Broward County (Florida) Mechanical Contractor (GITS©) License

Mechanical contractor means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the execution of contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design, when not prohibited by law, central air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work in connection with a complete system, only to the extent such duct work is performed by the contractor as is necessary to make complete an air-distribution system, boiler, and unfired pressure vessel systems, lift station equipment, and piping, and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection therewith, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing, therewith; to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design, when not prohibited by law, piping, insulation of pipes, vessels and ducts, pressure and process piping, pneumatic control piping, gasoline tanks and pump installations and piping for same, standpipes, air piping, vacuum line piping, oxygen lines, nitrous oxide piping, ink and chemical lines, fuel transmission lines, gaseous and liquefied hydrogen systems, liquefied petroleum gas lines within buildings, and natural gas fuel lines within buildings; to disconnect or reconnect power wiring on the load side of the disconnect switch and low-voltage heating, ventilating, and air conditioning control wiring; and to install a condensate drain from an air conditioning unit to an existing safe waste or other approved disposal other than a direct connection to a sanitary system. The scope of work for such contractor shall also include any excavation work incidental thereto, but shall not include any work such as potable water lines or connections thereto, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.

Mechanical Contractor Exams

Mechanical Exam

Exam MAE1B
Testing Method: Open book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Alloted: 4h
Passing Score: 75%
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice.
Number of questions: 100
Subjects Involved:
- Code Compliance
- Fuel Gas
- Ductwork - Systems and Sizing
- Load Calculations
- Boilers
- General
- Maintenance and Service
- Controls
- Piping
- Insulation
- Psychometrics
- Broward Chapter 9
- Safety

Business Procedures Exam

Exam AAE2B
Testing Method: Open Book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Alloted: 2h
Passing Score: 70%
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice.
Number of questions: 50
Subjects Involved:
- Insurance Laws
- Tax Laws
- Safety
- Management
- Lien Laws
- Employment Laws
- General Accounting
- Chapter 9

Courses For Mechanical Contractor License

Full Bookset For Mechanical

The books set includes all required references for both the Mechanical and Business Procedures exams. Orders placed before 2 PM are shipped the same day via UPS and a tracking number is emailed before 3 PM.