Contractor Licensing FAQs

The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.

Reciprocity Rules, RME & Partnership Qualifying, Handy Limits and LLC Transfers

When changing your company structure some choices are ‘limited.’ A ‘handy’ answer next with some ‘inactive’ answers to follow including a cool ‘detour’ for an AZ question… Q:  We have a corporate license and are in the process of transferring the license to an LLC.  Our corporate license expires at the end of the month, and according to…

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License Continuance, NV Alien Applications and Financial Capital Requirements

While some ‘quick’ questions require lengthy answers here, we start with some easy ones this go-round!  We ‘add’ to contractor’s knowledge, ‘frame’ a General, help sort out some other issues including a cancelled license and who can and who can’t get a ‘continuance’ to finish up contract work… Q:  Quick question I was hoping you could answer/confirm…

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RME Compensation, Partnership Licensing and Professional Engineers

A question this contractor’s expert won’t answer! But, first several I will. Sometimes you don’t need a ‘pro’ to engineer an update on your license, and we share condolences over a loss, that for a ‘partner’ also causes collateral damage beyond death… Q:  We need to obtain an “A” (General Engineering) license in California.   Are we required to…

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Electrical, Plumbing & “B” Licensing and Business Names

Whenever you visit a ‘foreign’ place like CA, it’s good to get a guide! Let me point the way. Assisting contractors would be ‘dbaa’ for Capitol Services, or doing business as always, for some with ‘unacceptable’ business names a ‘dba’ is the way… Q: We recently applied for a California Contractor’s License.  We have licenses in several…

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Joint Venture Bids, Experience Rejection and RMO Qualifiers

Our last inquiry is the longest as questions ‘multiply’ when contractors combine their ‘ventures.’ Rejection is always hard to take, especially when they are right. Another contractor must seek an ‘advantage’ and balance ‘risk vs reward’ as more is never less!… Q:  I recently applied for a “B” (General Building) Contractor license.  My work experience page was rejected…

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