By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
When can you wave goodbye to a ‘Qualifier’ in Arizona? Another contractor hopes that when he gets a promotion to Officer it’s as a ‘General’. I also show why having an expert on tap saves contractors and attorneys time and money when dealing with complex rules and regulations…
Q: I am the RMO for my company and have a “C-27” (Landscaping) and “C-8” (Concrete) classification. I have been asked to become an Officer of another company that has a “A” (General Engineering) and “B” (General Building) licenses. Once I am listed as an Officer with the other company can I add the “A” and “B” license to my company that I am the RMO for without taking the tests?
A: No, you cannot automatically add the “A” and “B“ to your license and Waive the exams. After being an Officer on a license for over five years you can apply to replace the Qualifier on that same license, but you cannot automatically go add the classifications to a different license.
Q: How long does a company have to replace a Qualifier in AZ, and how long until a company can apply to Waive the requirement to have a Qualifier?
A: Once a Qualifier disassociates from your AZ license, you have 60 days to replace the individual on the license. Once the company is licensed for a period of five years in good standing with no complaints and there hasn’t been more than 50% of ownership transfer, the Company can apply to be exempt from having a Qualifying Party.
Q: I am an attorney and one of my contractor clients is in a dispute that may result in some legal action. The contractor has several “D”-category classifications. We are trying to get an idea of what type of work the Company communicated to the CSLB they would be doing. Is there a way to obtain a copy of the original application that was submitted where the type of work being done would have been described?
A: You can request copies of the CSLB file, which if specified, can include the original application submitted. The original application would likely have the qualifier’s Certification of Work Experience detailing the type of work he/she does and the CSLB used that description to determine if they qualify for a particular license.
Q: Does the CSLB ever expedite applications? Can we pay extra?
A: The CSLB does not have an option to pay extra to have your application expedited. Military Veterans or spouses can receive expedited processing, and so can Refugees and individuals with special immigrant Visas. As far as any other applicants, expedite requests are reviewed on a case by case basis and only under very few and far between circumstances are expedite requests approved.
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