Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Any
license issued pursuant to the CILA and Title 14 NMAC authorizes contracting
only in the scope of work authorized by the classification(s) of the issued
license . Work performed outside that scope constitutes a violation of the CILA
and its rules and constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.
B. Bidding as a prime contractor:
(1) A validly licensed person may bid and
contract as the prime contractor of a project only if the major portion of the
work, based on dollar amount, is authorized by the classification of the prime
contractor's license. Any work outside the scope of the prime contractor's
license classification(s) must be subcontracted to a validly licensed
contractor.
(2) A GB-98 contractor
may bid and contract as the prime contractor of a mechanical, plumbing or
electrical project as determined in Paragraph (1) above that includes work
authorized by the GB-98 license classification, regardless of the percentage of
GB-98 work. Work outside the scope of the prime contractor's license
classification(s) must be subcontracted to an entity validly licensed in the
appropriate classification(s).
(3)
A GB-98 contactor shall not bid and contract as the prime contractor of an
entire project if the major portion of the work to be performed, based on
dollar amount, is covered by the scope of any GA classification or any of the
following GF classifications: GF-1, GF-2, GF-3, GF-4, GF-6, GF-8, and
GF-9.
C. All work
subcontracted by a prime contractor shall be performed by an entity that is
validly licensed in the classification(s) of the work that is to be
performed.
D. Contractors are
assigned identifying symbols, as letters and numbers, indicating the license
classification in which the licensee is authorized to engage.
(1) The field is designated by a letter and
shall be the first letter of the identifying symbol, for example:
(a) G indicates General
Construction.
(b) E indicates
Electrical.
(c) M indicates
Mechanical/Plumbing.
(2)
The type of work designation shall be the second letter of the identifying
symbol, for example
(a) A indicates
asphalt.
(b) B indicates
building.
(c) F indicates fixed
works.
(d) S indicates
specialties.
(3) The
number following the letters designates the specific trade, for example:
Classification GB-2 indicates the contractor is licensed in the General
Construction field (G), Building Construction type of work (B), Residential
Building (2).
