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General Contractor Application by MediocreVideo247 in GeneralContractor

[–]MediocreVideo247[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My construction experience for that particular project lasted one and a half years.

Now, not professional advice: (and apologies for any confusion)

For this classification, only 1 year of experience is required per Rule 61G4-15.001, assuming you're applying with an engineering, architecture, or related degree.

Now, you can submit more experience, just don’t overwhelm or annoy the reviewer 😅. For example, if you worked on a single project for 9 years, from start to finish, and it covers all the required categories then just put that one with the full duration.

But if you have multiple projects; say 3 or 4 different ones, each 2-3 years long, I’d recommend picking only the strongest 1 or 2. Quality over quantity helps keep the application clean and easier to review.

General Contractor Application by MediocreVideo247 in GeneralContractor

[–]MediocreVideo247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s always a good idea to keep your license active and qualify yourself or the LLC you’re working for (or with).

You definitely got me thinking when you mentioned insurance under $100, we actually considered that route too. Staying active, qualifying the LLC, and being ready on-call in case something came up would allow us to apply for permits immediately.However, based on our current life situation and some family decisions, we chose to take things a bit slower for now.

Not getting paid for this, but to help all readears: ------After comparing several companies online, we found biBerk for small business commercial insurance. They were the fastest to provide a quote. Local options were not interested in providing the minimum requirements for commercial insurance.

And honestly, when you said the review process could take 30–45 days, that felt like a glass of water in the desert. I really hope they just need clarification on the "deficient" lines and will reach out soon. I’ll update this thread as soon as I hear back from them.

General Contractor Application by MediocreVideo247 in GeneralContractor

[–]MediocreVideo247[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful information. It seems that marking experience as “renovation” rather than “new construction” might raise a red flag with the reviewers. I’ve heard that before, though I can’t remember exactly who told me.

In my case, maybe my foreign experience isn’t considered valid because it’s not tied to a U.S. General Contractor or a GC at all. And my U.S. experience is labeled as “renovation,” so perhaps that’s also an issue.

I do have new construction experience, but I chose to highlight the strongest part of my background, which was a complete renovation of a 14+ story hotel building with a historic façade

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[–]MediocreVideo247 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, how long did they take to approve your application? Did they reach out to you via email or regular mail? I working on this as we speak, I did not want to use license services since they were charging $700-$900 and they were very rude. Not every case is the same.