N.M. Admin. Code § 14.6.6.8
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024
Section 14.6.6.8 - GENERAL INFORMATIONA. Any license issued pursuant to the CILA and Title 14 NMAC authorizes contracting only in the scope of work authorized by the classification(s) of the issued license . Work performed outside that scope constitutes a violation of the CILA and its rules and constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.B. Bidding as a prime contractor: (1) A validly licensed person may bid and contract as the prime contractor of a project only if the major portion of the work, based on dollar amount, is authorized by the classification of the prime contractor's license. Any work outside the scope of the prime contractor's license classification(s) must be subcontracted to a validly licensed contractor.(2) A GB-98 contractor may bid and contract as the prime contractor of a mechanical, plumbing or electrical project as determined in Paragraph (1) above that includes work authorized by the GB-98 license classification, regardless of the percentage of GB-98 work. Work outside the scope of the prime contractor's license classification(s) must be subcontracted to an entity validly licensed in the appropriate classification(s).(3) A GB-98 contactor shall not bid and contract as the prime contractor of an entire project if the major portion of the work to be performed, based on dollar amount, is covered by the scope of any GA classification or any of the following GF classifications: GF-1, GF-2, GF-3, GF-4, GF-6, GF-8, and GF-9.C. All work subcontracted by a prime contractor shall be performed by an entity that is validly licensed in the classification(s) of the work that is to be performed.D. Contractors are assigned identifying symbols, as letters and numbers, indicating the license classification in which the licensee is authorized to engage. (1) The field is designated by a letter and shall be the first letter of the identifying symbol, for example: (a) G indicates General Construction.(b) E indicates Electrical.(c) M indicates Mechanical/Plumbing.(2) The type of work designation shall be the second letter of the identifying symbol, for example (b) B indicates building.(c) F indicates fixed works.(d) S indicates specialties.(3) The number following the letters designates the specific trade, for example: Classification GB-2 indicates the contractor is licensed in the General Construction field (G), Building Construction type of work (B), Residential Building (2).N.M. Admin. Code § 14.6.6.8
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 05, March 15, 2016, eff. 4/1/2016, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 03, February 8, 2022, eff. 3/10/2022