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| What Is A General Building Contractor |
7057. (a) Except as provided in this section, a general building
contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in
connection with any structure built, being built, or to be built, for
the support, shelter, and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or
movable property of any kind, requiring in its construction the use of
at least two unrelated building trades or crafts, or to do or
superintend the whole or any part thereof.
This does not include anyone who merely furnishes materials or supplies
under Section 7045 without fabricating them into, or consuming them in
the performance of the work of the general building contractor.
(b) A general building contractor may take a prime contract or a
subcontract for a framing or carpentry project. However, a general
building contractor shall not take a prime contract for any project
involving trades other than framing or carpentry unless the prime
contract requires at least two unrelated building trades or crafts other
than framing or carpentry, or unless the general building contractor
holds the appropriate license classification or subcontracts with an
appropriately licensed specialty contractor to perform the work. A
general building contractor shall not take a subcontract involving
trades other than framing or carpentry, unless the subcontract requires
at least two unrelated trades or crafts other than framing or carpentry,
or unless the general building contractor holds the appropriate license
classification. The general building contractor may not count framing or
carpentry in calculating the two unrelated trades necessary in order for
the general building contractor to be able to take a prime contract or
subcontract for a project involving other trades.
(c) No general building contractor shall contract for any project that
includes the "C-16" Fire Protection classification as provided for in
Section 7026.12 or the "C-57" Well Drilling classification as provided
for in Section 13750.5 of the Water Code, unless the general building
contractor holds the specialty license, or subcontracts with the
appropriately licensed specialty contractor.
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