West Virginia Code Chapter 21. Labor § 21-11-11. Notice included with invitations to bid and specifications

Any architect or engineer preparing any plan and specification for contracting work to be performed in this state shall include in the plan, specification and invitation to bid a reference to this article informing any prospective bidder that the person's contractor's license number shall be included on any bid submission.  A subcontractor shall furnish his or her contractor's license number to the contractor prior to the award of the contract.  If an apparent low bidder for a public improvement project, as defined in article one-d, chapter twenty-one of this code, fails to submit a license number in accordance with this section, the public authority, as defined in article one-d, chapter twenty-one of this code, shall promptly request by telephone and electronic mail that the low bidder and the second low bidder provide the license number within one business day of the request.  Failure of the bidder to provide the license number within one business day of receiving the request shall result in disqualification of the bid.