New Mexico General Building Contractor with Business Law Exam Preparation

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New Mexico General Builder Contractor and Business & Law exam preparation is our specialty since 1972. School enrollment is complete with Home Study Computer Program, Tutoring, and Seminars with real questions, answers, code references, and calculations to prepare you for the actual PSI state licensing exam.

The Contractors School offers the only Complete 3-in-1 System consisting of:

1)  Home Study Computer Program with 4 excellent sample exams to simulate your actual PSI state exam!
2) Weekend Seminar or Webinar!
3) Engineering tutoring help!

 

Our sample exams simulate the PSI exams. To obtain a Contractor  license, each candidate must pass the 2 trade portions of the GB-98 exam and the Business & Law portion!

  • Residential Portion – Part 1
  • Commercial Portion – Part 2
  • Business & Law Portion

While most of our students pass their exams in 4-6 weeks, our system is a three month enrollment and allows for unlimited Home Study (computer software subscription), Seminars, and Tutoring for a three (3) month period. Questions, answers, and article references that you need to pass the new PSI state examination are contained in this new program. Choose this program if you are serious about passing your state exam with PSI. Go into the test prepared with the best Home Study Computer Program in New Mexico!

 

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Below is a small sample of our exam prep questions:

  • According to OSHA, what is an approved method for moving cylinders of compressed gas?
    Answer: Tilting and rolling on bottom edge. Reference: OHSA 1926.350.A.3.
  • On a construction project, what is the minimum required sidewalk width?
    Answer: 4 feet. Reference: IBC 3306.2.
  • A vapor barrier is deigned to provide protection against ___ what?
    Answer: Condensation. Reference: General Knowledge.
  • What is a big advantage to using Type III Portland cement?
    Answer: High Early Strength. Reference: Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, Page 28.
  • Un-reinforced concrete cannot be used to build ___?
    Answer: Columns. Reference: IBC 1901.2.

 

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For the latest revision of approved references please reference this website address: https://test-takers.psiexams.com/nmcon

GB-2 – Residential Builder (Part 1)
▪ New Mexico Administrative Code Title 14
▪ New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMAC 14.7.3)
▪ International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family
Dwellings
▪ International Energy Conservation Code
▪ The Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction
▪ Roofing Construction and Estimating
▪ BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing,
Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood
Trusses
▪ Carpentry and Building Construction
▪ Modern Masonry – Brick, Block, Stone
▪ Pipe and Excavation Contracting
▪ OSHA – Part 1926

GB-98 – Commercial Builder (Part 2)

▪ New Mexico Administrative Code Title 14
▪ New Mexico Commercial Building Code (NMAC 14.7.2)
▪ International Building Code
▪ Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction
▪ Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures
▪ Placing Reinforcing Bars
▪ Gypsum Construction Handbook
▪ SDI Manual of Construction with Steel Deck
▪ Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded
Post-Tensioning – Level 1 Field Fundamentals
▪ Erectors’ Manual – Standards and Guidelines for the
Erection of PreCast Concrete Products
▪ Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel
Joists and Joist Girders
▪ Carpentry and Building Construction
▪ Modern Masonry – Brick, Block, Stone
▪ Pipe and Excavation Contracting
▪ OSHA-29 Part 1926

Business and Law Portion

▪ NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project
Management
▪ New Mexico Construction Industries Licensing Act (NMSA
Chapter 60, Article 13)
• New Mexico Contractor’s License Requirement (NMAC Title 14, Chapter 6, Part 3)
https://www.srca.nm.gov/nmac-home/nmac-titles/
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License Requirements Summary:

  • Residential (GB-2) Part 1: 80 question exam, 225 minute time limit, minimum test score 75%
  • Commercial (GB-98) Part 2: 100 question exam, 310 minute time limit, minimum test score 75%
  • Business & Law Portion: 50 question exam, 130 minute time limit, minimum test score 75%  or candidate may take a state approved Business & Law Course in lieu of taking the Business & Law Exam
  • State Application Fee = $36.00
  • PSI Test Fee = $269.06 for both Parts of the Builder test (GB-2 and GB-98); $134.53 per part
  • Experience requirement: 4 years on-the-job training under the supervision of a Commercial and Residential Building Contractor or Building Inspector.

Applications must be submitted by mail  for the initial license to PSI (Construction Industries Division and Licensing Department:

Construction Industries Division and Licensing Dept
2820 Broadbent Pkwy NE, Suite E & F
Albuquerque, NM 87107

Examinations are administered by the testing agency PSI:

(833) 333-4741
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