PART 2: BUSINESS SECTION The Electrical Contractors Certification exam is offered in two parts: a Technical/Safety section (100 test questions, 5 hours) and a Business section (50 test questions, 2.5 hours). Both parts are open-book exams. The Business section is offered as a computer-based exam through a vendor (or Promissor) and the results are reported as a sub-score. The fee is $22.50 and is payable directly to the Promissor by the candidate. The candidate may sit for this portion of the exam by appointment with the Promissor anytime after the candidate receives approval to sit for the initial Technical/Safety exam. After three (3) unsuccessful attempts the candidate is required to take seven (7) continuing education hours before reapplying to the DBPR and being allowed by the DBPR to request reexamination from the Promissor and to sit again. The following is a sampling of the number of questions for the Business portion of the exam: Subjects:                                                                                                          Number of Questions Maintaining Cash Flow …………………………………………………….......    03 – 05 Estimating and Bidding a Job ………………………………………………......    05 – 07 Interpretation of Contracts and Agreements ………………………………........    04 – 06 Purchasing Control ………………………………………………………….....    00 – 02 Contract Scheduling ………………………………………………………........   03 – 05 Obtaining Insurance and Bonding ………………………………………….........  04 – 06 Complying with Contracting Laws and Rules ……………………………............  05 – 07 Personnel Management ……………………………………………………........ 03 – 05 Complying with Payroll and Sales Tax Laws ………………………………......... 06 – 08 Interpretation of Financial Statements and Reports ………………………............ 04 – 06 Management Accounting ………………………………………………….......... 02 – 04 Total Number of Questions:                                                             50 In order to pass the exam, a candidate must receive a sub-score of 75% on each of the two sections above. Successfully passing the Business section shall be considered as meeting 33% of the DBPR requirement. If a candidate fails the Technical/Safety portion of the exam, they must reapply to retake it. If a candidate fails the Business portion of the exam, they can request reexamination from the Vendor for each attempt after a 21-day waiting period between successive attempts. Promissor testing location information can be found online at the DBPR website at www.myflorida.com/DBPR or you can find this information in your candidate information booklet.