Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.11 - Exemption from General Contracting Examination - Qualifying Agent Having the Necessary Experience in Georgia

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
To qualify for the exemption from examination by this means,
				the applicant must show that the business organization for which he or she is
				applying to be the qualifying agent is either incorporated in Georgia or a
				business organization otherwise authorized and certified to transact business
				in Georgia with a regular office and place of business in Georgia currently and
				having had such office and place of business continuously for the five years
				immediately preceding such application. To prove incorporation in Georgia or a
				business organization otherwise authorized and certified to transact business
				in Georgia with a regular office and place of business in Georgia currently and
				having had such office and place of business continuously for the five years
				immediately preceding such application, the applicant must swear to the
				veracity of such on the application for examination exemption, and also must
				submit an appropriate reference letter from a certified public accountant
				regarding the location and duration of the corporation's or business
				organization's regular office and place of business in Georgia. To prove the
				additional requirement that the applicant has successfully engaged in general
				contracting in Georgia, the applicant must provide, with his or her
				application, evidence satisfactory to the division of one of the following:
(1) five successful projects located
			 in Georgia which were successfully completed over the period of five years
			 immediately prior to the time of application; or
(2) ten successfully completed general
			 contracting projects located in Georgia over the period of ten years
			 immediately prior to the time of application. To prove "successful projects",
			 the applicant must include, as directed by the application for examination
			 exemption, an appropriate reference letter from a Georgia registered architect
			 verifying the abilities, skills, and knowledge of the applicant regarding each
			 project and an appropriate reference letter from the owner of the subject
			 project, or owner's representative, verifying the owner's satisfaction with the
			 project. The applicant shall enclose with the application for examination
			 exemption both of the above-identified reference letters for
each
project for which the applicant is attempting to prove
			 successful completion. The reference letters will be on forms included with the
			 application for examination exemption and must be notarized before being
			 submitted with the completed applications. The forms must include, at a
			 minimum, a description of the particular project, where the project occurred,
			 and on what dates. If the applicant cannot provide satisfactory verification
			 via reference letter by a Georgia registered architect and an owner, then the
			 applicant must submit with his or her application for examination exemption a
			 notarized explanation of why he or she cannot provide the particular reference
			 letter. Moreover, as dictated by O.C.G.A. §
								43-41-9(b), the
			 applicant must submit, together with the application for examination exemption,
			 a satisfactory affidavit signed by an authorized agent of the business
			 organization who possesses binding authority for the business organization, on
			 a form provided by the Board, attesting that the individual applicant has final
			 approval authority for all construction work performed by the business
			 organization or entity and that the individual applicant has final approval
			 authority on all business matters, including contracts and contract performance
			 and financial affairs of the business organization or entity.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.