A Class B contractor's prime contract includes fire sprinkler work classified as C-16. What must the contractor do for that scope?
Correct Answer
A) Hold the C-16 license or subcontract with a properly licensed C-16 contractor.
B&P §7057 requires a Class B contractor to hold the specialty classification or use a properly licensed subcontractor for C-16 fire protection work.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
B&P §7057 requires a Class B contractor to hold the specialty classification or use a properly licensed subcontractor for C-16 fire protection work.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: Self-perform it under Class B because it is inside the building.
Self-perform it under Class B because it is inside the building. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the specialty exceptions exposure being tested.
Option C: Call it owner's work while still coordinating the installation labor, even though the contractor would still coordinate the licensed specialty work.
Call it owner's work while still coordinating the installation labor, even though the contractor would still coordinate the licensed specialty work. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the specialty exceptions exposure being tested.
Option D: Leave it out of the written contract and handle it in the field.
Leave it out of the written contract and handle it in the field. may relate to another site control, but it does not remove or guard the specialty exceptions exposure being tested.
Memory Technique
Specialty Exceptions lock for Reviewing Tenant-Improvement: class is the harm, business is the guard.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Specialty exceptions from CSLB 2026 Law Book; California Business and Professions Code; CSLB. / Business and Professions Code Section 7057; Section 7026.12; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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