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Georgia Residential Basic Contractor with Business Law


A Residential Basic Contractor is a person who performs contractor work or activity relative to detached one-family and two-family residences and one-family townhouses not over 3 stories in height. Also included are their accessory buildings and structures. There are no individual project size limitations.

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Required Books 

The references listed below are permitted to be taken into the examination. These references may be tabbed (with a permanent index tab) and highlighted. They are available for purchase from our online contractor’s bookstore or by calling our office at 1-800-955-7277.

As of January 1, 2020 the Code books used for the Georgia exams will update. Exams taken after January 1, 2020 will be required to have either the 2018 International Building Code and/or the 2018 Residential Code. The 2006 editions of the International Codes can be used until December 31, 2019

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Additional Services

  • Pre-approval from the state is required to sit for the examination.
  • Please note that the Georgia Business and Law exam is also required to be passed to obtain your contractor’s license.
  • Licensure will be required for the practice of contracting in Georgia for any job over $2,500.

    Financial Information:

  • BANK REFERENCE- Account must be in the name used when applyingfor the license. For example: If you want your license name to be JOHN SMITH CONSTRUCTION, then your bank account title must be in the name JOHN SMITH CONSTRUCTION.  If the account has not been open for at least 24 months, you must have a line of credit for $25,000.00.
  • If you have more than 3 employees you must have Workers Compensation Insurance.
  • $300,000.00 In GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE is also REQUIRED.

    Residential Basic – Residential only Experience:

  • Applicants must have 2 years of proven experience working as or be employed by a residential contractor, predominantly in the residential-basic category.
  • Other proven experience deemed substantially similar by the licensing board may be accepted.
  • Individual must have had significant responsibility for the successful performance and completion of at least 2 projects falling within the Residential Basic category in the 2-years preceding the application.
  • Applicants must be a minimum of 21 years old and must complete and sign authorization for background check, including criminal history.
  • Frequently Asked Questions

A Residential Basic Contractor is a person who performs contractor work or activity relative to detached one-family and two-family residences and one-family townhouses not over 3 stories in height. Also included are their accessory buildings and structures. There are no individual project size limitations.

Information & Applications for Conditioned Air, Electrical, Low Voltage, Plumbing, Medical Gas, & Underground Utilities as well as information for General and Residential Building Contractors licenses may be obtained from:

Construction Industry Licensing Board

237 Coliseum Drive

Macon, GA 31217

Phone (478)207-1416

A nonrefundable fee of $200.00 must be submitted with application.

Important Contacts

Information & Applications for Conditioned Air, Electrical, Low Voltage, Plumbing & Utilities as well as information for Building Contractors licenses may be obtained from:

Construction Industry Licensing Board
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217
(844) 753-7825

The State Testing Agency is PSI


PSI Licensure: Certification
ATTN: Examination Registration GA
3210 E Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV 89121
(800) 733-9267

www.psiexams.com
http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing
To schedule an exam for any Technical Trade License (Electrical, Low Voltage, Conditioned Air, Plumbing, Gas) contact:

AMP

Attn: GACILB
18000 W. 105th Street
Olathe, KS 66061
www.goamp.com
phone: 800-345-6559
Fax: 913-895-4650

At this time, there is no reciprocal licensing.

An applicant for renewal of his/her Residential Basic contractor license must have completed 3 hours of acceptable continuing education each year, with a year beginning July 1st through June 30th.

Official documentation must be maintained by the contractor.

  • The fee for the exam is $132.00 ($72 for trade exam & $60 for Business Law) 
  • The Georgia Residential Basic Contractor Exam has 80 questions and a time limit of 180 minutes.
  • A 70% is required to pass.
  • Topics on the exam include sitework, footings, and foundation; concrete and concrete reinforcement; masonry; carpentry; metals; roofing; associated trades; general code and construction knowledge; and OSHA safety.
  • To schedule your exam, you must first obtain pre-approval by submitting experience and education documentation to PSI. To register for the exam, contact PSI at 1-800-733-9267.

    All eligibility's are valid for 1-year from the date that the application is received by the Board. If you do not pass the examination within the 1-year period, you must reapply with the Board.

    You must pass both the Business and Law and the Trade examinations within the 1-year period. If you fail one examination, and pass the other examination, you will only need to retake the failed examination.

    If you fail the examination 3 times within the 1-year eligibility period your application becomes void. You will need to reapply to the Board, for both examinations, regardless if you had passed one during the 1-year period. You may reapply after the original 1-year eligibility period expires.

American Contractors Exam Services holds a two-day Residential Basic Contractor Seminar that guarantees that you will pass the Georgia Residential Basic Contractor license exam and the Georgia Business Law exam. American Contractors has been holding Seminars to help contractors pass their exam for over 22 years. Sign up today for the Georgia Exam Preparation Seminar.

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