By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
Like everything else, illegal contractors have become ‘hi-tech’ in their pursuit of unlicensed work. Consumers looking for deals online may find sorting the ‘good’ guys from among the unlicensed criminals will take more than a quick ‘search.’ While consumers may get a low price, the people they bring into their homes may not be worth the cost…
SACRAMENTO — The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) is reminding licensees about a new requirement for bidding on public works projects that takes effect July 1, 2014.
AB 44 (Buchanan, Chapter 258, Statutes of 2013) requires a contractor to include the contractor license number of each subcontractor listed in any bid or offer for the construction of any public work.
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
While you can ‘rent’ almost any form of construction equipment, that convenience does not extend to contractor’s licenses. A new CSLB enforcement effort is underway in determining who is ‘buying’ into qualifying licenses. Who can and can’t bid on public works is now being sorted out with a new online effort…
By Shauna Krause, President, Capitol Services, Inc.
Some things you can do for yourself, others require assistance and some just seem impossible, as one CA contractor has learned in seeking a license in AZ. With real ‘conviction’ in his plea, another contractor seeks to replace his RME, without losing the license…