Book updated May 2024. In Pennsylvania, licensing for General Contractor is administered at the city and county level. Some cities require you to pass an exam (as of the time of this writing the cities include Allentown, Bethlehem, Erie, Reading, and Scranton). There are two exam parts, one being the Business Management & Law test and the other being the Trade specific test. The former covers a wide range of fundamental topics. There is no way you can pass the exam without having solid real world experience. Our notes give you knowledge, principles and concepts. To master the topics, you must be “in the field” – you need to go through the real world plans, the various contract documents and the various administrative paperworks all by yourself. And you need to know how the experts get things done. To succeed in the exam, you also need to read as many reference books as possible. There is no single book that can cover everything!
