL)

Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor means a contractor whose services are limited to the construction, installation, and repair, on public or private property, of main sanitary sewer collection systems, main water distribution systems, and storm 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 on residential or single-occupancy commercial properties, or on multi-occupancy 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. An underground utility & excavation contractor shall not install any piping that is an integral part of a fire protection system as defined in Chapter 633.021(7), Florida Statutes, and beginning at the point where the piping is used exclusively for such system.

Underground Utility and Excavation Contractor (GITS©) License Courses

Exams For The Underground Utility and Excavation Contractor License

Underground Utility and Excavation Exam

Exam: SFE1Ah
Testing Method: Open book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Alloted: 2h
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice
Number of questions: 50
Subjects Involved:
- Excavating and Grading
- Florida Road and Bridge Specifications
- Design Elevations
- Safety OSHA
- Concrete Pipe Installation
- Concrete
- Concrete Formwork
- Concrete Reinforcing Steel
- Jacking and Boring

Business Procedures Exam

Exam: AAE2Ah
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

Underground Utility and Excavation Contractor (GITS©) License Bookset

The books set includes all required references for both the Underground Utility and Excavation 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.