Louisiana Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges Contractor - Books & Courses Rental Package

Prepare for the Louisiana Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges contractor examination with a coordinated rental package that combines professionally highlighted and permanently tabbed technical references with structured online exam preparation. This package supports focused study of concrete materials, formwork, placement, consolidation, finishing, curing, joints, sawcutting, building-code requirements, OSHA safety, calculations, and contractor business practices.

The Louisiana Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges classification covers concrete work such as parking lots, sidewalks, driveways, foundations, columns, beams, walls, floors, roofs, curtain walls, slabs, tennis courts, and precast or prestressed concrete structures. The scope includes forms, slipforms, reinforcing rods, wire mesh, grouting, guniting, shotcreting, and concrete pumping. It does not include concrete construction for highways, streets, or bridges.

This rental package includes eight technical references and the NASCLA Contractor’s Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Louisiana, 12th Edition. The references work together to support preparation involving construction safety, concrete materials, mixture control, formwork, joint construction, cutting procedures, building-code provisions, and contractor business operations.

Every included rental book is professionally highlighted and permanently tabbed. Important safety requirements, formwork procedures, mixture information, concrete-cutting guidance, code provisions, technical tables, and contractor business topics are marked to support organized study. Permanent tabs provide visible navigation points that help students move between major chapters and commonly reviewed subjects.

The package also includes 6 months of course access. The course provides a structured way to review the examination content, connect related topics, work through practice-oriented preparation, and identify subjects that need additional attention. Because the Louisiana trade examination is closed book, the highlighted and tabbed references are intended for study and preparation rather than use inside the examination room.

Package Price: $1,220

Refundable Book Deposit: $500

Total Due: $1,720

The $500 deposit is refundable when the rental books are returned in similar condition within six months from the date they are received. Books should be returned with their covers, bindings, pages, professional highlighting, and permanent tabs intact. Missing pages, removed tabs, unauthorized writing, water damage, or excessive wear may affect the return condition.

Please allow up to 15 business days for book rental package orders.

Exam Details

The Louisiana Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges examination is completed by an approved qualifying party after the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors establishes examination eligibility.

The examination contains 50 multiple-choice questions. Candidates receive 2 hours to complete the test and must earn a minimum score of 70 percent to pass.

The examination evaluates knowledge associated with concrete construction outside highway, street, and bridge work. Preparation should address the following areas:

• Construction Safety: Personal protective equipment, fall protection, scaffolds, ladders, excavation, reinforcing steel, formwork, tools, equipment, material handling, and common jobsite hazards.
• Concrete Materials: Cementitious materials, aggregates, water, admixtures, mixture proportions, workability, air content, strength, durability, temperature, and material characteristics.
• Batching and Mixing: Material measurement, water control, mixing procedures, delivery considerations, consistency, yield, and quality-related practices.
• Formwork: Form materials, loads, ties, bracing, shores, reshoring, supports, form construction, stripping, safety, and inspection.
• Placement and Consolidation: Site preparation, transporting, depositing, placement sequence, vibration, consolidation, lift considerations, and segregation prevention.
• Finishing and Curing: Screeding, floating, troweling, surface treatments, curing compounds, moisture retention, temperature protection, and surface-quality considerations.
• Concrete Joints: Construction joints, contraction joints, isolation joints, layout, spacing, depth, timing, sealing, and crack-control purposes.
• Sawcutting: Saw selection, blade considerations, cutting timing, depth, layout, equipment operation, dust control, slurry management, and safe cutting practices.
• Building-Code Requirements: Concrete construction provisions, structural requirements, materials, quality control, inspections, special inspections, and safeguards during construction.
• Calculations: Area, volume, quantities, yield, material requirements, formwork dimensions, joint layout, and practical concrete calculations.

The examination may include questions based on practical concrete construction knowledge and accepted industry procedures. Candidates should understand why a method is used, how materials behave, and how safety and quality requirements apply to field operations.

The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors determines the examinations and licensing requirements assigned to each applicant. Passing the concrete trade examination is one part of the complete licensing process.

Closed Book Test

The Louisiana Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges examination is a closed-book test. Candidates may not use the technical references during the examination.

The highlighted and tabbed books in this rental package are provided for study before test day. Their purpose is to help candidates organize the material, identify important concepts, review technical procedures, and build enough familiarity to answer questions without consulting the books during the exam.

Closed-book preparation requires more than locating information. Candidates should work toward understanding concrete terminology, materials, equipment, construction sequences, calculations, safety practices, and quality-control procedures.

Use the highlighted sections to identify major concepts, then explain those concepts without looking at the page. Review permanent tabs as topic markers and practice recalling the information associated with each section.

Questions involving safety may require knowledge developed from 29 CFR Part 1926. Formwork questions may be supported by SP-4 Formwork for Concrete, while mixture-design and concrete-material questions may be studied through Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures.

The four sawcutting publications support preparation involving joint timing, cutting depth, equipment, concrete flatwork, crack control, blade considerations, and field techniques. The 2018 International Building Code supports study of applicable concrete construction and inspection requirements.

Because the examination is closed book, practice should gradually shift from reference-assisted review to independent recall. Timed practice questions can help candidates measure whether they understand the material well enough to answer without searching for supporting information.

Licensing Steps

1. Review the classification. Confirm that Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges matches the work the company intends to bid, contract, supervise, or perform.
2. Select the appropriate contractor application. Complete the Louisiana application that applies to the intended license type and classification.
3. Designate a qualifying party. Identify the individual who will complete the examination requirements assigned to the contractor applicant.
4. Gather supporting documentation. Prepare the company, ownership, qualifying-party, financial, insurance, and other information required for the application.
5. Submit the application. Send the completed application and supporting documentation to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors.
6. Respond to application requests. Provide corrections, explanations, or additional documents requested during the review process.
7. Receive examination eligibility. The qualifying party receives scheduling instructions after the examination request is approved.
8. Prepare with the books and courses. Use the 6 months of course access, highlighted references, permanent tabs, and practice-oriented study materials.
9. Build closed-book recall. Review the references, summarize important topics, complete practice questions, and reduce dependence on the books as test day approaches.
10. Complete the applicable business requirement. Follow the Board’s current process for satisfying contractor business and law requirements.
11. Take the assigned examination. Bring the required identification and follow all examination procedures for the closed-book test.
12. Complete the remaining licensing requirements. Satisfy all applicable financial, insurance, qualifying-party, business, and administrative requirements before license issuance.

State Requirements

The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors regulates contractor licenses, classifications, qualifying parties, examinations, and licensing requirements. Applicants must obtain the license and classification appropriate for the work they intend to perform.

The Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges classification covers the construction, maintenance, and repair of concrete parking lots, sidewalks, driveways, foundations, columns, beams, walls, floors, roofs, curtain walls, slabs, tennis courts, and similar concrete work.

The classification also includes forms, slipforms, reinforcing rods, wire mesh, precast and prestressed concrete work, grouting, guniting, shotcreting, and pumping. It excludes concrete construction for highways, streets, and bridges.

The contractor application must be submitted before the qualifying party completes the trade examination. The Board reviews the classification request, company information, qualifying-party details, financial information, and supporting documentation before establishing eligibility.

The qualifying party completes the examinations assigned to the applicant and must maintain the relationship with the licensed company required by the Board. Changes involving the qualifying party may require notice, replacement, supporting documentation, or additional examination steps.

Louisiana contractor applicants may also be responsible for a Business and Law requirement. The included NASCLA Louisiana, 12th Edition reference supports study involving licensing, business organization, contracts, project management, financial practices, risk management, employment responsibilities, safety, and contractor operations.

Passing the concrete trade examination does not automatically issue a contractor license. The applicant must satisfy all applicable application, financial, insurance, qualifying-party, examination, and administrative requirements before receiving approval.

Reference Books

• Included Rental Book: Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA)
  This construction-safety reference covers personal protective equipment, fall protection, scaffolds, ladders, excavation, reinforcing steel, formwork, tools, machinery, material handling, and jobsite hazards.
• Included Rental Book: SP-4 Formwork for Concrete, 2014, 8th Edition
  This formwork reference addresses form materials, loads, design principles, construction, ties, bracing, shores, reshoring, stripping, safety, inspection, and practical procedures.
• Included Rental Book: Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 17th Edition
  This technical reference covers cementitious materials, aggregates, water, admixtures, mixture proportioning, batching, placement, consolidation, curing, durability, testing, and quality control.
• Included Rental Book: Sawcutting Joints in Concrete, Bruce A. Suprenant, 1995
  This publication focuses on joint sawcutting, cutting timing, depth, layout, equipment considerations, crack control, and concrete construction procedures.
• Included Rental Book: Sawcutting Concrete Flatwork, Rosalie Johnston, 1994
  This reference addresses practical sawcutting methods, equipment use, joint construction, cutting timing, and procedures for concrete slabs and flatwork.
• Included Rental Book: Taking the Tedium Out of Cutting, 1981
  This publication supports preparation involving concrete-cutting procedures, equipment operation, work planning, productivity, and practical field considerations.
• Included Rental Book: Tips for Cutting Concrete, 1987
  This reference provides focused information on concrete-cutting techniques, equipment considerations, safe operation, planning, and common applications.
• Included Rental Book: International Building Code, 2018
  This code addresses building classifications, structural provisions, concrete construction, materials, inspections, fire protection, safeguards during construction, and related building requirements.
• Included Rental Book: NASCLA Contractor’s Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Louisiana, 12th Edition
  This highlighted and tabbed Louisiana business reference covers licensing, business organization, contracts, project management, financial practices, employment responsibilities, risk management, safety, and contractor operations.

Every included rental reference is professionally highlighted and permanently tabbed. The books are study materials for the closed-book examination and must be returned in similar condition within six months from the date received for the $500 deposit to be refunded.

Test Information and Study Materials

Begin preparation by dividing the material into construction safety, concrete materials, mixture control, formwork, placement, consolidation, finishing, curing, joints, sawcutting, building-code provisions, calculations, and contractor business topics.

Use 29 CFR Part 1926 to review personal protective equipment, scaffolds, ladders, reinforcing steel, formwork safety, tools, machinery, excavation, and material handling. Connect each requirement to concrete construction operations.

Use SP-4 Formwork for Concrete for form materials, loads, ties, bracing, shoring, reshoring, stripping, inspection, safety, and field procedures.

Use Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures for concrete materials, mixture proportioning, batching, workability, placement, consolidation, curing, durability, testing, and quality control.

Study the four sawcutting publications together. Review joint layout, cutting timing, cutting depth, flatwork procedures, saw selection, blades, dust control, slurry management, crack-control goals, and safe operating practices.

Use the 2018 International Building Code for concrete-related structural provisions, inspections, safeguards, materials, and applicable building requirements. Use the NASCLA Louisiana guide for contractor business, law, contracts, project management, and operations.

Complete practice questions under timed conditions without using the books. After answering, return to the highlighted references to review missed subjects. This method helps convert reference-based study into the recall needed for a closed-book examination.

How 1 Exam Prep Helps You Reach Your Goal

1 Exam Prep supports Louisiana concrete construction candidates through organized study guidance, trade-focused review, practice-oriented preparation, and confidence-building study structure. This rental package combines the technical references, contractor business material, and six months of course access.

The professionally highlighted and permanently tabbed books reduce the setup work normally required before study begins. Candidates can focus on safety, formwork, concrete materials, placement, finishing, curing, joints, sawcutting, and building-code requirements using an organized reference system.

The course structure helps divide the material into manageable study areas. Candidates can review difficult topics, complete practice-oriented preparation, and develop the independent recall required for a closed-book trade examination.

Trade-focused preparation connects the material to concrete work such as form setup, mixture control, placement, consolidation, finishing, curing, joint layout, sawcutting, equipment use, safety, and quality control.

The business study component supports preparation involving contractor licensing, business organization, contracts, project management, financial practices, risk management, employment responsibilities, and professional operations.

No course or rental package guarantees a passing score, licensing approval, or contractor license. This Books & Courses Rental Package provides organized study resources, professionally prepared references, and a six-month preparation period designed around the Louisiana concrete contractor licensing process.

FAQ Section

What is included in the Books & Courses Rental Package?

The package includes nine professionally highlighted and permanently tabbed rental books plus 6 months of course access for concrete trade and contractor business study.

What is the package price?

The package price is $1,220. A $500 refundable deposit brings the total due to $1,720.

How does the refundable deposit work?

The $500 deposit is refundable when the books are returned in similar condition within six months from the date they are received.

Are the books highlighted and tabbed?

Yes. Every included rental book is professionally highlighted and permanently tabbed.

How long is the course available?

The package includes 6 months of course access.

How long will the book order take?

Please allow up to 15 business days for book rental package orders.

Is the Louisiana concrete construction examination open book?

No. The Concrete Construction Excluding Highways, Streets, and Bridges examination is a closed-book test.

How many questions are on the examination?

The examination contains 50 multiple-choice questions. Candidates receive two hours and must earn a minimum score of 70 percent.

Is the NASCLA Louisiana business book included?

Yes. The NASCLA Louisiana, 12th Edition guide is included and professionally highlighted and permanently tabbed.

Does this package include Application Service?

No. Application Service is not included with this Books & Courses Rental Package.

Does the package include business formation or EIN filing?

No. Business formation and EIN filing are not included with this package.

Does purchasing the package guarantee a contractor license?

No. Applicants must satisfy all applicable application, examination, financial, insurance, qualifying-party, and licensing requirements established by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors.