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After completing the application to obtain your personal license in your building specialty, you must complete a business application to obtain your business license.
If you conduct business without meeting the minimum requirements, you will be subject to citations for violating Chapter 10 of the Miami-Dade County Code.
A Concrete Slab Sawing and Core Drilling Contractor* is qualified and certified to cut and/or core concrete, asphalt or any masonry combination thereof.
Where cutting or coring is done on any structural member of any building or structure, it shall be under the direct supervision of the general or prime contractor and professional engineer who is responsible for that building or structure.
All cutting or coring is to be approved by and coordinated between the general or prime contractor and the specialty or subcontractor as to the layout of the work to be performed.
Such contractor shall have a qualifying agent with experience and skill gained by at least one year of practical work in this field and who has passed a designated examination.
A Demolition Contractor is qualified and certified to demolish, wreck or disassemble buildings or other structures or parts thereof and remove the debris in such a manner that adjoining structures and properties and parts thereof, workmen and other persons may be kept safe.
A Drywall Contractor is qualified and certified to:
The experience requirement for the qualifying agent for a drywall contractor is one year and six months.
A Fence Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, assemble, erect and install fences of masonry, wire, concrete, wood and other fence materials in such manner that an acceptable fence can be erected complying with applicable regulations including zoning regulations.
Such contractor shall have a qualifying agent with experience and skill gained by at least one year of practical work experience in this field and who has passed a designated examination.
A Glass and Glazing Contractor is qualified and certified to:
Work may also include metal accessories and prefabricated glass, metal or plastic curtain walls or panels
The scope of work shall include the caulking incidental to all such work and shall include the fabrication and installation of garage and industrial doors and shower and tub enclosure doors and metal facias, store front awnings or canopies.
A Lathing and Plastering Contractor* is qualified and certified to:
The scope of work shall not include the erection of wood stud or masonry walls. Such contractor may perform the work of a drywall contractor.
A Metal Awning and Storm Shutter Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, erect and install awnings or canopies of metal including other materials, incidental thereto, in or on buildings or other structures and which may be, in whole or part, supported from a building wall erected and provided by others, or may be self-supporting and including footings or slabs on grade in connection therewith.
Such contractor shall have a qualifying agent with experience and skill gained by at least one year of practical work experience in this field and who has passed a designated examination.
A Metal Decking and Siding Contractor* is qualified and certified to:
A Miscellaneous Metals Contractor* is qualified and certified to:
The work of a miscellaneous metals contractor shall not include the work of a metal decking and siding contractor, reinforcing steel placing contractor or structural steel contractor.
A Pneumatic Concreting and Pressure Grouting Contractor* is qualified and certified to:
A Prestressed Precast Concrete Erection Contractor* is qualified and certified to:
A Reinforcing Steel Placing Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, place, tie and weld steel reinforcing bars (rods) that are or may be used to reinforce concrete buildings or structures.
A Roof Deck Contractor* is qualified and certified to:
The experience requirement for the qualifying agent for a roof deck contractor is one year.
A Roofing Contractor is qualified and certified to install, repair and replace roof systems, as defined in the Florida Building Code and the waterproofing thereof.
Work may include, but shall not be limited to, roof deck insulation, roof coating, painting and covering, including use of sheet metal and installation of other sheet metal products incidental to roofing work, including gutters and downspouts and other material in connection therewith or any combination thereof and including installation of nonstructural decking and siding.
During the repair or replacement process of a roof system, a roofing contractor shall be allowed to repair and/or replace damaged decking and/or damaged wood structural or nonstructural members of the roof framing provided that such replacement and/or repair conforms to the requirements of the Florida Building Code and the repair or replacement of damaged decking and wood structural or nonstructural members of the roof framing constitutes less than 50 percent of the value of the total work performed.
A Screen Enclosure Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, erect and install on grade only, screen enclosures with metal-supporting members in whole or in part self-supporting, having walls and roof of screen except that the roof may be of metal or plastic where the area of solid wind resistant material does not exceed 40 percent of the area of screen roof.
The scope of work shall include footings or slab on grade in connection therewith.
Such contractor shall have a qualifying agent with experience and skill gained by at least one year of practical work experience in this field and who has passed a designated examination.
A Nonelectric Sign Contractor* is qualified and certified to paint or otherwise apply or erect any outside display of characters, letters, illustrations or ornamentations which do not include the incorporation of any electrical work in their manufacture, fabrication or erection.
The work of a nonelectric sign contractor shall include the installation of panels, facing, frame, structure, movable or fixed, free standing or attached to a building or other structure which is to be used for sign purposes and which do not include any electrical work in their manufacture, fabrication or erection.
A Structural Steel Erection Contractor* is qualified and certified to erect structural steel shapes and plates including such minor field fabrication as may be necessary of any profile, perimeter or cross-section that are or may be used as structural members for buildings and structures including steel joists, steel decking and siding, and communication towers, and including riveting, welding and rigging only in connection therewith.
The experience requirement for the qualifying agent for the structural steel erection contractor is five years.
A Swimming Pool Contractor's scope of work involves two or more building trades or crafts and is qualified and certified to excavate, construct, fabricate, install and equip swimming pools and such contractor shall subcontract to a qualified contractor, in the field concerned, all other work set forth in this chapter as being the exclusive work of a plumbing, electrical, mechanical or liquefied petroleum gas contractor
A Unit Masonry, Marble and Exterior Veneer Contractor* is qualified by:
Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is two years.
A Concrete Finish Contractor* is qualified and certified to screed, trowel, score and otherwise provide surface treatment to concrete placed by others and whether or not such concrete is fresh or hardened. Application of surface treatment material is included in this scope of work but not tile, plaster or stucco. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is two years.
A Door Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate and install swinging or sliding doors of wood or metal or material other than glass, not exceeding seven feet in height and not exceeding six feet in width, except where the glass area therein does not exceed 50 percent of the area of the door and where door is installed in openings in building walls erected and provided by others provided that glass or sliding glass doors are not a part of the scope of work. Experience requirement as a pre-requisite to issuance of certificate is one year.
A Finish Carpentry Contractor* is qualified and certified to:
Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of a certificate is two years.
A Flagpole Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, erect and install metal flagpole, self-supporting or from buildings or other structures, and the incidental hardware. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is one year.
A Flooring Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, repair, maintain, install and apply floor surfacing materials of ceramic tile, asphalt tile, vinyl tile, cork tile, linoleum, parquet wood, wood strip flooring or similar wearing surfaces, prefabricated or cast-in-place, to floor decks constructed and provided by others. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is one year.
A Garage and Industrial Door Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate and install swinging, sliding or overhead doors of unlimited dimension and of any material and where such door is installed in openings in building walls or attached to a building erected and provided by others.
The scope of this category includes the installation of incidental hardware such as, but not limited to locks, fusion linkage, springs, gears or motor operation, except that electric work shall be sub-contracted to a qualified and certified electrical contractor, and provided, however, that the installation of glass or sliding glass doors shall not be a part of the scope of such work. Experience requirement as a requisite to issuance of certificate is one year.
A Gypsum Finish Drywall Contractor* is qualified and certified to install tape joints, joint compounds and finish coatings to gypsum drywall surfaces provided that any installation of gypsum drywall shall not be part of such work. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is two years.
A Gypsum Drywall Installer Contractor* is qualified and certified to install gypsum drywall products to studs, joists and suspended ceiling channels provided that any installation of studs, joists and suspended ceiling channels and the installation of tape joints and finishes shall not be a part of such work. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is two years.
An Insulation and Acoustic Tile Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, install and apply thermal or acoustic or fire-retardant acoustic material to walls, floors, ceilings or within such walls, floors or ceilings by mechanical or adhesive methods to supporting members provided by others in such manner that under an agreed specification satisfactory insulation can be accomplished.
The scope of work shall also include the installation of metals channels, hangers or suspension systems for the supporting of acoustic, thermal or fire-retardant acoustic tile or drop in units, provided however, the insulation of pipes, vessels or ducts or built up refrigeration boxes or rooms as may be under the category of a Mechanical Insulation Contractor, or the application of insulation over the top of a roof deck where such insulation is attached by adhesion shall not be a part of this scope of work. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is two years.
A Limited Residential Repair Contractor* is qualified and certified to make minor repairs to one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories in height.
The scope of work includes:
A Limited Residential Repair Contractor shall be considered to be contracting for work beyond their scope if more than 50 percent of the work under the contract is not within the scope of work of their contractor category.
A Limited Residential Repair Contractor shall subcontract to other licensed contractors all electrical, mechanical, air-conditioning, plumbing, roofing, sheet metal, swimming pool, and any other work not within their scope, unless such contractor holds a state certificate or a Miami-Dade County contractor license in the respective trade category.
Additionally, the construction, alteration or repair of a structural component is not included in the scope of work of a Limited Residential Repair Contractor.
The experience requirement for a qualifying agent of a Limited Residential Repair Contractor is three years supported by notarized affidavits from a certified or registered general, building or residential contractor.
A Masonry Fence and Decorative Concrete Contractor* is qualified and certified to lay concrete block or erect precast units including columns and caps in fences not to exceed four feet in height. These fences cannot be used as a building or structural wall. Experience requirement as a pre-requisite to issuance of a certificate is one year.
A Metal Partition Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, erect and install non-bearing interior or exterior (usually prefabricated) partitions of metal or having panels of other materials and which partitions are attached in openings or to building components erected and provided by others.
The scope of work of this category shall include metal studs and runners (site fabricated), provided, however, lathing, plastering or wood or other panel materials or surfacing applied after the metal frame is in place shall not be a part of such scope of work. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is one year.
An Ornamental Metals Iron Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, erect and install ornamental metal iron non-structural members or assemblies, excluding structural railings and panels and sunshades.
Work under this category shall be limited to single family or duplex structures. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is two years.
A Painting Contractor* is qualified and certified to clean, size and do minor caulking in preparation for painting and to apply waterproofing, paint and related liquid or viscous products thereon by brush, rollers or spray method.
This category shall include roof cleaning and painting. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance is one year.
A Public Seating Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate, erect and install prefabricated or precut public seating, with or without backs, fixed or movable, including the supporting framework above a level deck of metal or other materials incidental thereto, including hardware and site painting and finishing. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is three years.
A Sheet Metal Gutter and Downspout* is qualified and certified to fabricate, erect and repair sheet metal gutters and downspouts. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is one year.
A Shower and Tub Enclosure Contractor* is qualified and certified to fabricate and install glass, plastic or metal enclosures around interior showers and tubs and provide miscellaneous hardware therefore between walls erected or provided by others. Experience requirement as a prerequisite to issuance of certificate is one year.
A Tennis Court Surfacing Contractor* is a contractor who has a qualifying agent with the experience and skill gained by not less than one year in the field and qualified and certified to construct a playing surface for tennis courts on a previously prepared base.
The scope of work of this classification is limited to the playing surface and any necessary striping. It does not include preparation of the base on which the surface is to be laid.
A Thatch Roof Contractor is qualified and certified to erect, fabricate, install, repair and replace thatch roof systems.
The work may include but shall not be limited to: foundation, wood post and beam erection and thatch roof installation. However, electrical, plumbing or mechanical work is not included.
Any person who applies for certification as a thatch roof contractor shall demonstrate proof of having been instrumental in the erection or installation of the thatch roofing system for a period of not less than 24 months preceding the date of the application for certification.
A Waterproofing Contractor (Limited)* is a contractor qualified by:
In no way is this to be interpreted as limiting, denying or excluding general building, residential and roofing contractors in the performance of this craft.
