Hvac Contracts

North Carolina requires that anyone who contracts with another person or entity to construct or make improvements to any building, highway, or public utilities, including grading, or who undertakes to superintend or manage such activities, be licensed as a general contractor if the work costs $30,000 or more.

7. Set a payment schedule in the contract. You never want to pay a contractor more than 50% up front. Depending on the size of the job, your initial payment is ideally going to be no more than roughly 30% of the total cost of the project.

The North Carolina Licensing Board does not have full reciprocity with any other state. We currently have examination waiver agreements with South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, and Mississippi (see details regarding exam waivers).

You need a general contractor license in North Carolina if you want to bid, construct, superintend or manage the construction of buildings, highways, public utilities and other types of projects over $30,000. To get licensed, you must apply to the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC).

Current Law: North Carolina law currently requires any building construction or alteration project costing $30,000 or more to be superintended (supervised and managed) by a general contractor licensed in this state.This duty can only be delegated to a general contractor licensed in this state.

Each state has different licensing requirements. You cannot use your California contractors license in other states; however, you may use your work experience in California for your application.

The local building inspector is required to submit the affidavit to the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors for verification that the property owner is eligible to act as his own general contractor under the exemption to G.S. 87-1.

The NASCLA-Accredited Examination Program was designed to assist contractors who need to be licensed in multiple jurisdictions. The following states accept the NASCLA Accredited Examination: AL, AR, AZ, GA, LA, MS, NV, NC, OR, SC, TN, UT, US Virgin Islands, VA, and WV.