Nevada General Engineering and General Building (AB) Contractor License

The General Engineering and General Building (AB) Contractor License allows you to do the following work of the General Engineering (A) and General Building (B) licenses:

• Fixed works
• Irrigation
• Drainage
• Water supply and power
• Flood control
• Harbors
• Bridges
• Sewers and sewage disposal systems
• Chemical plants and industrial plants (specialized engineering knowledge and skill is required)
• Power plants
• Piers, foundations, and structures (or work incidental thereto)
• Railroads
• Highways
• Refineries
• Inland waterways
• Transmission pipelines of petroleum and other liquid or gaseous substances
• Power plants
• Tunnels
• Airports and airways
• Remodeling or construction of buildings or structures for the support, shelter, and enclosure of:
  • Persons
  • Animals
  • Chattels

A General Building (B) Contractor shall NOT perform specialty contracting in:

• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Refrigeration
• Air-conditioning
• Fire protection

Unless the licensee holds the appropriate specialty license, a General Building (B) contractor may ONLY contract to perform specialty contracting if he is a prime contractor on a project. A person who exclusively constructs or repairs mobile homes manufactured homes, or commercial coaches is NOT a General Building (B) contractor.

How to Get a Nevada General Engineering and General Building (AB) Contractor License

1. Get a Nevada Business ID before completing the Contractor Application. Obtain the business ID by contacting the Nevada Secretary of State and filling out the application for a Nevada State Business License
2. Collect and send the following required documentation by the Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) to submit the contractor application:
   • Copies of driver's licenses or government-issued IDs
   • Experience Documentation
   • History of past and current employment
   • Background Disclosure Statement and Fingerprint Background Waiver forms
   • Financial Statement
   • Provide a check, cashier's check, or money order payable to NSCB
   • Child Support Information Statement – Sole Proprietors ONLY
   • Submit a Signature on the application where requested
3. Present proof of past work history by providing one of the types of documentation mentioned below:
   • Four Certification of Work Experience Forms (Certificates)
     • The minimum time of experience must be of 4 full years (1460 days) but each Certification of Work Experience Form doesn't have to demonstrate four years of experience
   • Proof of transferrable military training and experience
   • An active Master's Certification issued by an officially recognized agent or governmental agency similar to the General Engineering and General Building (AB) classification
   • Proof of eligibility for Licensure by Endorsement. Applicants are recommended to review the State Equivalency Chart to determine their eligibility. To be considered for licensure by endorsement, you must submit a Request for Verification of License with your application, completed by your endorsing state
4. Fill out and send the completed Contractor License Application Form with all documents
5. Expect an Examination Eligibility form AFTER the application has been submitted and the work experience has been verified
6. Take and Pass the following tests administered by PSI©:
   • General Engineering (A) trade exam
   • General Building (B) trade exam
   • Management Survey Business and Law Exam (CMS)
7. When NSCB has approved the license, the applicant must submit the License Bond indicated on the approval letter and proof of Workers' Compensation Insurance
8. The NSCB will issue the license and send it by mail to the address of the application

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