(a) The license required by this article shall be issued and approved by the director of transportation and public works. Before the issuance of same, the applicant shall file in the office of the director of transportation and public works a detailed statement of the applicant’s qualifications, together with a surety company bond in the amount of $25,000 conditioned that the applicant will indemnify and save harmless the city and any person, firm or corporation with whom such applicant may contract to perform work from any and all damages of any character arising from or caused directly or indirectly by any negligence in the performance of such work, and for any imperfect or inadequate work done by the applicant and that applicant will maintain such work in a good and workmanlike manner and state of repair for a period of two years from and after its completion and acceptance by the city. Such statement of qualifications approved by the director of transportation and public works, together with bond, license number and date of issuance, shall be maintained by the director of transportation and public works.
(b) The applicant shall also state in his or her application for a license his or her place of business, the names of his or her associates in such business and the name and address under which the business is to be transacted. Each licensee shall notify the director of transportation and public works immediately of any and every change of address or style of his or her firm. All such licenses shall be in force from the date of issuance until revoked by the director of transportation and public works as hereinafter provided. Such license may be revoked by the director of transportation and public works for violation by the licensee of any provision of this article, for failure of the licensee to have approved bond in force at all times as aforesaid, or for failure of the licensee to complete any specific work in conformity to the plans and specifications for which any permit may be granted to licensee.
(c) The licensee shall not permit the use of such license for any person, other than his or her employees, for the purpose of doing any work covered by this article, nor shall he or she subcontract to any other person any work for which a license is issued to him or her.
(d) In addition to the license or bond required in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to lay, construct, build, repair, rebuild, grade, gravel, pave, surface, resurface or do any work in or upon any public street, alley or thoroughfare within the city without having first secured from the director of transportation and public works a permit to do the specific work contemplated. The licensee shall notify the director of transportation and public works of the date on which he or she intends to commence the work for which the permit is sought.
(1964 Code, § 33-14) (Ord. 9680, § 2, passed 7-22-1986; Ord. 19977-11-2011, § 3, passed 11-15-2011)