Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Contractor certification requirements.
To obtain certification from the commissioner, an applicant for
a contractor's certificate shall:
A.
be, or have in its employ, a certified supervisor who will exercise responsible
supervisory control over a given storage tank project and who will be
physically present on site at the critical junctures in the tank
project;
B. submit and maintain for
the duration of the certification period documentation showing that it has
comprehensive general liability insurance, surety bonds, or liquid company
assets that, in combination, represent a value of not less than five times the
value of the largest storage tank project contract performed by the contractor
during the previous two years;
C.
complete the application procedures in subpart
3 or
4; and
D. meet the standards of performance of part
7105.0070.
Subp. 2.
Disciplines of contractor
certification.
A contractor may be certified in one or more of the following
disciplines providing it employs supervisors that are certified in the
disciplines for which the contractor seeks certification, as defined in part
7105.0010, subpart 13:
A. installation or repair; and
B. closure.
Subp. 3.
Application procedures for
contractor certification.
To apply for certification as a certified contractor, the
following information must be submitted to the agency on a form provided by the
agency:
A. the full name, address, and
telephone number of the firm;
B.
any names held by the firm within the previous five years;
C. the discipline for which the applicant
wishes certification;
D. the nature
of the storage tank projects to be conducted;
E. a summary of the project history of the
firm over the two-year period immediately preceding the application;
F. documentation that the contractor meets
the financial responsibility requirements in subpart
1, item B;
G. identification of industry or government
licenses held by the firm related to underground storage tanks;
H. the names of employees certified by the
agency to perform and supervise storage tank projects, including identification
of the specific disciplines for which they are certified, certification
numbers, and expiration dates;
I. a
statement signed and notarized by at least one active officer, partner, owner,
or designated managerial representative of the contractor that certifies that:
(1) the person signing has obtained a copy of
the applicable laws and rules pertaining to the regulation of underground
storage tanks in the state, including the standards of performance in part
7105.0070;
(2) the person signing has read and
understands the regulations in subitem (1) and will direct the employees and
principals of the company to perform the storage tank projects rendered by the
company in a manner that is consistent with their requirements; and
(3) on all storage tank projects a certified
supervisor will exercise responsible supervisory control over the work and will
be physically present on site at all critical junctures during the storage tank
project; and
J.
remittance of the contractor certification fee.
The application must be specific to one contractor, but may
include a request to be certified in more than one discipline.
The commissioner must be notified in writing within 30 days of
any change in status, including but not limited to a change in address,
ownership, supervisor status, or loss of a contractor or supervisor
certification.
Subp.
4.
Application procedures for contractor certification
renewals and upgrades.
Certification renewals and upgrades must be applied for as
outlined in subpart
3. In addition, a copy of the
applicant's most recent contractor certificate must also accompany the
application. Completed renewal applications should be submitted no later than
30 days before the expiration date.
Subp. 5.
Length of contractor
certification.
Contractor certificates expire two years after the date of
issuance.
