New Mexico GB-2 and GB-98 Residential Building Contractor Part 1 Exam Preparation

New Mexico
Residential Building Contractor
(GB-2 & GB-98, Part 1 Exam)

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Construction Industries Division
Regulation and Licensing Department
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-4700
www.rld.state.nm.us/CID

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Exam Type

OPEN BOOK

Exam Content

Subject Area	# of Questions
Sitework, Footings, and Foundations	9
Concrete and Concrete Reinforcement	9
Masonry	6
Carpentry	12
Roofing	10
Associated Trades	12
General Code, Plan Reading, and Estimating	14
OSHA Safety	8

Total Number of Test Questions:	80
Time Allowed (minutes)	180
Passing percentage	75%

In New Mexico you must also pass a Business and Law Exam unless you are already a licensed contractor who is adding a classification to your license.

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Recommended (permitted) Reference Books

1.	New Mexico Administrative Code Title 14, 2004.
2.	New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMAC 14.7.3), 2003, New Mexico Commission of Public Records.
3.	International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings, 2003, ICC.
4.	International Energy Consevation Code, 2003, ICC.
5.	Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2005, 3rd Edition, American Concrete Institute.
6.	Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 1995.
7.	The Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2003, (WTCA).
8.	Carpentry and Building Construction, John L. Feirer, 2004, 6th Edition.
9.	Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter, 2003.
10.	Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 1987.
11.	Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), Revised as of 2004 or Later - OR - (OSHA) Excerpts as of 2003 by PSI.

Recommended Study Materials
New Mexico • GB-2
Residential Building Contractor (Part 1)

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10-Apr-2007