Florida General Contractor Exam Complete Book Set - Highlighted & Tabbed

FLORIDA GENERAL CONTRACTOR EXAM COMPLETE BOOK SET - HIGHLIGHTED & TABBED

The Florida General Contractor Exam Complete Book Set - Highlighted & Tabbed, offered by 1 Exam Prep, is an officially approved study collection aligned with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB). This comprehensive set includes all required reference materials for the Florida General Contractor license exam, including the Business and Finance section and the Contract Administration and Project Management portions. Each book is professionally highlighted and tabbed to meet the scope of the Florida General Contractor trade exam, ensuring coverage of Florida Building Code, OSHA standards, AIA construction contracts, and cost estimation principles. Designed for use in open-book testing, the set supports preparation for candidates pursuing a Certified or Registered General Contractor credential through the Florida CILB and complements the NASCLA-based business law references often used in state contractor examinations.

Florida General Contractor Exam Complete Book Set. Florida's General Contractor Exam is an open book test that has 19 trade books, this package includes all 19 trade books for Florida General Contractor exam. 

*Please allow an additional 15 business days on tabbed and highlighted trade book package orders.*

This is the most comprehensive set of Florida State General Contractor exam books available on the market today! 

All of these books are professionally highlighted and tabbed by our Instructors. This process takes our highly trained staff 16 hours to professionally detail your books. There are a total of 400 tabs, and 2,000 highlighted sections specifically for the Florida General Contractor Contract Administration, Project Management & Business Exams. 

The complete set of professionally highlighted and tabbed Florida State General Contractor trade exam books includes the below references:

1. A201 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, 2017
   
2. A401 Standard Form of Agreement between Contractor-Subcontractor, 2017
   
3. A701 Instructions to Bidders, 2018 
   
4. Florida Statues Chapter 455
5. Contractors Manual, 2021
6. Builder's Guide to Accounting, Michael C. Thomsett, Copyright 2001 (note: only allowed into the business exam, not allowed into the trade exam)
   
7. Code of Federal Regulations, (OSHA) 29 Part 1926, (OSHA1926)
   
8. Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, Ronald C. Smith and Cameron K. Andres, 11th Edition, 2024
   
9. Energy Efficient Building Construction in Florida, 11th Ed., 2024
   
10. Building Component Safety Information: BCSI “Guide to Good Practices for Handling, Installing and Bracing of Metal Connected Wood Trusses”, 2025
    
11. Florida Building Code - Building, 2023
    
12. Florida Building Code - Accessibility, 2023
    
13. Florida Building Code - Residential, 2023
    
14. Florida Building Code – Existing Building, 2023
    
15. Florida Building Code – Energy Conservation, 2023
16. Application and Finishing of Gypsum Panel Products, GA-216, 2018 Edition. (note: suggested study reference - not allowed into the trade exam) 
17. Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, Steven H. Kosmatka, Beatrix Kerkhoff and William C. Panarese, 17th Edition  (note: suggested study reference - not allowed into the trade exam)
    
18. Placing Reinforcing Bars, 10th edition  (note: suggested study reference - not allowed into the trade exam)
19. Walker's Building Estimator’s Reference Book, 33rd Edition (note: suggested study reference - not allowed into the trade exam)

To be a Florida Certified Contractor, you must be able to pass the contractor’s test, provide a proven record of financial stability, and present evidence of your experience for the category in which you wish to be licensed. A contractor must have at least four years of field experience in the category being considered, and one of those years has to be acting in a supervisory role. This last requirement could be substituted for at least three years of undergraduate credit hours. When the contractor wishes to be certified as a building or general contractor, he/she must present evidence of experience in four of these categories: