Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XXIX - Contractors › Chapter 3 - Classifications › Section XXIX-301 - Classifications, Subclassifications, and Specialties

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In accordance with
				R.S.
				37:2156.1(L), the board
				provides a designation of classifications, subclassifications, and specialties
				in the following rules.
B. Major
				Classifications: Building Construction; Highway, Street, and Bridge
				Construction; Heavy Construction; Municipal and Public Works Construction;
				Electrical; Mechanical; Plumbing; Hazardous Materials; Mold Remediation; and
				Residential Construction. Major classifications may include various
				subclassifications. A licensee holding a major classification is permitted to
				estimate, bid, quote, and perform any scope of work included in any of its
				subclassifications with the exception of residential construction.
C. Subclassification: a specific scope of
				work within a major classification that allows a contractor to estimate, bid,
				quote, and perform work in accordance with its definition.
D. Specialty Classification: a scope of work
				that allows a contractor to estimate, bid, quote, and perform work only as
				described in that specific classification.
E. All classifications require a written
				examination, a credential or license from another regulatory body, or both,
				unless otherwise noted.
F. A
				license is required when the project cost exceeds $50,000 except where
				otherwise noted.
1. Asbestos Removal and
				Abatement: requires Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality asbestos
				certification and refers to the abatement or removal of friable asbestos in
				buildings, houses, structures, pipes, etc. A license is required when the value
				exceeds $1. Asbestos removal and abatement is a subclassification of hazardous
				materials.
2. Auger and Dry
				Conventional Boring: the construction and installation of pipelines using pipe
				jacking, auger boring, slurry boring, pipe ramming, jet cutting, utility
				tunneling, slurry shield, micro tunneling, and/or soil compaction. Does not
				refer to the construction of pipelines using horizontal directional drilling,
				pipe bursting, slip lining, cured-in-place pipe, pigging, pipe cleaning and
				similar technologies.
3. Building
				Construction: the building, maintenance, repair, raising, leveling,
				development, or demolition of any and all structures as well as the
				landscaping, earthwork, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks, etc.
4. Carpentry: the construction, maintenance,
				or repair of rough and finish carpentry and/or millwork.
5. Coastal Restoration and Habitat
				Enhancement: the restoration and enhancement of wetland habitats and coasts,
				including the construction of terraces and sand fences, oyster reefs,
				revetments, break waters, jetties, and other features intended for this purpose
				and the related planting and seeding of grass and plants. Also includes
				relevant dredging and placement or disposal of dredged materials, the intent of
				which is to protect shores, restore and protect land, and to improve and
				restore ecosystems of coastal and inland waterways.
6. Concrete Construction Excluding Highways,
				Streets, and Bridges: the construction, maintenance, or repair of concrete
				parking lots, sidewalks, driveways, concrete foundations, concrete columns,
				beams, walls, floors, roofs, curtain walls, precast and prestressed concrete
				foundations, structures, slabs, tennis courts, etc. Includes forms, slipforms,
				reinforcing rods and wire mesh, and the use of technologies for grouting,
				guniting, shotcreting and pumping. Does not include concrete for highways,
				streets, or bridges.
7. Concrete
				Reinforcement and Post Tensioning: the construction, maintenance, or repair of
				rebar, wire mesh, reinforcing rods, dowels, pre- and post-tensioning systems,
				etc. for the reinforcement of concrete.
8. Culverts and Drainage Structures: the
				construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of culverts, wingwalls,
				catch basins, and other drainage structures. Culverts and drainage structures
				is a subclassification of highway, street, and bridge construction.
9. Curb, Gutter, Driveways, Sidewalks,
				Retaining Walls, Patios, Foundations: the construction, installation,
				maintenance, or repair of concrete curbs and gutters adjacent to pavements as
				well as driveways, sidewalks, patios, foundations. Also includes retaining
				walls of various types.
10.
				Dredging: the dredging of waterways for navigation, erosion control, coastal
				restoration and associated sediment removal, disposal, and relocation. Also
				includes sludge removal from treatment ponds using dredging technologies.
				Dredging is a subclassification of heavy construction.
11. Driveways, Parking Areas, Asphalt, and
				Concrete: the construction, maintenance, or repair of asphalt or concrete
				pavements. Includes sidewalks, parking areas, and driveways. Driveways, parking
				areas, asphalt, and concrete is a subclassification of building construction
				and highway, street, and bridge construction.
12. Drywall: the installation, maintenance,
				or repair of gypsum board products and their associated finishes. It does not
				include installation of wood or metal studs and framing. Drywall is a
				subclassification of building construction.
13. Earthwork, Drainage, and Levees: land
				clearing, grubbing, snagging, and draining. Also includes earthmoving, grading,
				digging, cutting, filling, backfilling, compaction, trenching, excavation, and
				spreading of soil materials. Also includes the construction of ditches, canals,
				ponds, and levees. May involve the installation of ditch linings, erosion
				control, wing walls, culverts, drains, and catch basins. Also involves ground
				freezing and the use of piezometers, sumps, and any other apparatus used in the
				removal or isolation of ground water. In addition, may involve the installation
				of various geotextile products for separation of water or soils. Earthwork,
				drainage and levees is a subclassification of highway, street, and bridge
				construction.
14. Electrical: the
				installation, construction, alteration, improvement, movement, maintenance,
				repair, or demolition of wiring, cabling, fixtures, appliances, equipment,
				and/or hardware for the supply of electricity to any structure, building, or
				project provided the value exceeds $10,000. The installation of low voltage,
				including Cat 5, Cat 6, coaxial cables, etc., or fiber optic equipment and
				infrastructure requires Electrical if any portion of the work involves the
				installation of equipment, mounting hardware, wiring, etc. which penetrate
				walls, ceilings, floors, closed spaces, or the building envelope. Penetration
				of walls, floors, ceilings, closed spaces, or the building envelope includes
				creating new pathways through walls, floors, ceilings, etc., and running cables
				through existing pathways through walls, floors, ceilings, etc. Electrical is
				not required for the purchase or installation of non-attached equipment, which
				merely involves plugging equipment into an existing wall outlet.
15. Electrical Controls, Instrumentation and
				Calibration: the installation or fabrication of controls for electrical work
				including instrumentation, HVAC controls, "Smart house" controls, security
				alarm panels, fire alarm panels, etc. A license is required when the value
				exceeds $10,000. Electrical controls, instrumentation and calibration is a
				subclassification of electrical.
16. Electrical Transmission Lines: the
				construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of electrical transmission
				and distribution lines, poles, and towers for outside the plant. Also includes
				electrical power substations and all internal components, including
				transformers, circuit breakers, reclosers, switches, fuses, rigid, strain, and
				overhead bus structures, insulators, wave jumpers, wave traps, and related
				electrical transmission towers within or leading directly to the substation. A
				license is required when the value exceeds $10,000. Electrical transmission
				lines is a subclassification of electrical and heavy construction.
17. Flooring and Decking: the installation,
				maintenance, or repair of all types of stone, marble, granite, slate and
				resilient flooring and flooring systems (vinyl, bamboo, parquet, rubber,
				polyethylene, cork, linoleum, etc.), ceramic tile, terrazzo systems and slabs
				carpeting, and decking, poured and sealed concrete or epoxy flooring, as well
				as floor underlayments, etc. Does not include flooring materials used on walls
				and ceilings, etc. Flooring and decking is a subclassification of building
				construction.
18. Foundations and
				Pile Driving: the driving, casting, jetting, vibrating, or drilling of
				structural and sheet piles for buildings, bridges, wharves, docks, cofferdams,
				caissons, seawalls, etc., and to the construction, installation, or repair of
				the same. Includes augured pressure grouted piling, pressure grouting,
				preplaced aggregate concrete underlayment, slurry walls, slabs, foundation
				walls, tremies, and all other types of deep and shallow foundations. Allows a
				contractor to raise and level buildings and houses. Foundations and pile
				driving is a subclassification of heavy construction.
19. Foundations for Buildings, Equipment, or
				Machinery: the construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of
				foundations for buildings, equipment or machinery including deep or shallow
				foundations and slabs. Allows a contractor to raise and level buildings and
				residential structures. Foundations for buildings, equipment or machinery is a
				subclassification of building construction.
20. Glass, Glazing, Store Fronts, Metal
				Partitions, Panels and Siding: the construction, installation, maintenance, or
				repair of commercial store front systems, interior and exterior panels and
				partitions, glass and glazing, and doors. Also refers to prefabricated windows
				and wood, vinyl, aluminum, and other siding.
21. Hazardous Materials: requires the proper
				credentialing from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for
				Asbestos, Lead, and Underground Storage Tanks and refers to the handling,
				treatment, abatement, cleanup and/or removal of hazardous and toxic materials
				and waste and other materials regulated by the Louisiana Department of
				Environmental Quality such as asbestos, lead, and underground storage tanks. A
				license is required when the value exceeds $1.
22. Hazardous Waste Treatment or Removal: the
				cleanup, removal, and/or storage of materials defined by the Louisiana
				Department of Environmental Quality as hazardous or toxic. A license is
				required when the value exceeds $1. Hazardous waste treatment and removal is a
				subclassification of hazardous materials.
23. Heat, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Duct
				Work, and Refrigeration: the installation, maintenance or repair of air
				conditioning, ventilation, refrigeration, coolers, freezers, and ice rinks. A
				license is required when the value exceeds $10,000. Heat, air conditioning,
				ventilation, duct work and refrigeration is a subclassification of
				mechanical.
24. Heavy Construction:
				construction activities related to industrial facilities, waterway and flood
				diversion projects, railroads, and oilfields.
25. Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction:
				construction, maintenance, or repair of highways, streets, bridges, and all
				related work, including general earthwork and general paving such as sidewalks,
				driveways, and parking lots.
26.
				Home Improvement: the reconstruction, alteration, renovation, repair,
				modernization, conversion, improvement, removal, demolition, or the
				construction of an addition to any pre-existing building which is used or
				designed to be used as a residence or dwelling unit or to any structure which
				is adjacent to such residence or building. No examination or credential is
				required. A license is required when the value exceeds $7,500. Home improvement
				is limited to a value of $75,000.
27. Horizontal Directional Drilling: the
				construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of pipelines using
				trenchless technologies including horizontal directional drilling, hydro vacuum
				excavation, air vacuum excavation, or road boring technologies. Includes
				technologies which pull the pipe through. Does not include the construction,
				installation, maintenance, or repair of pipelines using jack and bore
				technologies (dry, wet, or slurry), micro tunneling, pipe bursting, slip
				lining, cured-in-place pipe, pigging, pipe cleaning and similar
				technologies.
28. Industrial
				Cleaning and Material/Waste Handling: the cleaning and maintenance of tanks,
				pipelines, buildings, equipment, catalysts, etc. using hydro blasting, vacuum
				and material pumping services, chemical cleaning, pigging, etc. Includes
				nonhazardous waste treatment or removal as well as the removal of construction
				and storm debris and waste. Also includes construction of non-hazardous
				landfills.
29. Industrial Pipe Work
				and Insulation: the fabrication, installation, or repair of process piping
				systems, components and insulation related to industrial facilities, chemical
				industries, food and dairy industries, refineries, etc. Industrial pipe work
				and insulation is a subclassification of Mechanical and Heavy
				Construction.
30. Insulation: the
				installation, maintenance, or repair of insulation used for industrial,
				commercial, and residential structures, piping, and equipment.
31. Insulation for Cold Storage and
				Buildings: the installation, maintenance, or repair of all types of insulation
				for cold storage and buildings, including all types of insulation for this
				purpose, to include firestopping, fireproofing, metalizing, and foam systems.
				Insulation for cold storage and buildings is a subclassification of building
				construction.
32. Labor Only: the
				furnishing of the supply of labor only for the use of a contractor or
				subcontractor. Does not include contracts for supply of materials nor
				responsibility for the supervision of a project. This classification is for
				companies that provide labor only for contractors, when the scope of work,
				including labor and materials, exceeds $50,000 (or $10,000 for
				Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing work, or $1 for Hazardous Materials work). No
				examination or credential is required. Labor Only is a subclassification of
				building construction; highway, street, and bridge construction; heavy
				construction; municipal and public works construction; electrical, plumbing;
				mechanical; and hazardous materials.
33. Landscaping, Grading, and Beautification:
				requires Louisiana Department of Agriculture licensure and refers to
				landscaping, irrigation, and finish grading, both installation and maintenance,
				and the removal of tree and plant materials from curbside for all types of
				properties including highways, buildings, and industrial facilities. Does not
				include hardscaping. Landscaping, grading, and beautification is a
				subclassification of building construction; Highway, Street, and Bridge
				Construction; Heavy Construction; and Municipal and Public Works
				Construction.
34. Lathing,
				Plastering, and Stuccoing: the installation, maintenance, or repair of all
				plastering or stucco including interior and exterior walls, swimming pools,
				etc. Lathing, plastering, and stuccoing is a subclassification of building
				construction.
35. Lead based paint
				abatement and removal: requires an approval letter from the Louisiana
				Department of Environmental Quality to perform either commercial and industrial
				lead removal or target housing and child-occupied facility lead removal and
				refers to the removal or abatement of lead-based paint. A license is required
				when the value exceeds $1. Lead based paint abatement and removal is a
				subclassification of hazardous materials.
36. Limited specialty services: any scope of
				work that exceeds $50,000 not specifically defined under any other
				classification. No examination or credential is required.
37. Masonry, brick, stone: the construction,
				installation, maintenance, or repair of masonry structures, veneers,
				refractories, or manholes, including brick, firebrick, stone, concrete block,
				structural tile, glass block and all related accessories. Masonry, brick, stone
				is a subclassification of building construction.
38. Mechanical: hydraulic and pneumatic
				systems, including such components as heating, ventilation, air conditioning,
				refrigeration, hydronic and steam systems, pressure vessels, plumbing, gas
				piping, process piping, mechanical equipment, air and process heaters and
				seals, and air vacuums and filters. A license is required when the value
				exceeds $10,000. A mechanical contractor who performs plumbing work with a
				value over $10,000 must possess a master plumber license with the State
				Plumbing Board of Louisiana.
39.
				Mold Remediation: requires 24 hours of board approved training in mold
				remediation and assessment and refers to removal, cleaning, sanitizing,
				demolition, or other treatment, including preventative measures, of mold
				contaminated materials not purposely grown at that location. A license is
				required when the value exceeds $7,500.
40. Municipal and Public Works Construction:
				the installation, maintenance, or repair of the infrastructure of water, sewer,
				gas, and storm water treatment and/or distribution systems for municipalities.
				It also includes power plants, electrical transmission lines, and underground
				electrical conduit. This classification is limited to only these scopes of work
				as specified.
41. Oil field
				construction: the construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of oil and
				gas drilling rigs, decks and associated equipment, earthwork, access roads,
				foundations, mat roads, monitoring wells, retention tanks and ponds, pipework,
				pits, and pumps. Also includes the drilling of oil and gas wells and
				fabrication of oil field equipment, as well as valves, fittings, "Christmas
				Trees" etc. to regulate the flow of gas or oil on a drilling rig, oil well
				servicing, workover, and plugging and abandoning wells. Does not include
				transmission pipelines beyond the drilling field. Oil field construction is a
				subclassification of heavy construction.
42. Painting, Coating, and Blasting: the
				painting of immovable property as well as coatings and linings of various
				types.
43. Permanent or Paved
				Highways and Streets (Asphalt): the construction, installation, maintenance, or
				repair of asphalt roads, streets, and highways. Permanent or paved highways and
				streets (Asphalt) is a subclassification of highway, street, and bridge
				construction.
44. Permanent or
				Paved Highways and Streets (Concrete): the construction, installation,
				maintenance, or repair of concrete pavements. Permanent or paved highways and
				streets (Concrete) is a subclassification of highway, street, and bridge
				construction.
45. Pile driving: the
				driving of structural and sheet piles for buildings, bridges, wharves, docks,
				cofferdams, caissons, seawalls, etc. Pile driving is a subclassification of
				building construction.
46. Pipe
				work (water lines): the construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of
				distribution mains and pump stations and related components for water utility
				systems. Pipe work (water lines) is a subclassification of municipal and public
				works construction.
47. Plumbing:
				the construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of potable and
				non-potable tap water and/or sewer water systems within a building structure or
				house. A license is required when the value exceeds $10,000. Plumbing is also a
				subclassification of mechanical.
48. Pneumatic Tubes and Conveyors: the
				installation, maintenance, or repair of pneumatic tube systems and other types
				of conveyor systems and related components. Pneumatic tubes and conveyors is a
				subclassification of building construction.
49. Railroads: the construction,
				installation, maintenance, or repair of railroad tracks, switches, accessories,
				and depots. Railroads is a subclassification of heavy construction.
50. Residential Construction: the
				construction of a residential structure as defined in 37:2150.1(16), when the
				cost of the undertaking exceeds $75,000. Residential construction also refers
				to home improvement contracting as provided for in 37:2150.1(8) when the cost
				of the undertaking exceeds $75,000 dollars. It shall not include the
				manufactured housing industry or those persons engaged in building residential
				structures that are mounted on metal chassis and wheels.
51. Residential Swimming Pools: the
				construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of swimming pools,
				whirlpools, hot tubs, and all related accessories for residential structures. A
				license is required when the value exceeds $7,500. Residential swimming pools
				is a subclassification of Residential Construction.
52. Rigging, House Moving, Wrecking, and
				Dismantling: the rigging, hoisting, and general demolishing work of buildings,
				houses, bridges, and other structures. Allows a contractor to raise, level, and
				move buildings and residential structures. Rigging, house moving, wrecking, and
				dismantling is a subclassification of building construction.
53. Roofing and Sheet Metal, Siding: the
				construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of roof systems for
				buildings and structures. Includes roof decks, as well as waterproofing for
				associated parapet walls including flashings and other accessories. Also
				includes general sheet metal and all types of siding. Roofing and sheet metal,
				siding is a subclassification of building construction.
54. Solar Energy Equipment: the construction,
				installation, or repair of solar photovoltaic and/or thermal systems to produce
				electricity or heating for houses, buildings, swimming pools, plumbing systems,
				etc. Must hold one or more of the following classification(s): Building
				Construction, Electrical, Mechanical, or Residential Construction. A license is
				required when the value exceeds $10,000.
55. Steel Erection and Installation: the
				fabrication, erection, welding, bolting, construction, or repair of structural
				steel, reinforcing steel, ornamental iron, reinforcing rods and wire mesh,
				metal buildings, metal framing, metal siding, metal roofing, and sheet metal
				structures. Includes such structures as metal building frames and steel
				structures for highway bridges, oil drilling rigs, towers, complete storage
				facilities, grain elevators, silos, warehouses, tanks, floating roofs and metal
				covers, canopies, etc. Does not include steel piping except the terminal piping
				connection to tanks. Includes all painting, coating, and blasting of such
				structures. Steel erection and installation is a subclassification of building
				construction.
56. Swimming Pools:
				the construction, installation, maintenance, or repair of all types of in
				ground swimming pools, whirlpools, water features and fountains and all
				associated components. Swimming pools is a subclassification of building
				construction.
57.
				Telecommunications, Low Voltage: all low voltage electrical applications. No
				examination or credential is required. A license is required when the value
				exceeds $10,000. Telecommunications is a subclassification of
				electrical.
58. Tower Construction:
				the construction, erection, or repair of towers of various types including fire
				towers, water towers, and telecommunications towers. Includes access road,
				instrumentation shed, fencing, foundation, antennas, structural steel, etc. and
				all activities related to tower construction.
59. Underground Storage Tanks: requires
				Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality certification and refers to the
				construction, maintenance, and repair of underground storage tanks as well as
				the backfill, connected piping, and other components. A license is required
				when the value exceeds $1. Underground storage tanks is a subclassification of
				hazardous materials.
60. Water
				Cooling Towers and Accessories: the construction, installation, maintenance, or
				repair of water-cooling towers and all related accessories. Water cooling
				towers and accessories is a subclassification of building
				construction.
61. Water Well
				Drilling: requires Louisiana Department of Natural Resources licensure and
				refers to the drilling of water wells for potable water systems and other water
				needs.
62. Wharves, Docks, Harbor
				Improvements and Terminals: the construction, maintenance or repair of
				shipyards, wharves, docks and related terminals, piers, waterfront pile driving
				and related equipment, dolphins, breakwaters, revetments, bulkheads, seawalls,
				retaining walls, cofferdams, caissons, underwater welding, marine diving and
				salvaging, underwater construction, and related dredging and draglines for
				harbors and other construction in navigable waterways. Wharves, docks, harbor
				improvements and terminals is a subclassification of heavy
				construction.