Florida CGC Contract Administration Exam

What is the CGC Contract Administration exam?

For Division I General, Building, and Residential contractors, DBPR identifies Contract Administration as one of the three required examination parts, alongside Business & Finance and Project Management. DBPR states that construction examinations are open book and multiple choice. The General Contractor Contract Administration content information identifies 60 equally weighted questions. DBPR's Examinations at a Glance lists 4.5 hours for Contract Administration. citeturn0search0turn0search19turn0search22

What does Contract Administration cover?

The published General Contractor Contract Administration content information organizes the examination around construction-company management and operation activities. The listed areas include preconstruction activities, project contracts, obtaining licenses and permits, and construction procedures and operations. citeturn0search22

Construction procedures and operations

The published content information also covers scheduling and coordination of construction activities, subcontractor agreements, contract amendments, payment issues, and contract closeout. Examples include change orders, field authorizations, payment procedures, schedules of values, substantial completion, retainage, warranties, final lien releases, and punch lists. citeturn0search22

These topics make Contract Administration more than a contracts-only study exercise: preparation also involves understanding how construction activities are coordinated and documented from preconstruction through closeout.

Open-book still requires preparation

DBPR says candidates are strongly encouraged to bring approved reference materials and that no other references are allowed at the examination site. The current DBPR reference-list page identifies the approved reference lists effective January 1, 2026. citeturn0search0turn0search3

Build familiarity with the approved references before exam day so that your study process supports both subject knowledge and efficient reference use.

How to prepare with ATHENA

• Practice by concept: Work through Contract Administration questions across the published study areas.
• Review explanations: Understand the reasoning behind each answer instead of memorizing answer choices.
• Use references: Connect practice questions with the reference material you are studying.
• Reinforce weak areas: Save difficult questions and return to concepts that need more practice.
• Build endurance: Increase practice-session size as you move toward timed exam conditions.

Official Florida resources

• DBPR Construction Examinations — current examination information and content outlines.
• DBPR Construction Examination Reference Lists — approved references and effective dates.
• DBPR Examinations at a Glance — examination parts, question counts, time, and administration type.

Source note: Current DBPR examination and reference information was checked September 24, 2026. The detailed General Contractor Contract Administration content document currently published by DBPR is dated January 2020; it is presented here as published content information, not as a claim that its percentages or wording have been newly revised. citeturn0search22turn0search3

Ready to practice?

Build Contract Administration preparation inside the same ATHENA learning experience used for Business & Finance and Project Management.