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Key Facts: VA UUC QI Exam

USD 85

PSI QI Specialty Fee

DPOR Board for Contractors / PSI Specialty CIB

Open Book

Book Policy

PSI Specialty CIB

UUC

Official Specialty Abbreviation

18VAC50-22-30

QI exam required

Technical Examination

DPOR A501-27EXINFO 09/01/2025

Virginia Underground Utility and Excavating Qualified Individual Examination is the official DPOR/PSI specialty exam for the UUC specialty (18VAC50-22-30). PSI fee is USD 85. Official item count is on the PSI specialty outline.

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1Under 18VAC50-22-30, Underground Utility and Excavating Contracting (UUC) covers which work?
A.Construction, repair, improvement, or removal of water, gas, and sewer connections to residential, commercial, and industrial sites, subject to local ordinances
B.Installation of interior plumbing fixtures, water heaters, and building drains inside a dwelling
C.Construction of water wells, well pumps, and well tanks to groundwater
D.Installation of conductor wiring in underground conduit and connection to an energized electrical system
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 defines UUC as construction, repair, improvement, or removal of water, gas, and sewer connections to residential, commercial, and industrial sites, subject to local ordinances. Interior plumbing, water-well construction, and energized electrical work belong to other classifications or specialties.
2When may a Virginia UUC specialty install underground conduit?
A.Only when the contractor also holds an electrical (ELE) classification
B.Whenever the conduit will later carry building power, communications, or street lighting conductors
C.In rights-of-way, easements, platted rights-of-way in new site development, and as parking-lot-crossing sleeves, if the conduit system does not include conductor wiring or a connection to an energized electrical system
D.Anywhere on a jobsite, including pulling feeder conductors and landing them on an energized panel
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 allows UUC to install empty underground conduits in rights-of-way, easements, platted rights-of-way in new site development, and sleeves for parking lot crossings only if each conduit system does not include installation of any conductor wiring or connection to an energized electrical system.
3A UUC contractor has placed empty Schedule 40 PVC sleeves under a new parking lot. The owner then asks the same crew to pull 480-volt feeder conductors through those sleeves and terminate them on an energized switchboard. What is the correct scope decision?
A.The work stays inside UUC because the contractor already installed the sleeves
B.Pulling the feeders is inside UUC; only the final terminations require an electrician
C.The empty sleeves were inside UUC, but installing conductor wiring and connecting to an energized electrical system is outside UUC
D.UUC covers any underground electrical work if the trench is less than 24 inches deep
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 lets UUC install empty parking-lot sleeves only if the conduit system does not include conductor wiring or a connection to an energized electrical system. Installing 480-volt feeders and terminating them on an energized switchboard is electrical classification work.
4Which other Virginia contractor classification also provides the UUC function under 18VAC50-22-30?
A.Residential Building Contractor (RBC)
B.Highway/Heavy (H/H)
C.Gas Fitting Contracting (GFC)
D.Electronic/Communication Service Contracting (ESC)
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 states that the H/H classification also provides for the UUC function. RBC, GFC, and ESC are separate classifications or specialties and do not replace UUC for site utility connections and empty conduit.
5A developer wants empty sleeves placed under a new commercial parking lot so a later electrical contractor can pull lighting circuits. Is that sleeve work inside UUC?
A.No, because parking-lot work is only an asphalt paving specialty
B.Yes, if each conduit system does not include conductor wiring or a connection to an energized electrical system
C.Yes, and UUC may also pull and terminate the lighting conductors
D.No, because empty conduit is reserved exclusively to the electrical classification
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 expressly allows UUC to install sleeves for parking lot crossings when the conduit remains empty of conductor wiring and is not connected to an energized electrical system. Pulling and terminating lighting conductors is not a UUC function.
6A UUC firm is asked to install empty conduit in a recorded utility easement on a new subdivision and then land service conductors on an energized pad-mounted transformer. What portion, if any, is inside UUC?
A.The entire contract is inside UUC because the work is underground
B.Only the empty conduit in the easement is inside UUC; landing conductors on an energized transformer is not
C.Only the transformer terminations are inside UUC
D.None of the work is inside UUC because easement conduit is reserved to H/H alone
Explanation: Empty underground conduit in an easement is a listed UUC location, provided no conductor wiring or energized connection is included. Connecting conductors to an energized transformer is outside UUC.
7Which contract is outside Virginia UUC even if the same trench is already open for a water service?
A.Removing an abandoned sewer lateral from the property to the main connection
B.Installing an empty right-of-way conduit with no conductors
C.Repairing a leaking water service between the main and the meter
D.Pulling and splicing medium-voltage cable in the same trench and connecting it to an energized electrical system
Explanation: A shared trench does not expand UUC into conductor installation or energized electrical connections. 18VAC50-22-30 allows empty conduit only. Water-service repair and sewer-lateral removal are connection work inside UUC.
8A rural customer wants a new drilled water well, pump, and tank, plus a short water service from the tank to the house meter. Which statement matches 18VAC50-22-30?
A.UUC covers the well, pump, tank, and the service line
B.UUC covers well drilling only; the pump and tank require a plumbing classification
C.Well construction is Water Well/Pump (WWP) work; UUC does not provide for construction of water wells
D.Any contractor who can excavate may drill the well if a local permit is obtained
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 assigns construction of a water well to reach groundwater, plus the well pump and tank, to the WWP specialty and states that no other classification or specialty provides for construction of water wells. UUC covers water connections to sites, not well drilling.
9How does UUC gas work differ from Gas Fitting Contracting (GFC) under 18VAC50-22-30?
A.UUC covers gas connections to sites; GFC covers installation, repair, improvement, or removal of gas piping and appliances annexed to real property
B.UUC and GFC are identical specialties with different abbreviations
C.UUC is limited to propane tanks, and GFC is limited to natural-gas mains in the street
D.UUC authorizes new interior appliance piping in dwellings; GFC is street-main work only
Explanation: UUC includes gas connections to residential, commercial, and industrial sites. GFC is the specialty for gas piping and appliances annexed to real property. New interior gas piping and appliance work is GFC, not a UUC expansion.
1018VAC50-22-30 says UUC water, gas, and sewer connection work is subject to what additional limit?
A.Federal Davis-Bacon wage rates on every private residential service
B.Local ordinances
C.A statewide ban on plastic pipe
D.A requirement that every lateral be designed by a Virginia professional engineer
Explanation: The UUC definition expressly makes construction, repair, improvement, or removal of water, gas, and sewer connections subject to local ordinances. Local utility specifications, permits, and separation rules still apply even when the specialty is correct.

About the VA UUC QI Exam

The Virginia Underground Utility and Excavating Qualified Individual Examination is the official PSI technical examination for the UUC specialty. 18VAC50-22-30 defines the specialty as construction, repair, improvement, or removal of water, gas, and sewer connections to residential, commercial, and industrial sites, subject to local ordinances, plus empty underground conduits that do not include conductor wiring or connection to an energized electrical system. The PSI specialty examination fee is USD 85. The examination is open book. Official scored item count, time, and passing score appear on the PSI specialty content outline. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation. It does not replace required trade experience, pre-license education, board approval, or the official examination.

Assessment

Computer-based open-book multiple-choice Qualified Individual examination for the UUC specialty. Official 18VAC50-22-30 scope: construction, repair, improvement, or removal of water, gas, and sewer connections to residential, commercial, and industrial sites, subject to local ordinances, plus empty underground conduits that do not include conductor wiring or connection to an energized electrical system.

Time Limit

120 minutes

Passing Score

70% (35 of 50 correct)

Exam Fee

USD 85 (PSI Services (for the Virginia Board for Contractors / DPOR))

VA UUC QI Exam Content Outline

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UUC Scope

UUC Scope within the official UUC specialty definition

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Trenching

Trenching within the official UUC specialty definition

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Water and Sewer Connections

Water and Sewer Connections within the official UUC specialty definition

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Empty Conduit

Empty Conduit within the official UUC specialty definition

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Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Safety within the official UUC specialty definition

How to Pass the VA UUC QI Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 70% (35 of 50 correct)
  • Assessment: Computer-based open-book multiple-choice Qualified Individual examination for the UUC specialty. Official 18VAC50-22-30 scope: construction, repair, improvement, or removal of water, gas, and sewer connections to residential, commercial, and industrial sites, subject to local ordinances, plus empty underground conduits that do not include conductor wiring or connection to an energized electrical system.
  • Time limit: 120 minutes
  • Exam fee: USD 85

Keys to Passing

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

VA UUC QI Study Tips from Top Performers

1Study the official 18VAC50-22-30 UUC specialty definition
2Use the PSI specialty content outline and listed references
3Permanent tabs are allowed in listed code books; study guides are not permitted in the PSI center
4This bank is an English-language MCQ study aid, not an official PSI form

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the Virginia UUC Qualified Individual exam?

The DPOR-approved PSI specialty content outline lists 50 scored questions, 120 minutes, and a minimum passing score of 70% (35 of 50 correct). PSI may also administer 5 to 10 unscored experimental items. Those numbers are published on the individual specialty content outline linked from the Contractor Specialty Examination CIB, not in the main bulletin.

How much does the Virginia UUC QI exam cost?

PSI charges USD 85 for a Qualified Individual specialty examination (DPOR Board for Contractors page and PSI Specialty CIB).

What work does a Virginia UUC specialty cover?

18VAC50-22-30 defines this specialty as construction, repair, improvement, or removal of water, gas, and sewer connections to residential, commercial, and industrial sites, subject to local ordinances, plus empty underground conduits that do not include conductor wiring or connection to an energized electrical system.

Is this practice bank the official PSI exam?

No. This is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation. It is not an official translation, format simulation, or substitute for the PSI examination or required field experience.