Business & LicensingQuestion 1446 of 1605
A specialty (Class C) contractor takes a prime contract. The license law permits a specialty contractor to take a prime contract when?
a.Never
b.Only for projects over $1 million
c.Only with a Class A partner
d.When the project is within the contractor's specialty and any incidental work is related to that specialty
Explanation
Under B&P Code section 7059, a specialty contractor may take a prime contract for a project within its trade. Any additional trades must be incidental and supplemental to that specialty, or properly subcontracted.
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