NUCA of FL Obtains Trenchless Technology
Clarity from
NUCA of FL Obtains Trenchless Technology
Clarity from
CILB
On April 14 in Altamonte Springs , the Construction Industry Licensing Board ( CILB ) heard a petition for declaratory statement submitted by NUCA of FL member Clark Cryer ( Johnson-Davis ) and Jennifer Hatfield ( Wilson & Associates , VP Regulatory Affairs ). The petition was seeking a determination from the CILB regarding whether an underground utility and excavation contractor license , as its scope is defined in 489.105 ( 3 ) ( n ), Florida Statutes , is required when the only work being done is the installation of casing pipe or conduit accomplished through a trenchless technology technique such as directional drilling , auger boring , jacking and boring , micro tunneling , pipe ramming or pilot tube guided boring . NUCA of FL believes even this limited subset of work does indeed require an underground utility and excavation license .
After much discussion , the CILB agreed that this limited work does require an underground utility and excavation license , with only one board member voting against this position . This petition was an important step for NUCA of FL due to the fact the CILB has discussed the idea of establishing a specialty contractor license for this limited type of work . After NUCA of FL members met in February on the specialty contractor license concept , it was determined that first it should be clarified that this type of work requires a license now , as it appeared there were many instances where this work was being done without a proper license . It was agreed that it was necessary to first get this clarity before the CILB proceeded with further discussion on the specialty license .
Now that the petition has been answered , the CILB will turn its attention back to the idea of a specialty rule for those who only do this limited type of work . What is clear now , due to the petition , is that if a specialty license is to be established , it would mean someone would have to either get the full license or the specialty license – the choice of having no license at all is no longer an option . NUCA of FL will be working to finalize their initial suggested changes to the rule language originally proposed , for discussion at the May 12 CILB meeting in Jupiter .
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