New Mexico
(GB-2) Residential Building Contractor (Part 1 - Examination)
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Regulation and Licensing Department Construction Industries Division (CID) 2550 Cerrillos Road - 3rd Floor Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 476-4500
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PSI Services LLC 3210 E. Tropicana Las Vegas, NV 89121 Phone: (855) 807-3994
Exam Type
OPEN BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Areas
# of Questions
Sitework, Footings & Foundations
9
Concrete & Concrete Reinforcement
9
Masonry
6
Carpentry
12
Roofing
10
Associated Trades
12
General Code, Plan Reading & Estimating
14
Safety – OSHA
8
Total number of test questions:
80
Time allowed (minutes):
225
In addition to the trade-specific examination, you must pass the New Mexico Business & Law Exam offered by PSI.
Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
New Mexico Administrative Code, Manufactured Housing, Title 14, Chpter 12NMRLD
2.
New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMAC 14.7.3), NMRLD
3.
International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2021, ICC
4.
International Energy Conservation Code, 2021, ICC
5.
Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 3rd Edition, 2005, ACI
6.
Roofing Construction and Estimating, 2022, Daniel Atcheson
7.
BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handing, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Truses, 2018, SBCA
8.
Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition), John & Mark Feirer, McGraw-Hill (Amazon version number in description is wrong)
9.
Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone, 8th Edition, 2015, Clois Kicklighter
10.
Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011, Dave Roberts
11.
CFR Title 29, Part 1926 Selections (OSHA), 2013, PSI
Available Study Materials
This study guide only covers the OSHA portion of the PSI exam.
PSI OSHA Selections, 2013 Study Guide
$49.95
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