The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
What’s ‘shaking’ on seismic retrofits? We ‘nail’ down an update on the Earthquake Brace & Bolt opportunity for contractors. How much time does an RMO/RME need to clock-in for? We begin with the role a ‘parent’ plays on a Nevada application question… Q: You are helping us with our Nevada license and in your instruction letter you…
Timing is comedy. Life, comedy and contracting are no different as all are full of deadlines. Like a comedian, miss your mark on timing and no one is laughing. Exams, renewals, applications and so much more in being a licensed contractor depends on good timing… Q: You are helping me apply for my own “B” (General Building)…
‘Form’ a line if you have been frustrated with government paperwork! That irritation is why business owners discover they need a tax, legal or in this case, contractor’s licensing expert. Don’t panic help is on the way… Q: I am currently Responsible Managing Employee (RME) for our corporation and need to change to RMO. My wife…
As the contractor’s licensing expert, I get all kinds of questions. Many are simple, straightforward issues with easy to understand answers. Some are complex, multi-layered ‘regulation’ cakes that require answers one slice at a time! Let’s cut to the chase… Q: I am a Sole Owner of a CA General Building “B” License. I established a ‘S’ Corp…
One for all and all for one, these contractors get served a ‘split’. Another venture gets a short answer on a ‘joint’ license bid, and a ‘hyper’ contractor gets to chill on his worries!… Q: We have a Joint Venture (JV) license made up of three entities. One of the entities is no longer a part of the…
What’s better than getting a new driver’s license you can renew by mail? How about getting a waiver on testing to add new opportunity to your contractor license! These contractors learned that sometimes you can, and sometimes you can’t… Q: We currently have a “C-10” (Electrical) license. I am aware that we can do low voltage…
Not only sure, I am ‘surety’ about this answer that corrects a contractor’s mistaken ‘impression.’ Another contractor will have to ‘divide’ his experience in his request to ‘subtract’ a Qualifier and ‘add’ another, and I give a ‘concrete’ example of why your ‘state’ of mind matters in answering questions from across the West!… Q: We are…
Fresh, new and original. Same old rules with new booming economic opportunity adding players to the contractor ranks of the Golden State. As some find talent outside the state others are coming back to the ‘game’ in CA. Another question isn’t fresh, new or all that original, unfortunately… Q: I will be setting up a new…
Some things in law don’t seem to make sense but it’s how the rules are ‘interpreted’ that really matter to our first contractor. I will ‘excel’ as expert in offering not one, but two solutions for a contractor, then ‘multiply’ for another before ‘adding’ up our last answer… Q: My company does a specialized type of work…