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New Mexico's Official Home Page
www.state.nm.us

Contains links to alphabetical and subject indexes of government agencies, elected officials' home pages, economics and labor-related government Web sites, state statutes and regulations and other resources. Visitors can connect to Property Tax Division, download state tax forms, view instructions for online filing and renew vehicle registration online. Provides links to county and city Web pages.


Attorney General Opinions
www.nmag.gov/Opinions/Default.aspx


Contains Attorney General opinions and advisory letters from 1999 to present.


Bid Express
www.bidx.com

This private subscription service provides current and historical New Mexico highway construction bidding information for a fee. Can search by keyword or scan current lettings; lists bidders; provides bid tabulations, planholders, eligible bidders. Trns*port Expedite, free electronic bidding software, allows users to submit bids online and to download files for specific projects.


Board of Examiners for Architects
www.nmbea.org

Can search the architect roster and senior roster by registration number, name, city or state. Contains forms; registration exam preparation information, FAQs and candidate handbook; intern development program information; Q&As on NCARB certification and council record; continuing education information and online course; online forms to change address and request documents; discussion forums; "In Focus" data catalog; board newsletter and calendar; consumer guides to hiring an architect and filing a complaint. Contains the Architectural Act, rules and regulations, proposed modifications and Building Officials Handbook. News lists recently registered architects.


Board of Landscape Architects
www.rld.state.nm.us/landscape/index.html

Provides licensing and education requirements; licensing process and exam overview; seal information; LARE registration and complaint forms; registration information, fees schedule and forms; rules and regulations. Can search for landscape architects by name or license number. Can renew registration online.


Contractors' Licensing Services, Inc.
www.contractorsnm.com

Provides contractor and journeyman licensing information and forms, bond forms, and licensed contractor and journeyman database.


Department of Labor
www.dol.state.nm.us

Employer Services includes Employer Responsibility Handbook; list of state and federal mandatory postings; online new business application for payment of unemployment taxes; business start-up checklist; recruitment information; publications; alien labor certification information; labor law presentations; and unemployment insurance claims guide, handbook and taxable wage base. Job seekers can access guides, job fair listings, publications, apprenticeship information and policy manual; locate service offices and training centers; and register to search job databases. Public Works Projects contains public works construction wages, public works seminar schedule, construction survey (privately funded construction data sheets), online form to request wage rate decision, online wage rate decision database searchable by county, prevailing wage forms, and public works rules and regulations. Lists registered contractors by name and registration number. Contains public works rules and regulations; contact information; and links to all occupational regulatory boards. Labor Market Information contains economic, employment and wage statistics; occupational data and projections.


Economic Development Department
www.edd.state.nm.us

Contains guide to doing business in the state, business start-up guide, employer checklist, permit information, database of available industrial sites and buildings, county and city economic profiles. Can download New Mexico Factbook, with data on taxes, workforce demographics, transportation, agriculture, natural resources, manufacturing, technology, utilities, energy and telecommunications. Provides contact information for the Economic Development Representative, Business and Community Finance, who can be reached for information on financing opportunities and services. Lists general business and industry-specific financing and incentive programs; business consulting programs and organizations. Provides information about Industrial Revenue Bonds, real property business loans, Community Development financing and New Mexico 9000 program to provide technical assistance to small businesses. Office of Mexican Affairs and International Trade includes Export Trade Summary, with statistics; exporter guide; border infrastructure data; link to U.S. Customs information; overview of export services, trade shows, missions, library; directory of foreign trade offices.


Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
www.emnrd.state.nm.us

Energy Conservation and Management Division provides overview of the Public Building Energy Efficiency Act, energy efficiency standards, checklist for construction and remodeling of public school buildings, online and downloadable Energy Conservation Code applications worksheet, other submittals for residential buildings, and Home Energy Guide.


Environment Department
www.nmenv.state.nm.us

Air Quality Bureau includes compliance and enforcement information; regulations and policies; permit information, notices and forms; asbestos forms, requirements and regulations; small business assistance program information. Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau contains RFPs; reports; forms; technical information; guidelines for corrective action; underground storage tank regulations; Corrective Action Fund guide and forms. Water and Waste Management Division contains ground and surface water quality resources; standards; links to statutes and regulations. Hazardous Waste Bureau provides guidance and permit documents; statutes and regulations. Construction Programs Bureau provides information on clean water, infrastructure, solid waste, rural communities, wastewater and other funding programs; Guidebook for Infrastructure Financing; Uniform Funding Application; Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities.


General Services Department, State Purchasing Division
www.generalservices.state.nm.us/spd/spd.html

Can view invitations to bid and RFPs for construction and design services, recent awards. Can download vendor registration application and preference application. Contains procurement regulations (including Design and Build Project Delivery Systems), guide to doing business with the state, statewide price agreements, training opportunities, commodities code list, and procurement assistance program information and resources. Contains vendor database searchable by zone and commodity, by name or preference, or by vendor number.


Highway and Transportation Department
www.nmshtd.state.nm.us

Can view 12-month letting schedule; Engineering Design Consultant Services Procedures Manual and Handbook. Procurement Services Bureau contains design consultant RFPs; procurement and contract administration forms; price agreements. Contains standard specifications for highway and bridge construction; CADD standards. State Materials Bureau contains Asphalt/Superpave Manual and Concrete Manual. Office of Equal Opportunity provides DBE program information, directory and certification forms. Selected highway home pages offer project and contractor information. Value Engineering Unit contains procedures handbook. Statewide Transportation Improvement Program lists projects for the next six years.


Mortgage Finance Authority
www.nmmfa.org


Contains information about multifamily housing development financing programs; HOME and Housing Tax Credit program forms; and program manuals.


Motor Vehicle Division
www.state.nm.us/tax/mvd/

Contains driver and vehicle information; title company list; downloadable forms; driver's license manual; commercial vehicle fee schedule, rates and forms; link to state Motor Vehicle Code. Vehicle owners can renew vehicle registration online.


New Mexico E-Procurement System
www.govbids.com/scripts/nm1/public/home1.asp

Contains bidding opportunities from participating agencies. Registered vendors can view bid solicitations; subscriber bidders can receive bid alerts and submit quotes by e-mail or fax.


Occupational Health and Safety Bureau
www.nmenv.state.nm.us/OHSB_Website/ohsb_home.htm

Contains compliance information for employers and employees; statistics; training schedule. Offers consultation services, consultation request form and Onsite Consultation Booklet. Provides Spanish language safety materials; links to OSHA resources; regulations.


Office of the Governor
www.governor.state.nm.us

Provides contact information, government staff directory, list of boards and commissions, news releases, speeches, and governor's actions on legislation and related matters.


Office the State Engineer and Interstate Stream Commission
www.ose.state.nm.us/

Doing Business with OSE/ISC posts RFPs for consulting services. Provides filing fees, permit forms and instructions; underground storage and recovery regulations; water rights rules and regulations; and technical guidelines and criteria for projects. Dam Safety Program contains Proposed New Dam Design, Construction and Dam Safety Rules and Regulations; Dam Safety Design and Operation Criteria; project review checklists; and permit forms. Water Information contains water right notices for publication; hearing schedule of protested applications; Water Rights Adjudication overview; status of active adjudications; hydrographic surveys; water use data; water well data; groundwater bibliographies; other technical resources. Registered users can access Water Administration Technical Engineering Resource System, with well reports and downloads. Publications and Reports offers newsletters and technical reports.


Public Regulation Commission
www.nmprc.state.nm.us

Corporations Bureau contains incorporation forms and instructions; corporate report filing forms; guidelines on making inquiries regarding insurance companies. Corporations database is searchable by company or director's name; provides information on corporation, including type, standing, status, address and registered agent. Insurance Division provides insurance FAQs, forms, consumer complaint form, rules and bulletins. Pipeline Safety Bureau includes rules, forms and manuals.


Public School Facilities Authority
www.nmschoolbuildings.org

Contains RFP notices and forms; award notifications; list of current school projects; statewide facilities condition reports; links to online bidder registration and plan room sites; prequalification and bidding forms; project manual; builder general conditions; contractor agreement; construction administration and contract forms; design professional agreements and forms; Adequacy Standards and Standards Planning Reference Guide; district facilities specialist list; rules; Master Plan; maintenance guidelines.


Regulation and Licensing Department, Construction Industries Division
www.rld.state.nm.us/cid/

Provides information about contractor licensing application process, requirements, fees, unlicensed contractors, journeyman certification application guide, contractor and journeyman classifications, and guide to Worker's Compensation coverage for the construction industry. Lists disciplinary actions. Provides information about building inspections; directory of inspectors by county; online permit application tracking system; permit applications. Includes building permit guides; variance procedures; plan review FAQs; directories of city and county building departments and planning and zoning agencies. Provides guide to hiring a contractor and filing a complaint; other applications and forms. Laws contains statutes relating to New Mexico Building Code, Electrical Code, Plumbing and Mechanical Code, Boiler Administrative Code, Standards for Non-Loadbearing Baled Straw Construction, and Standards for Non-Loadbearing Light Clay Construction; links to construction statutes and regulations.


Secretary of State
www.sos.state.nm.us

Operations Division includes UCC statutes, online forms, list of UCC search providers; can search UCC filings and file UCC forms online. Can view requirements for registering partnerships; provides trademark registration information and forms.


State Board of Finance
nmsbof.state.nm.us


Provides program overview, regulations, forms, and request and allocation data for the Private Activity Bond Program, which provides tax-exempt financing for privately-owned public purpose projects, such as qualified residential rental projects, small issue industrial development bonds and a variety of exempt facilities, including sewage, solid waste and hazardous waste disposal facilities. Provides current and archival economic indicators since 1999. Can search for current and past severance tax and general obligation bond projects.


State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
www.sblpes.state.nm.us/

Can access roster of professional engineers and surveyors. Provides licensing information and applications, exam information and schedule, disciplinary action listings, complaint forms and instructions, professional development requirements, renewal and reinstatement information and forms, board advisory opinions, policy advisories and meeting schedule. Contains Engineering and Surveying Practice Act, rules and regulations, minimum standards for surveying and Handbook for State Building Officials.


State Land Office
www.nmstatelands.org

Commercial Planning and Development, which is responsible for large-scale planning and development projects, business leases and other types of land use, provides commercial development bid and lease information; lists lease bidding opportunities; provides business lease forms, information and forms for development opportunities.


Taxation and Revenue Department
www.state.nm.us/tax/

Contains income, business and property tax forms, links to online tax filing options and instructions for online filing, tax FAQs and publications. Property Tax Division provides link to state Property Tax Code, list of county assessors and general information.


Workers' Compensation Administration
www.state.nm.us/wca/

Lists local offices and provides contact information. Includes employer and worker information; forms and publications; rates; online claim forms; workplace safety checklist; list of approved safety consultants; online safety consultant application; quarterly bulletins; employee safety guides and posters; safety analysis by industry, including construction and general building contractors; list of approved proof of coverage vendors; posting requirements; statutes, rules and regulations.


Workforce Development Board
www.wia.state.nm.us

Business resources include current economic conditions; occupational and labor statistics; mandatory postings; unemployment insurance information and form. Job seeker resources include job hunter's guide; database of training providers; list of major employers; links to job search Web sites; and statistics on occupations in demand. Regional boards provide occupational projections by industry.


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