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Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board:
Address: 4100 Richards Road, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72117
Phone #: 501-372-4661
Fax #: 501-372-2247
Commercial License Forms: $100 Filing Fee
Residential Builders License Forms: $100 Filing Fee
Residential Remodeler License: $50 Filing Fee
Home Improvement Specialty License: $50 Filing Fee
Reciprocity: YES
Definition of Contractor:
As used in this chapter, “contractor” means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, or other organization, or any combination thereof, who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, or wage, attempts to or submits a bid to construct or demolish, or contracts or undertakes to construct or demolish, or assumes charge, in a supervisory capacity or otherwise, or manages the construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or repair, or has or have constructed, erected, altered, demolished, or repaired, under his or her, their, or its direction, any building, apartment, condominium, highway, sewer, utility, grading, or any other improvement or structure on public or private property for lease, rent, resale, public access, or similar purpose, except single-family residences, when the cost of the work to be done, or done, in the State of Arkansas by the contractor, including, but not limited to, labor and materials, is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more. (2) However, when a person or entity acts as a contractor in the construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or repair of his or her own or its own property, such action shall not result in the person or entity being required to obtain a license, but the person or entity shall comply with all other provisions of this subchapter. (b) However, the fifty-thousand-dollar ($50,000) exception shall not apply to any project of construction in which any of the construction work necessary to complete the project, except any in-progress change orders, is divided into separate contracts of amounts less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), a purpose being to circumvent the provisions of this chapter. (c) It is the intention of this definition to include all improvements, demolition, or structures, excepting only single-family residences. (d) Materials purchased by a prime contractor from a third party shall not be considered as part of the subcontractor’s project if the prime contractor has the proper classification listed on a current contractor’s license for the work being performed by the subcontractor. Materials purchased by a person or entity acting as a contractor in the construction, erection, alteration, or repair of his or her own or its own property from a third party shall not be considered as a part of the subcontractor’s project, provided that the subcontract is for wood framing, shingle roofing, painting, floor covering, or concrete labor or installation of playground equipment.
Commercial Contractor Licenses Regulated:
Classification(s) / specialty(s) marked with “**” require an Arkansas Trade License or Certification:
1. Heavy Construction
2. Municipal & Utility
3. Highway, Railroad & Airport
4. Building (Commercial & Residential)
5. Light Building (Commercial & Residential)
** 6. Mechanical
** 7. Electrical
Contractor License Specialties:
Above Ground Tanks Grain Bins
** Asbestos Greenhouses
Awnings, Canopies & Gutters ** Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration
Base & Paving HRA Miscellaneous & Specialty Items
a. Base Construction a. Traffic Safety
b. Hot & Cold Mixes 1. Pavement Markers
c. Surface Treatment 2. Signaling
d. Asphalt 3. Guardrails & Fencing
e. Concrete Paving 4. Attenuators, Signalization & Roadway Lighting
Blinds, Curtains, Draperies, Theatrical b. Landscaping
Boat Docks 1. Seeding
** Boiler Construction & Repair 2. Sodding
Bulk Storage Facilities 3. Planting
Cable Television Lines (Above & Below Ground) 4. Chemical weed & brush control
Car Washes c. Pavement Rehabilitation
Carpentry, Framing, Millwork, Cabinets 1. Pressure grouting
Ceilings, Wall Systems, Acoustical Treatments 2. Grinding & grooving
Chemical Resistant Tile & Brick 3. Concrete joints
Chimneys, Fireplaces 4. Underdrains
Cofferdams, Dikes, Levees, Canals d. Miscellaneous Concrete
Communication, Computer or Sound Systems, Cabling 1. Sidewalks
Concrete 2. Driveways
Control Systems & Instrumentation 3. Curb & gutter
Conveyors, Material Handling Systems, Cranes, Hoists 4. Box culverts
Cooling Towers Hydraulics
Demolition, Blasting Incinerator & Stack Construction
Dredging Indoor/Outdoor Advertising
Institutional & Kitchen Equipment Institutional & Kitchen Equipment
Drywall Insulation
Electrical Transmission Lines Interior Work
** Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Chairlifts Kilns, Drying Systems
Energy & Chemical Pipelines Landfills
Energy Management, Retrofit Systems Landscaping, Irrigation, Lawn Sprinkler Systems, Streams
Environmental General ** Landscaping with Planting
Erosion Control Lathe, Plaster, Stucco, Dryvit, EIFS
** Factory Trained Medical Equipment Technician ** Lead Abatement
(“exemption” from Electrical Board required) Lift Stations, Pumps
Fencing, Gates Lightning Protection
Fiberglass Liners
Fireproofing Marine Docks
Floors, Floor Covering Masonry
Foundation Construction or Drilling, Pile Driving, Stabilization Mausoleums
Furnaces, Fuel Burning or Heat Transfer Equipment, Medical Shielded Enclosures
Stokers, Refractories Metal Buildings, Detached Structures, Storage Buildings
Furniture, Recreational and/or Playground Equipment, Metal Studs, Walls
Bleachers, Seating, Partitions Meter Installation & Service
** Gas Fitter Microwave Systems, Towers, Satellite Dishes
Generators, Turbines Millwright
Glass, Glazing, Doors, Windows, Hardware, Storefront Oil & Gas Field Construction, Rigging
Golf Cart & Foot Bridges & Paths Overhead Doors & Dock Equipment
Golf Courses Paint Booths
Grading & Drainage (Includes Pipe & Structures, Culverts, Painting, Wallcovering
Clearing, Grubbing & Rip Rap, Excavation) Passenger Boarding Bridges
Piping, Process Piping, Valve Repair ** Sheet Metal, Ducts, Ventilation
Plant Maintenance Siding, Soffit, Facia, Gutters
Plating & Waste Treatment Systems ** Signal or Burglar Alarms, Fire Detection
** Plumbing & Monitoring Systems
Pneumatic Tube Systems Skylights
Pollution, Air & Dust Control, Blower & Exhaust Systems Solar Systems
Poultry & Swine Electrical Special Coatings or Applications, Caulking, Waterproofing
Poultry & Swine Houses Sport & Recreational Surfaces
Poultry (HVACR) ** Sprinklers, Fire Protection
Precipitators Steel, Alloy, Ornamental, Metal Fabrication, Welding
Railroad Construction & Related Items Storm Shelters
Rebar Substations
** Refrigeration, Cold Storage Swimming Pools, Spas
Remediation Temperature Controls (Electric)
Remodeling, Renovations, Restoration, Alterations Temperature Controls (Pneumatic)
Retaining Walls Testing & Balancing
Right of Way Clearing Tile, Terrazzo, Marble, Countertops
Roofs, Roof Decks, Roofing Sheet Metal Tuckpointing
Sandblasting, Hydroblasting, Dry Ice Blasting Tunnels, Shafts
Scaffolding Underground Piping, Cable, Trenching, Boring
Scales ** Underground Storage Tanks
** Septic Tank Installation & Repair Water and Sewer Lines
Security, Banking, Detention Equipment Water Lines Associated with Fire Protection
(Bars & safety no certificate needed) ** Water Wells
Service Station Equipment Wind Turbines
Residential Building Contractor License:
Additions
Awnings, Canopies
Base & Paving
a. Base Construction
b. Hot & Cold Mixes
c. Surface Treatment
d. Asphalt
e. Concrete Paving
Boat Docks
Carpentry, Framing, Millwork, Cabinets
Ceilings, Wall Systems, Acoustical Treatments
Central Vacuum Systems
Chimneys, Fireplaces
Concrete
Countertops
Demolition
Detached Garage, Storage Building, Detached
Structures
Drywall
Erosion Control
Erosion Control
Excavation
Fencing, Gates
Floors, Floor Coverings
Foundation Construction or Drilling, Pile
Driving, Stabilization
Glass, Glazing, Doors, Windows
Grading & Drainage (Includes Grading,
Drainage, Pipe & Structures,
Culverts, Clearing, Grubbing & Rip
Rap)
Greenhouses and Sunrooms
Insulation
Interior Work
Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations
Landscaping, Irrigation, Lawn Sprinklers,
Streams
Lathe, Plaster, Stucco, Dryvit, EIFS
Masonry
Metal Building Erection
Metal Studs, Walls
Overhead Doors
Painting, Wall Covering
Remodeling, Renovations, Restoration,
Alterations
Retaining Walls
Roofs, Roof Decks
Siding, Soffit, Facia & Gutters
Skylights, Solar Systems
Special Coatings or Applications, Caulking,
Waterproofing
Steel, Alloy, Ornamental, Metal Fabrication,
Welding
Swimming Pools, Spas
Tile, Terrazzo, Marble
SPECIALTIES (Specific)
A contractor may obtain one or more
of the Specialty Classifications by proper
qualifications shown. The list of those
Specialty Classifications Is:
SPECIALTIES:
Awnings & Canopies
Base & Paving
a. Base Construction
b. Hot & Cold Mixes
c. Surface Treatment
d. Asphalt
e. Concrete Paving
Boat Docks
Carpentry, Framing, Millwork, Cabinets
Ceilings, Wall Systems, Acoustical Treatments
Central Vacuum Systems
Chimneys, Fireplaces
Communication, Computer or Sound Systems,
Cabling
Concrete
Countertops
Demolition
Detached Garage, Storage Building, Detached
Structures
Drywall
Excavation
Fencing, Gates
Floors, Floor Covering
Foundation Construction or Drilling, Pile
Driving, Stabilization
Glass, Glazing, Doors, Windows
Grading & Drainage (Includes Grading,
Drainage, Pipe & Structures,
Culverts, Clearing, Grubbing & Rip Rap)
Greenhouses and Sunrooms
Insulation
Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations
Landscaping, Irrigation, Lawn Sprinklers,
Streams
Lathe, Plaster, Stucco, Dryvit, EIFS
Masonry
Metal Studs, Walls
Overhead Doors
Painting, Wallcovering
Rebar
Retaining Walls
Roofing, Roof Decks
Siding, Soffit, Facia, Gutters
Skylights, Solar Systems
Special Coatings or Applications, Caulking,
Waterproofing
Steel, Alloy, Ornamental, Metal Fabrication,
Welding
Swimming Pools, Spas
Tile, Terrazzo, Marble
Residential Remodeler Contractor License:
Additions
Awnings, Canopies
Base & Paving
a. Base Construction
b. Hot & Cold Mixes
c. Surface Treatment
d. Asphalt
e. Concrete Paving
Boat Docks
Carpentry, Framing, Millwork, Cabinets
Ceilings, Wall Systems, Acoustical Treatments
Central Vacuum Systems
Chimneys, Fireplaces
Concrete
Countertops
Demolition
Detached Garage, Storage Building, Detached
Structures
Drywall
Home Improvement Contractor License Specialties:
1. Awnings, Canopies
2. Base & Paving, Excavating (Includes): Base Construction Surface Treatment
Asphalt
Concrete Paving
- Boat Docks
4. Carpentry, Framing, Millwork, Cabinets Caulking, Waterproofing
5. Ceilings, Wall Systems, Acoustical Treatments - Central Vacuum Systems Fabrication, Welding
7. Chimneys, Fireplaces
8. Communication, Computer or Sound Systems, Cabling - Concrete
- Countertops
11. Demolition
12. Detached Garage, Storage Building, Detached Structures,
Metal Building Erection
13. Drywall
14. Fencing, Gates
15. Floors, Floor Covering
16. Foundation Construction or Drilling, Pile Driving, Stabilization
17. Glass, Glazing, Doors, Windows, Hardware
18. Grading & Drainage, Excavating (Includes):
Pipe & Structures
Culverts, Clearing
Grubbing & Rip Rap
19. Greenhouses, Sunrooms
20. Insulation
21. Kitchen, Bathroom Renovations
22. Landscaping, Irrigation, Lawn Sprinkler
Systems, Streams
23. Lathe, Plaster, Stucco, Dryvit, EIFS
24. Masonry
25. Metal Studs, Walls
26. Overhead Doors
27. Painting, Wallcovering
28. Rebar - Retaining Walls
- Roofing, Roof Decks, Roofing Sheet Hot & Cold Mixes Metal
- Siding, Soffit, Facia, Gutters
32. Skylights - Solar Systems
34. Special Coatings or Applications - Steel, Alloy, Ornamental, Metal
- Storm Shelters
37. Swimming Pools, Spas
38. Tile, Terrazzo, Marble
Arkansas Department of Labor:
Telephone: 501-682-4500, or fax: 501-682-4535
Postal address: 900 W Capitol Ave, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
Arkansas Water Well Construction:
Address: 10421 W. Markham St, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Phone #: 501-682-3900
Fax #: 501-682-3991
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality:
Main Switchboard Phone #: 501-682-0744
Toll Free #: 888-233-0326
Fax #: 501-682-0880
Mail Address: 5301 Northshore Dr., North Little Rock, AR 72118-5317
Arkansas DOT:
Phone #: 501-569-2000
Fax #: 501-569-2400
Postal Address: P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203
Street Address: 10324 Interstate 30, Little Rock, Arkansas 72209
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