Two licensed contractors want to bid on a single project as a joint venture. Under Bus. & Prof. Code §7029, they must:
Explanation
§7029 makes the joint venture itself the licensee: the JV license is issued to the combination of licensees, every member must hold a current active license in good standing, and a lapse by any one member suspends the JV license by operation of law. Classification is the trap in (b) — §7029 lets the JV license issue in any classification in which at least one of the entities is licensed, not only one both hold. (a) borrows a license the joint venture does not hold, and (d) describes two separate contracts rather than one bid under a single joint name. An unlicensed JV cannot sue for its compensation under §7031 even though each member is individually licensed.
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