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California Contractors State License Board:
Headquarters Office Contact Info:
Address: 9821 Business Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95827
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 26000, Sacramento, CA 95826
24 hr Licensing and Consumer Info: 800-321-2752
Outside California: 916-255-3900
Definitions:
A general engineering contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in connection with fixed works requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill, including the following divisions or subjects: irrigation, drainage, water power, water supply, flood control, inland waterways, harbors, docks and wharves, shipyards and ports, dams and hydroelectric projects, levees, river control and reclamation works, railroads, highways, streets and roads, tunnels, airports and airways, sewers and sewage disposal plants and systems, waste reduction plants, bridges, overpasses, underpasses and other similar works, pipelines and other systems for the transmission of petroleum and other liquid or gaseous substances, parks, playgrounds and other recreational works, refineries, chemical plants and similar industrial plants requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill, powerhouses, power plants and other utility plants and installations, mines and metallurgical plants, land leveling and earthmoving projects, excavating, grading, trenching, paving and surfacing work and cement and concrete works in connection with the above mentioned fixed works.
(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.
(a) A specialty contractor is a contractor whose operations as such are the performance of construction work requiring special skill and whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts.
(b) A specialty contractor includes a contractor whose operations include the business of servicing or testing fire extinguishing systems.
(c) A specialty contractor includes a contractor whose operations are concerned with the installation and laying of carpets, linoleum, and resilient floor covering.
LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS
● Class “A” — General Engineering Contractor
The principal business is in connection with fixed works requiring
specialized engineering knowledge and skill.
● Class “B” — General Building Contractor
The principal business is in connection with any structure built,
being built, or to be built, requiring in its construction the use of at
least two unrelated building trades or crafts; however, framing or
carpentry projects may be performed without limitation. A “B”
General Building contractor may take a contract for projects
involving one trade only if the contractor holds the appropriate
specialty license or subcontracts with an appropriately licensed
specialty contractor to perform the work.
Class “C” — Specialty Contractor
There are 41 separate “C” license classifications for contractors
whose construction work requires specialized skill and whose
principal contracting business involves the use of specialized
building trades or crafts. Manufacturers are considered to be
contractors if engaged in on-site construction, alteration, or repair.
Boiler, Hot-Water Heating and Steam Fitting ………. C-4
Building Moving/Demolition………………………….. C-21
Cabinet, Millwork and Finish Carpentry ……………… C-6
Ceramic and Mosaic Tile……………………………………… C-54
Concrete ………………………………………………………. C-8
Construction Zone Traffic Control………………………… C-31
Drywall………………………………………………………………. C-9
Earthwork and Paving ………………………………………… C-12
Electrical ……………………………………………………….C-10
Elevator ……………………………………………………………… C-11
Fencing ………………………………………………………………. C-13
Fire Protection ……………………………………………………. C-16
Flooring and Floor Covering ………………………….. C-15
Framing and Rough Carpentry ………………………….. C-5
General Manufactured Housing ………………………….. C-47
Glazing ………………………………………………………………. C-17
Insulation and Acoustical…………………………………….. C-2
Landscaping ………………………………………………………. C-27
Lathing and Plastering ……………………………………….. C-35
Limited Specialty………………………………………………… C-61
Classification Code Section
Lock and Security Equipment …………………………..C-28
Low Voltage Systems…………………………………………… C-7
Masonry……………………………………………………………… C-29
Ornamental Metal ………………………………………………. C-23
Painting and Decorating ……………………………………… C-33
Parking and Highway Improvement…………………….. C-32
Pipeline………………………………………………………………. C-34
Plumbing ………………………………………………………. C-36
Refrigeration………………………………………………………. C-38
Roofing……………………………………………………………….. C-39
Sanitation System ………………………………………………. C-42
Sheet Metal………………………………………………………. C-43
Sign……………………………………………………………………. C-45
Solar…………………………………………………………………… C-46
Reinforcing Steel…………………………………………………. C-50
Structural Steel ………………………………………………….. C-51
Swimming Pool …………………………………………………… C-53
Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
………………………………………………………. C-20
Water Conditioning …………………………………………….. C-55
Welding………………………………………………………………. C-60
Well Drilling………………………………………………………. C-57
C-61 LIMITED SPECIALTY LICENSES
D-06 – Concrete-Related Services
D-09 – Drilling, Blasting and Oil Field Work
D-10 – Elevated Floors
D-12 – Synthetic Products
D-16 – Hardware, Locks and Safes
D-21 – Machinery and Pumps
D-24 – Metal Products
D-28 – Doors, Gates and Activating Devices
D-29 – Paperhanging
D-30 – Pile Driving and Pressure Foundation Jacking
D-31 – Pole Installation and Maintenance
D-34 – Prefabricated Equipment
D-35 – Pool and Spa Maintenance
D-38 – Sand and Water Blasting
D-39 – Scaffolding
D-40 – Service Station Equipment and Maintenance
D-41 – Siding and Decking
D-42 – Non-Electrical Sign Installation
D-49 – Tree Service
D-50 – Suspended Ceilings
D-52 – Window Coverings
D-53 – Wood Tanks
D-56 – Trenching
D-59 – Hydroseed Spraying
D-62 – Air and Water Balancing
D-63 – Construction Cleanup
D-64 – Non-specialized
D-65 – Weatherization and Energy Conservation
California DOT Website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/
Contact Link: http://www.dot.ca.gov/contactus.html
Link to Working with Caltrans: http://www.dot.ca.gov/workingct.html
Link to Contractors Corner: http://www.dot.ca.gov/des/oe/contractor-info.html
Link to Exams: http://www.dot.ca.gov/jobs/openexams.html
General Info #: 916-654-2852
Address: 1120 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Mailing Address: 1120 N Street, MS 49, Sacramento, CA 95814
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