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Exam Requirements#

An exam is required in order to obtain a Supervisor Certificate for all General Contractor licensing categories and many of the Specialized Trade contractor licensing categories.

The 2015 ICC (International Code Council) codes were adopted along with City Amendments on July 17, 2017. An applicant for any of the license/certificates noted below must provide documentation of a passed ICC (International Code Council) administered exam from an approved Pearsonvue testing center (unless an exam is not required to obtain a supervisor certificate for that class of license). Please see the bottom of this page for a listing of those licenses not required to test. A list of approved ICC testing centers is available from the ICC website: www.iccsafe.org. See specific license categories below for more details on other exam requirements. 

General Contractor License#

Be sure to take the appropriate type of contractor exam for the class of license you wish to obtain. The 2015 International Building Code (IBC) is currently in effect for commercial and multi-family construction. The 2015 International Residential Code (IRC) is currently in effect for single family detached, duplex, and property line-townhomes.

Required Exams for General Contractor Class A, Class A-DR, Class B and Class B-DR:

  • ICC National Standard Building Contractor A Exam F11, over the 2015 IBC; and either the ACI 318-08, or 318-11 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete & Commentary or, the 2012 or 2015 ICC Concrete Manual

Required Exams for General Contractor Class C1, Class C1-DR, Class C2, Class C2-DR and Class E:

  • ICC National Standard Building Contractor B Exam F12, over the 2015 IBC/2015 IRC; and either the ACI 318-08, or 318-11 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete & Commentary or, the 2012 or 2015 ICC Concrete Manual. The ICC National Standard Building Contractor A Exam F11, would also be accepted for the license categories noted above.

Required Exams for General Contractor Class D1, Class D2, Class D-DR, Class ER & Class MM (Residential Only Licenses):

  • ICC National Standard Building Contractor C Exam F13, over the 2015 IRC; and either the ACI 318-08, or 318-11 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete & Commentary or, the 2012 or 2015 ICC Concrete Manual.

The following exam is required for the Specialized Trade Contractor Framing license:

Pending the updated exam to the 2015 IBC, the City of Fort Collins will offer the specialized trade exam for Framing only, over the 2006 IBC and City Amendments to the 2006 IBC

Specialized Trade Solar Energy Certification Requirements:

The City of Fort Collins specialized trade Solar Energy exam requirements will be met once the applicant is certified as a NABCEP certified installation professional. Visit NABCEP at http://www.nabcep.org/

Specialized Trade Contractor License#

Gas Piping:

  • ICC National Standard Master Gas Pipe Fitter Exam N33; based on the 2009 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC). The 2012 code version exam is currently not available from ICC, we will accept the 2009 code version of this exam.

HVAC(C), HVAC(R), HVAC(RR) and HVAC Refrigeration:

  • ICC National Standard Master Mechanical Exam F29, based on the 2015 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC), and the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC).

Roofing and Roofing +(Plus):

  • ICC National Standard Roofing Contractor/Subcontractor Exam F14, based on the 2015 International Building Code (IBC) and 2015 International Plumbing Code (IPC).

No exams are required for the following specialized trade contractor licenses:

  • Awnings
  • Demolition
  • Fire Alarms
  • Fireplace
  • Fire Sprinkler Systems (requires fire department approval)
  • Signs
  • Flammable Fuel Facilities (requires fire department approval)
  • Wireless Telecommunication Systems (WTS)