NASCLA-ACCREDITED EXAMINATION – COMMERCIAL GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR

 NASCLA-ACCREDITED EXAMINATION – COMMERCIAL GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR

If you pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors, your name will be entered into the NASCLA National Examination Database and you may use this information in other states that accept that NASCLA Accredited Examination. The NASCLA-Accredited Examination Program was designed to assist contractors who need to be licensed in multiple jurisdictions. Contractors who take the accredited examination can access NASCLA’s examination database (NED) and request that their results be sent to other jurisdictions that accept the examination, thereby reducing redundant licensing requirements.

There are 115 questions in this examination. You will need to answer 81 questions correctly in order to pass. You are allowed 330 minutes to complete this examination. NOTE: All Unlimited Building Contractor candidates are required to pass the Business Management and Law for Contractors Examination and the Unlimited Building Contractor Examination.

NASCLA-Accredited Examination – Commercial General Building Contractor Examination Content

1. Planning and Estimating (21 Items)

2. Financial and Project Management (21 Items)

3. Safety (19 Items)

4. Site Construction (15 Items)

5. Concrete (8 Items)

6. Masonry (3 Items)

7. Metals (5 Items)

8. Wood Foundations and Framing (5 Items)

9. Thermal Moisture Protection (4 Items

10. Doors, Windows, and Glazing (5 Items)

11. Finishes (7 Items)

12. Specialty Equipment and Conveyance Systems (2 Items)

NASCLA-Accredited Examination – Commercial General Building Contractor Examination Content Reference Books

1. BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2013,

2. Construction Jobsite Management, 3rd edition, 2011, William R. Mincks, 

3. Contractor’s Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Basic 10th or 11th Edition,

4. Erectors' Manual - Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of Pre Cast Concrete Products, 1999, 2nd Edition, 

5. Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning - Level 1 Field Fundamentals, 2003, 3rd Edition, 

6. Management of Construction Projects - A Constructor's Perspective, 2002, 1st Edition, J

7. SDI (Steel Deck Institute) Manual of Construction with Steel Deck, 2006, 2nd Edition, 

8. Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011, Author-Dave Roberts, 

9. Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7th edition, 2014, 

10. Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices, 2011, 9th edition, 

11. Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 3rd Edition, 2008, .

12. Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter, 7th edition (2010). This edition may be used only until May 15, 2015. After that date, you must use the 8th edition (2015). 

13. Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 2014, 9th Edition, 

14. Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), 

15. Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 edition, John L. Feirer and Mark D. Feirer, 

16. ANSI Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, 2009,

17. Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 1995,

18. The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2005, 3rd Edition,

19. Green Building Fundamentals, Michael Montoya, 2011, 2nd edition, 

20. International Building Code, 2012 Edition