North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 12 - GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section .0200 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Section 12A .0202 - CLASSIFICATION
Universal Citation: 21 NC Admin Code 12A .0202
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) A general contractor shall be certified in one of the following five classifications:
(1) Building Contractor. This classification
covers all building construction and demolition activity including: commercial,
industrial, institutional, and all residential building construction. It
includes installation of solar panels; parking decks; all site work, grading
and paving of parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, and gutters; storm drainage,
retaining or screen walls, and hardware and accessory structures; and indoor
and outdoor recreational facilities including natural and artificial surface
athletic fields, running tracks, bleachers, and seating. It also covers work
done under the specialty classifications of S(Concrete Construction),
S(Insulation), S(Interior Construction), S(Marine and Freshwater Construction),
S(Masonry Construction), S(Roofing), S(Metal Erection), S(Swimming Pools), and
S(Asbestos), and S(Wind Turbine).
(2) Residential Contractor. This
classification covers all construction and demolition activity pertaining to
the construction of residential units that are required to conform to the
Residential Building Code adopted by the Building Code Council pursuant to
G.S.
143-138; all site work, driveways, sidewalks,
and water and wastewater systems ancillary to the aforementioned structures and
improvements; and the work done as part of such residential units under the
specialty classifications of S(Insulation), S(Interior Construction), S(Masonry
Construction), S(Roofing), S(Swimming Pools), and S(Asbestos). This
classification also covers the installation of solar panels on residential
units that are required to conform to the residential building code.
(3) Highway Contractor. This classification
covers all highway construction activity including: demolition, grading, paving
of all types, installation of exterior artificial athletic surfaces, relocation
of public and private utility lines ancillary to a principal project, bridge
construction and repair, culvert construction and repair, parking decks,
sidewalks, curbs, gutters and storm drainage. It also includes installation and
erection of guard rails, fencing, signage, and ancillary highway hardware;
covers paving and grading of airport and airfield runways, taxiways, and
aprons, including the installation of fencing, signage, runway lighting and
marking; and work done under the specialty classifications of S(Boring and
Tunneling), S(Concrete Construction), S(Marine and Freshwater Construction),
S(Railroad Construction), and H(Grading and Excavating).
(4) Public Utilities Contractor. This
classification includes demolition and operations that are the performance of
construction work on water and wastewater systems and on the subclassifications
of facilities set forth in
G.S.
87-10(b)(3). The Board shall
issue a license to a public utilities contractor that is limited to any of the
subclassifications set forth in
G.S.
87-10(b)(3) for which the
contractor qualifies. A public utilities contractor license covers work done
under the specialty classifications of S(Boring and Tunneling),
PU(Communications), PU(Fuel Distribution), PU(Electrical-Ahead of Point of
Delivery), PU(Water Lines and Sewer Lines), PU(Water Purification and Sewage
Disposal), and S(Swimming Pools).
(5) Specialty Contractor. This classification
covers all construction operation and performance of contract work outlined as
follows:
(A) H(Grading and Excavating). This
classification covers the digging, moving, and placing of materials forming the
surface of the earth, excluding air and water, in such a manner that the cut,
fill, excavation, grade, trench, backfill, or any similar operation may be
executed with the use of hand and power tools and machines used for these types
of digging, moving, and material placing. It covers work on earthen dams and
the use of explosives used in connection with all or any part of the activities
described in this Subparagraph. It also includes clearing and grubbing, and
erosion control activities.
(B)
S(Boring and Tunneling). This classification covers the construction of
underground or underwater passageways by digging or boring through and under
the earth's surface, including the bracing and compacting of such passageways
to make them safe for the purpose intended. It includes preparation of the
ground surfaces at points of ingress and egress.
(C) PU (Communications). This classification
covers the demolition and installation of the following:
(i) all types of pole lines, and aerial and
underground distribution cable for telephone systems;
(ii) aerial and underground distribution
cable for cable TV and master antenna TV systems capable of transmitting R.F.
signals;
(iii) underground conduit
and communication cable, including fiber optic cable; and
(iv) microwave systems and towers, including
foundations and excavations where required, when the microwave systems are
being used for the purpose of transmitting R.F. signals; and installation of
PCS or cellular telephone towers and sites.
(D) S(Concrete Construction). This
classification covers the construction, demolition, and installation of
foundations, pre-cast silos, and other concrete tanks or receptacles,
prestressed components, and gunite applications, but excludes bridges, streets,
sidewalks, curbs, gutters, driveways, parking lots, and highways.
(E) PU(Electrical-Ahead of Point of
Delivery). This classification covers the construction, installation,
alteration, maintenance, or repair of an electrical wiring system, including
sub-stations or components thereof, which is or is intended to be owned,
operated, and maintained by an electric power supplier, such as a public or
private utility, a utility cooperative, or any other properly franchised
electric power supplier, for the purpose of furnishing electrical services to
one or more customers. This classification includes the construction of solar
arrays.
(F) PU(Fuel Distribution).
This classification covers the construction, installation, alteration,
maintenance, or repair of systems for distribution of petroleum fuels,
petroleum distillates, natural gas, chemicals, and slurries through pipeline
from one station to another. It includes all excavating, trenching, and
backfilling in connection therewith. It covers the installation, replacement,
and removal of above ground and below ground fuel storage tanks.
(G) PU(Water Lines and Sewer Lines). This
classification covers demolition and construction work on water and sewer
mains, water service lines, and house and building sewer lines, as defined in
the North Carolina State Building Code, and covers water storage tanks, lift
stations, pumping stations, and appurtenances to water storage tanks, lift
stations, and pumping stations. It includes pavement patching, backfill, and
erosion control as part of construction.
(H) PU(Water Purification and Sewage
Disposal). This classification covers the demolition and performance of
construction work on water and wastewater systems; water and wastewater
treatment facilities; and all site work, grading, and paving of parking lots,
driveways, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters that are ancillary to such
construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities. It covers the work
done under the specialty classifications of S(Concrete Construction),
S(Insulation), S(Interior Construction), S(Masonry Construction), S(Roofing),
and S(Metal Erection) as part of the work on water and wastewater treatment
facilities.
(I) S(Insulation). This
classification covers the installation, alteration, or repair of materials
classified as insulating media used for the non-mechanical control of
temperatures in the construction of residential and commercial buildings. It
does not include the insulation of mechanical equipment, and lines and piping
that are ancillary to the building.
(J) S(Interior Construction). This
classification covers the installation and demolition of acoustical ceiling
systems and panels, load bearing and non-load bearing partitions, lathing and
plastering, flooring and finishing, interior recreational surfaces, window and
door installation, and installation of fixtures, cabinets, and millwork. It
includes the removal of asbestos and replacement with non-toxic
substances.
(K) S(Marine and
Freshwater Construction). This classification covers all marine and freshwater
demolition and construction and repair activities and all types of marine and
freshwater construction and demolition in deep-water installations and in
harbors, inlets, sounds, bays, channels, canals, rivers, lakes, ponds, or any
navigable waterway; it covers dredging, construction, and installation of
pilings, piers, decks, slips, docks, and bulkheads. It does not include other
structures that may be constructed on docks, slips, and piers.
(L) S(Masonry Construction). This
classification covers the demolition and installation, with or without the use
of mortar or adhesives, of the following:
(i)
brick, concrete block, gypsum partition tile, pumice block, or other
lightweight and facsimile units and products common to the masonry
industry;
(ii) installation of fire
clay products and refractory construction; and
(iii) installation of rough cut and dressed
stone, marble panels and slate units, and installation of structural glazed
tile or block, glass brick or block, and solar screen tile or block.
(M) S(Railroad Construction). This
classification covers the demolition, building, construction, and repair of
railroad lines including:
(i) the clearing and
filling of rights-of-way;
(ii)
shaping, compacting, setting, and stabilizing of road beds;
(iii) setting ties, tie plates, rails, rail
connectors, frogs, switch plates, switches, signal markers, retaining walls,
dikes, fences, and gates; and
(iv)
construction and repair of tool sheds and platforms.
(N) S(Roofing). This classification covers
the installation, demolition, and repair of roofs and decks on residential,
commercial, industrial, and institutional structures requiring materials that
form a water-tight and weather-resistant surface. The term "materials" for
purposes of this Subparagraph includes cedar, cement, asbestos, clay tile and
composition shingles, all types of metal coverings, wood shakes, single ply and
built-up roofing, protective and reflective roof and deck coatings, sheet metal
valleys, flashings, gravel stops, gutters and downspouts, and bituminous
waterproofing including torch down roof systems. Any insulation material
installed as a component of a torch down roofing system shall be included as
work covered under this classification.
(O) S(Metal Erection). This classification
covers:
(i) the field fabrication, demolition,
erection, repair, and alteration of architectural and structural shapes,
plates, tubing, pipe and bars, not limited to steel or aluminum, that are or
may be used as structural members for buildings, equipment, and structure;
and
(ii) the layout, assembly and
erection by welding, bolting, riveting, or fastening in any manner metal
products as curtain walls, tanks of all types, hoppers, structural members for
buildings, towers, stairs, conveyor frames, cranes and crane runways, canopies,
carports, guard rails, signs, steel scaffolding as a permanent structure,
rigging, flagpoles, fences, steel and aluminum siding, bleachers, fire escapes,
and seating for stadiums, arenas, and auditoriums.
(P) S(Swimming Pools). This classification
covers the construction, demolition, service, and repair of all swimming pools.
It includes:
(i) excavation and
grading;
(ii) construction of
concrete, gunite, fiberglass, metal-walled with liner, steel-walled with liner,
and plastic-type pools, pool decks, and walkways, and tiling and coping;
and
(iii) installation of all
equipment including pumps, filters, and chemical feeders. It does not include
direct connections to a sanitary sewer system or to portable water lines, nor
the grounding and bonding of any metal surfaces or the making of any electrical
connections.
(Q)
S(Asbestos). This classification covers renovation or demolition activities
involving the repair, maintenance, removal, isolation, encapsulation, or
enclosure of Regulated Asbestos Containing Materials (RACM) for any commercial,
industrial, or institutional building, whether public or private. It also
covers all types of residential building construction involving RACM during
renovation or demolition activities. This specialty is required only when the
cost of asbestos activities as described herein are equal to or exceed thirty
thousand dollars ($30,000).
(R)
S(Wind Turbine). This classification covers the construction, demolition,
installation, and repair of wind turbines, wind generators, and wind power
units. It includes assembly of blades, generator, turbine structures, and
towers. It also includes ancillary foundation work, field fabrication of metal
equipment, and structural support components.
(b) An applicant may be licensed in more than one classification of general contracting provided the applicant meets the qualifications for the classifications, which includes passing the examinations for the classification requested by the applicant. The license granted to an applicant who meets the qualifications for all of the classifications set forth in the rules of this Section shall be designated "unclassified."
Authority
G.S.
87-1;
87-4;
87-10;
Eff. February
1, 1976;
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff.
September 26, 1977;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1994; June 1, 1992; May 1,
1989; January 1, 1983;
Temporary Amendment Eff. February 18,
1997;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2014; June 1, 2011; September 1, 2009;
April 1, 2004; April 1, 2003; August 1, 2002; April 1, 2001; August 1, 2000;
August 1, 1998;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. July 23, 2016;
Amended Eff.
September 1, 2019; April 1, 2018;
Recodified from
21 NCAC
12 .0202 Eff. January 2,
2020;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2023; January 1,
2022.
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