Oregon Contractors License
Commercial Developer
A commercial developer is a developer of property that is zoned for or intended for use compatible with a small commercial or large commercial structure. A developer may only act in association with licensed and properly endorsed general contractors and may not perform any of the actual construction work on the property. Bond: $20,000 Insurance: $500,000 Occurrence Experience: None Training: None RMI: No RMI is required Note: Where it states above that a certain class may have "Up to X number of hours," of required continuing education, that number may vary as demonstrated in the example here (these are actual hour requirements): Level 2 commercial general or specialty contractors need: 32 hours of education.? Level 1 commercial general or specialty contractors need: 5 or more key employees: 80 hours 4 key employees: 64 hours 3 key employees: 48 hours 2 key employees: 32 hours 1 key employee: 16 hours
Commercial General Contractor Level 1
A commercial general contractor level 1 is a contractor whose business (including subcontractors) requires the use of more than two unrelated business trades and who undertake or offers to undertake work in connection with small or large commercial structure. (For definitions of small and large commercial structures, see ORS 701.005.) Here are the requirements a Commercial Contractor level 1. Remember to bookmark this information in NASCLA Contractors Guide 1-4. Bond: $75,000 Insurance: $2,000,000 Aggregate Experience: 8 years experience or qualifying substitute education Training: Up to 80 hours of continuing education for key personnel (Key personnel is defined as a CCB applicant or an employee) RMI: Must have an RMI
Home Services Contractor
A contractor that operates a business assigning home energy performance scores. The contractor may not provide other services. Bond: $10,000 Insurance: $100,000 Occurrence Experience: None Training: None RMI: Needs RMI. Owner or employee must be certified home energy assessor.
Home Inspector Services Contractor
A contractor that operates a business providing the services of home inspectors. The contractor may not provide other services. Bond: 10,000 Insurance: 100,000 Occurrence Experience: None Training: None RMI: RMI must be certified home inspector
Residential Locksmith Services Contractor
A contractor that operates a business providing the services of locksmiths. The contractor may not provide other services. Bond: $10,000 Insurance: $100,000 Occurrence Experience: None Training: None RMI: RMI must be certified locksmith
what is a small residential structure?
A nonresidential structure with a ground area of 10,000 square feet or less and the structure is not more than 20 feet tall; or A nonresidential unit in a larger structure if the unit is 12,000 square feet or less and the unit is not more than 20 feet tall; or Any appurtenance to the above (appurtenances are any necessary improvement to real estate associated with a structure); or A nonresidential structure of any size if the contract price for all construction is not more than $250,000. A large commercial structure is any nonresidential structure that is larger than a small commercial structure.
Residential Developer
A residential developer is a developer of property that is zoned for or intended for use compatible with a residential or small commercial structure. Bond: $20,000 Insurance: $500,000 Occurrence Experience: None Training: None RMI: No RMI is required
What isa residential contractor ?
A residential general contractor is a contractor whose business (including subcontracts) requires the use of more than two unrelated business trades and who undertakes or offers to undertake work in connection with residential or small commercial structures.
Residential General Contractor
A residential general contractor is a contractor whose business (including subcontracts) requires the use of more than two unrelated business trades and who undertakes or offers to undertake work in connection with residential or small commercial structures. Notice that the residential general contractor can perform small commercial projects as well, but is not allowed to perform work on large commercial structures. Bond: $20,000 Insurance: $500,000 Occurrence Experience: None Training: 16 hours of continuing education RMI: Must have an RMI
Residential Limited Contractor
A residential limited contractor performs work on residential or small commercial structures but does not perform work exceeding $40,000 in annual volume or enter into any one contract to perform work that exceeds $5,000 per job site per year. Bond: $10,000 Insurance: $100,000 Occurrence Experience: None Training: 8 hours of continuing education RMI: Must have an RMI
Residential Specialty Contractor
A residential specialty contractor is a contractor whose business requires the use of two or fewer unrelated business trades and who undertakes or offers to undertake work in connection with residential or small commercial structures (generally less than 20 feet tall and less than 10,000 square feet; see ORS 701.005 for more). Bond: $15,000 Insurance: $300,000 Occurrence Experience: None Training: 16 hours of continuing education RMI: Must have an RMI
What isa residential structure?
A residential structure includes a site-built home; a structure that contains one or more dwelling units and is four stories or less; a condominium or other residential unit; a modular home constructed off-site; a floating home; a manufactured dwelling; and any appurtenance to the listed structures.
Commercial General Contractor Level 2
Bond: $20,000 Insurance: $1,000,000 Aggregate Experience: 4 years experience or qualifying substitute education Training: Up to 32 hours of continuing education for key personnel RMI: Must have an RMI
Commercial Specialty Contractor Level 2
Bond: $20,000 Insurance: $500,000 Occurrence Experience: 4 years experience or qualifying substitute education Training: Up to 32 hours of continuing education for key personnel RMI: Must have an RMI What's the difference between occurrence and aggregate? For test purposes you really only need to know limits as they apply to the various endorsements, but when you start looking to purchase liability insurance, you should know that per occurrence is similar to saying per incident, while aggregate limits can apply to one or more than one occurrence or incident during the insurance policy period.
what chapter has licensing exemptions?
Chapter 1
Special Endorsements Certified Lead-Based Paint Renovation Contractors that perform renovations on target housing or child-occupied facilities are required to hold a certified Lead-Based Paint Renovation (LBPR) Contractor's License. A renovation refers to the modifying of an existing structure (or portion of the structure) that disturbs the painted surface. Renovations do not include minor repairs and maintenance. Another way to look at this is that renovations do not include any modifications that disrupt less than 6 square feet of an interior painted area, or that disrupt less than 20 square feet of a painted exterior surface. Target housing is housing built before 1978. This doesn't include housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities; or housing with no bedrooms. Child-occupied facilities are buildings that are regularly used by the same child under age 6. Child-occupied facilities can include the following.
Day care centers Preschools Kindergarten classrooms Restrooms commonly used by children under age 6 Child-occupied facilities usually don't include the following. Sunday school classrooms (used only weekly) Supermarkets (visits less than 3 hours; not same child) Hallways in public schools
1. Estimate Labor Costs for Each Task Labor cost is one of the most difficult aspects of estimating. Your own historical data is the best source because it reflects your local market labor and wages data. There are published sources for assistance in estimating labor, such as the RSMeans cost data series, but there is no substitute for your actual experience. For each labor item in your estimating framework, apply this formula to arrive at your labor cost: Required Labor Hours per Task x Labor Rate = Labor Cost per Task Items and variables to keep in mind include: Employee skill level Size of crew to be used Anticipated weather conditions Time spent planning and scheduling Do not overlook the value here of your own historical cost data. The better you track and retain your labor (and other) costs, the faster and more accurate your estimating process should be. See below for more on developing a cost-tracking system. PreviousNext ◀︎ Chapter 6 Quiz Jump to... Jump to... Announcements Chapter 1: CCB Chapter 1 Quiz Chapter 2: Choosing Your Business Structure Chapter 2 Quiz Chapter 3: Hiring and Managing Employees Chapter 3 Quiz Chapter 4: Working With Subcontractors Chapter 4 Quiz Chapter 5: Contracts Chapter 5 Quiz Chapter 6: Oregon Lien Law Chapter 6 Quiz Chapter 8: Scheduling and Project Management Chapter 9: Oregon Building Codes Chapter 10: Job Site Safety Chapter 11: Environmental Factors Chapter 12: Building Exterior Shell Chapter 13: Financial Management Chapter 14: Tax Basics Skip Lesson TrackLESSON TRACK
Quantity Take-off Method 1. Estimate Labor Costs for Each Task Overtime Wages are paid to employees based on a 40 hour work week. If the project is a prevailing wage project, overtime pay is required after 8 hours a day unless there is a special agreement.
Once the phases have been settled on, it's time to consider the specific tasks and materials that will be needed to complete each phase. This is the time to get very specific. As mentioned above, the good estimator is shooting to predict their costs with 1-2% of actual construction costs, so anything left out at this point is going to throw off your final estimate. The more specific you are, the easier it will be to predict other potential add-ons such as overtime.
Technology has simplified construction estimating, just as it has many other daily tasks. There's a wide selection of software packages available that can expedite the process, and even help you remember all the items that you need to take into consideration. Advantages to estimating software include: Quicker turnaround Improved accuracy Clean, professional presentation for the client Provide databases for unit cost items such as labor and materials Selection of presentation formats Tracking of historical information Ability to recall and update previous project estimates Job-costing capabilities
A licensed landscape contracting business that constructs fences, decks, arbors, patios, landscape edging, driveways, walkways or retaining walls is exempt from licensing as a contractor. True or False
True
