(A) Class A-2 contractor.
(1) General contractor, project administrator or project manager in charge of any construction project in excess of $500,000.
(2) License is job-specific, subject to renewal for the life of the project. At the time the specific project is completed the license will automatically revert to a Class A license and may be renewed as such the following year for the applicable renewal fee in an amount as set by the City Council from time to time.
(3) Class A-2 contractors have the option of listing sub-contractors on a job-specific exemption form. Sub-contractors listed on the exemption form shall be exempt from local licensing requirements for that project.
(4) Applicant shall provide four verifiable references as to services rendered in the capacity that the license application is being made.
(5) Applicant shall provide a certificate of insurance for business liability insurance in the amount sufficient for the specific project valuation.
(6) Applicant shall provide proof of worker’s compensation insurance where required.
(B) Class A contractor.
(1) General contractor, project administrator or project manager in charge of any construction project not to exceed $500,000, with the exception of “cookie cutter” construction projects such as strip malls and motels not exceeding two stories, subject to approval of the Building Official.
(2) Class A contractors, when acting in the capacity of the general contractor, have the option of listing sub-contractors on a job-specific exemption form. Sub-contractors listed on the exemption form shall be exempt from local licensing requirements for that project.
(3) Applicant shall provide four verifiable references as to services rendered in the capacity that the license application is being made.
(4) Applicant shall be required to pass a written 75 question test with a minimum 80% score, except that the Building Official may waive this requirement where applicant provides a verifiable license or certification that is equal to or greater than local requirements.
(5) Applicant shall provide a certificate of insurance for business liability insurance in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 or in the amount sufficient for the specific project valuation, whichever is greater.
(6) Applicant shall provide proof of worker’s compensation insurance where required.
(C) Class B contractor.
(1) Any contractor acting as a general contractor in charge of any construction project not in excess of $35,000, or any sub-contractor as defined in this chapter whose part or portion of a project sub-contracted for does not exceed 30% of the total valuation of the project on which they are listed.
(2) Applicant shall provide four verifiable references as to services rendered in the capacity that the license application is being made.
(3) Applicant shall be required to pass a written 50-question test with a minimum 80% score, except that the Building Official may waive this requirement where applicant provides a verifiable license or certification that is equal to or greater than local requirements.
(4) Applicant shall provide a certificate of insurance for business liability insurance in the minimum amount of $500,000 or in the amount sufficient for the specific project valuation, whichever is greater.
(5) Applicant shall provide proof of worker’s compensation insurance where required.
(D) Class C Contractor.
(1) Any individual or company for hire to provide the services of a paving contractor, siding contractor, tree service contractor, dry wall/sheet rock contractor, HVAC contractor, underground sprinkler systems installation contractor or landscape contractor, all as defined in this chapter.
(2) The application shall indicate the service or services that applicant wishes to be licensed for, the application will be reviewed and processed accordingly.
(3) Applicant shall provide four verifiable references as to services rendered in the capacity that the license application is being made.
(4) Applicant shall provide a certificate of insurance for business liability insurance in the minimum amount of $500,000.
(5) Applicant shall provide proof of worker’s compensation insurance where required.
(E) Subcontractors. Any person doing business as a subcontractor shall be construed as engaged in the business of construction for which a license is required by this chapter unless the subcontractor falls under an exemption.
(F) Contractor exemption form. It shall be an option of a Class A and Class A-2 general contractors to list sub-contractors of a specific project on a contractor’s exemption form releasing those listed sub-contractors from the licensing requirement of the city, thus accepting the responsibility for those sub-contractors and the service provided by them as the general contractor responsible for the project in questions. No one contractor, sub-contractor or individual shall be listed exempt on more than three occasions in any one license year.
(G) Worker’s compensation, statement of non-participation. It shall be required that any general contractor making application for a contractor’s license with the city shall provide the city with copy of their worker’s compensation insurance, or complete the statement of non-participation on a form provided by the city.
(Prior Code, § 11-A-05)