The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
Happy New Year! We are all about contractor licensing this year, last year and for more than 30 years! Capitol Services has been assisting contractors with the complex issues and aspects of applying for and keeping your license to bid and work in CA, AZ and NV. For our first question of this new calendar… Q: …
While the contractor rules and regulations may seem like they are written in a foreign language, you can actually ask for a ‘translator’ when applying. Do you have the ‘write’ stuff to qualify your experience in applying? We also show how you can qualify two licenses in a RME/ RMO shuffle… Q: I am interested in…
Seen any ‘alien’ contractors? The truth is out there somewhere as our first contractor helps us learn. A new direction has a corporate contractor seeking to take one step back, before moving forward into the future just in case… Q: When the CSLB approves licensure for an individual have they also determined that the person is…
We often focus on issues contractors face in keeping or obtaining their licenses. However, we also hear from consumers, some with issues that go beyond our ability to answer or provide advice. While we often work for attorneys I am not a legal advisor. Answering the questions about contractor’s licensing is why this column exists and…
We often focus on issues contractors face in keeping or obtaining their licenses. However, we also hear from consumers, some with issues that go beyond our ability to answer or provide advice. While we often work for attorneys I am not a legal advisor. Answering the questions about contractor’s licensing is why this column exists and…
‘Handing down’ an opportunity to work is one of the ‘general’ reasons to have a “B” contractor’s license. A father hopes to ‘hand-over’ his license to a son, but finds he’ll need an expert solution to make it happen while our last Q/A offers a ‘hand’ in documenting work experience… Q: We have a client with…
An aspiring contractor needs a ‘sign’ his experience will count and keep his license application secret, while another learns an unfortunate lesson on scheduling when you have more than one Qualifier. A Board proposal ‘building’ momentum may be of great interest to Generals and others… Q: I’ve worked for a construction company for over five years…
As a ‘general’ rule for contractors in Nevada there is a way to skip some of the test taking in CA. Other contractors learn rules are not made to be broken, and waiting to the ‘last’ minute can ‘qualify’ you for license suspension… Q: We recently applied for a Contractor’s License and the CSLB did not…
‘Caveat emptor’, or buyer beware often requires expert advice when weighing the ‘pro’ or ‘con’ for making a major investment. In other words, looking before you leap is always recommended, so we help an aspiring contractor ‘buy in’ to the business. That same experience in how rules have been interpreted over the decades we’ve assisted contractors…