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Contractors State License
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1. 1. What is a Con- A contractor is a person who has the skills necessary to manage the daily activities
tractor? of a construction business, including field supervision. A contractor undertakes
work to construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or
demolish any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure,
project, development or improvement. A contractor may also maintain or service air
1. ¿Qué es un
conditioning, heating or refrigeration equipment or is in the business of drilling,
contratista?
digging, boring wells, or removing or trimming trees.




Un contratista es una persona que tiene las habilidades necesarias para adminis-
trar las actividades diarias de un negocio de construcción, incluida la supervisión
de campo. Un contratista realiza trabajos para construir, alterar, reparar, agregar,
restar, mejorar, mover, destruir o demoler cualquier edificio, carretera, camino, fer-
rocarril, excavación u otra estructura, proyecto, desarrollo o mejora. Un contratista
también puede mantener o reparar equipos de aire acondicionado, calefacción
o refrigeración o está en el negocio de perforar, cavar, perforar pozos o quitar o
podar árboles.

2. Who must be li- 1. Any business which does the above, including home improvement work, must be
censed as a con- licensed by the Registrar of Contractors in order to undertake a project if the total
tractor? cost of labor and materials is $500 dollars or more. Licenses are required BEFORE
submitting bids. Contracting without a license may result in financial penalties and
jail time; a person who used the services of an unlicensed contractor is considered
¿Quién debe ten-
a victim of a crime and eligible for restitution, regardless of whether that person
er una licen-
knew the contractor did not have a license.
cia como con-
tratista?
1. Cualquier negocio que haga lo anterior, incluido el trabajo de mejoras en el
hogar, debe tener una licencia del Registrador de Contratistas para emprender un
proyecto si el costo total de mano de obra y materiales es de $ 500 dólares o más.
Se requieren licencias ANTES de presentar ofertas. Contratar sin una licencia puede


, Contractors State License
Contractors State License
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resultar en sanciones económicas y encarcelamiento; una persona que utilizó los
servicios de un contratista sin licencia se considera víctima de un delito y es elegible
para restitución, independientemente de si esa persona sabía que el contratista
no tenía licencia.




SÍ 1) Un empleado al que se le paga un salario. 2) Propietario / constructor
siempre que la propiedad no se venda durante al menos un año después de
la finalización del trabajo. 3) Un instalador de productos terminados que no
pasan a formar parte de la estructura. 4) Operadores de empresas de alarmas
de seguridad (que necesitan una licencia de la Oficina de Servicios de Seguridad
e Investigación). 5) Trabajar menos de quinientos dólares ($ 500) en tiempo y
costos de materiales. 6) Servicios públicos trabajando en condiciones específicas.

3. 1. What are "A" General Engineering Contractor is one who works on fixed works such as public
the contractor li- works irrigation, streets and roads, parks excavations, etc.
cense classifica- "B" General Building Contractor is one who works on structures built for the shelter
tions? of persons or animals requiring more than two unrelated trades or crafts. A general
building contractor who performs only one trade on a job (with the exception of
carpentry or framing) must have the Specialty Classification for that trade.
"C" Specialty Contractor: Class-C, is one whose construction work requires special
skills and whose principal contracting business involves the use pf specialized
building trades or crafts, for an example: electricians; plumbers; painters etc..

4. Are there any ex- 1. ? YES
ceptions? 1) An employee who is paid wages.
2) An ownerlbuilder provided the property is not sold for at least one year after
completion of work.
¿Existen excep-
3) An installer of finished products which do not become a part of the structure.
ciones?
4) Security alarm company operators (who need to be licensed by the Bureau of

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