New Mexico
New Mexico Contractors License Exams
Listed below are home study kits we currently offer for the State of New Mexico. If you don't see your exam on this page it means that we don't cover it. Please use our contact page for any special requests and we will do our best to add it as soon as possible.
New Mexico General Contractors License Information
New Mexico requires that you also pass the standard business law exam
A contractors license is required in New Mexico prior to bidding on any project. To become a licensed contractor, candidates are required to pass two examinations: business and law and their trade. Applications for licensure can obtained from the New Mexico Construction Industries Division. Please note that pre-approval is required through the board before sitting for an examination. Applicants qualifying agent must provide proof of required experience (2-4 years depending on classification). The applicant must also submit a certificate of competence. The activities that are considered to be contracting in New Mexico are defined in the Construction Industries Licensing Act. The New Mexico General Building Contractor exam has 100 questions and a time limit of 300 minutes. A 75% is required to pass. Topics on the exam include sitework, concrete, masonry; carpentry; doors and windows; metals; drywall and finishes; thermal and moisture protection; general code; plan reading and estimating; and OSHA safety. The fee for the exam is $30 and pre-approval is required from the board before sitting for the exam. The New Mexico Business and Law Exam has 50 questions and a time limit of 125 minutes. A 75% is required to pass. Topics on the exam include licensing requirements, estimating and bidding, business organization and financial management, tax laws, labor laws, project management and lien law, contractors, risk management, and environment and safety. The fee for the exam is $44. To schedule your exam, you must be first pre-approved. Visit the New Mexico Contractor Licensing for more info.
New Mexico General Contractors Exam Study Kit
available 24/7 from any device. Supports Windows/Mac/Linux. Internet connection is required.
The trade portion of the home study kit consists of hundreds of practice exam questions relating to specific trade and are also broken into 100 practice questions exam sessions. Each practice exam covers both state specific and general content, building code references, contractors math, related formulas, safety, and blueprint reading etc. The Business and Law part of the contractors exam is required for all first time applicants in addition to taking the trade exam. Our Business and Law portion of the kit provides you with hundreds of practice exam questions that are broken into 100 practice questions exam sessions. Most applicants have a harder time passing the business law portion of the exam, which is why we cover specific state laws, tax laws, financial management, managing administative duties, business math, estimating and bidding, conducting accounting functions, liens, business organizations, to contracts, employment regulations, safety, record keeping and reporting.
24/7 Interactive Online Exams
New Mexico contractors license practice exams can be retaken unlimited times for one year. Each eam session is interactive and displays the correct/incorrect answers with detailed explanations and total score. Supports mobile devices on Windows/Mac/Linux. Internet connection is required.
Supports Windows/Mac/Linux. Internet connection is required.
