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Qualifications:
Applicants must be at least 18 years
of age, be of good moral character,
meet the education/experience
requirements below, and pay all
applicable fees. In order to become
a licensed certified contractor in
the State of Florida, an applicant
must meet educational and/or
experience requirements, pass the
state certification examination,
show evidence of workers’
compensation coverage, and
demonstrate financial
responsibility. A “certified
contractor” means any contractor who
possesses a license issued by the
department and who shall be allowed
to contract in any jurisdiction in
the state without being required to
fulfill the competency requirements
of that jurisdiction.
Education/Experience Requirements:
Below is a listing of each license
category and the corresponding
education/experience requirements.
Locate the license category for
which you are applying to determine
whether you meet the requirements
for examination.
ES – Certified Specialty
Contractor (Utility Line Electrical
Specialty):
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Must be licensed as an
electrical professional engineer
for three (3) years within the
last 12 years; or
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Must have three (3) years of
management experience in the
trade within the last six (6)
years immediately preceding the
filing of the application; or
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Must have four (4) years of
experience as a foreman,
supervisor or contractor in the
trade within the last eight (8)
years immediately preceding the
filing of the application; or
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Must have six (6) years of
comprehensive training,
technical education or broad
experience associated with an
electrical contracting business
within the last 12 years
immediately preceding the filing
of the application; or
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Must have at least six (6) years
of technical experience in
electrical work with the Armed
Forces or a governmental entity
within the last 12 years
immediately preceding the filing
of the application; or
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Must have a combination of these
qualifications totaling six (6)
years of experience.
Scope of Work:
ES - A "specialty contractor" means a contractor whose scope of
practice is limited to a specific
segment of electrical or alarm system
contracting, including, but not
limited to: elevator specialist (class
code 066), utility line electrical
specialist (class code 068), low
voltage system specialist (class code
069), residential electrical
contracting (class code 043),
maintenance of electrical fixtures
(class code 065), and fabrication,
erection, installation, and
maintenance of electrical advertising
signs (class code 067). |
