Appointing a contractor is Florida for the construction job

Posted by Aacconstruction on November 18th, 2015

General Contractor is defined as one whose services are unlimited as to the type of work which he may do, related to the residential or commercial buildings of unlimited height.

To be a General Contractor in Florida, the person must have four years of structure-related experience in commercial construction. The properties of the construction should be dealing with four or more stories in four or more foundations which are greater than 20,000 square feet have masonry walls, steel erection, column erection or formwork for structural reinforced concrete. Also, minimum one year of experience is required in new construction from the ground up to completion.

On the other hand, a Building Contractor is one whose services are limited to construction of commercial and single or multiple dwelling residential buildings not exceeding 3 stories in height.

A Builder contractor in Floridamust have four years of experience in commercial construction of up to three stories, with foundations greater than 20,000 square feet have masonry walls, steel columnar erection and having a formwork for structural reinforced concrete. He must also have one year of supervisory experience.

A Construction company Florida needs to have the license before starting to cater to the construction needs. For that the applicants must sit for two exams on business and finance and the trade.

Any customer before appointing a contractor for his needs should follow certain rules.

• He needs to get the proper estimates before making a decision. This can be done by talking to more than one contractors and ensuring that he is ultimately getting the service at a reasonable price.

• He should make sure that the contractor is licensed to be engaged into the construction business.

• The status of the contractor needs to be checked before confirming the appointment. This includes:

o    If there are prior complaints files against the contractor

o    Status of the license – whether it is active or not

o    If there are any disciplinary cases against the contractor

After the contractor is decided upon, a contract is signed between the two parties. The contract includes:

o    Name, address and license number of the contractor

o    The start and the finish date of the contract

o    The description of the work and the materials to be used

o    The amount to be paid to the contractor after the work is done

o    The schedule of the payment with respect to the amount of work being done

This article is written by Jone Millard. He is shearing information about Home remodelers Florida. For further information about Interior & Exterior Services in Florida, Please visit the website: www.aacconstructionandrealty.com