A proposed subcontractor offers to perform regulated structural work but cannot show a current Florida contractor credential for that work. What is the licensing risk?
Correct Answer
B) Unlicensed contracting can trigger enforcement action, including stop-work consequences
Florida licensing law prohibits unlicensed contracting and authorizes enforcement for covered work.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Florida licensing law prohibits unlicensed contracting and authorizes enforcement for covered work.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: The subcontractor may perform the work if its material supplier has a business tax receipt
The subcontractor may perform the work if its material supplier has a business tax receipt relies on the wrong note, symbol, sheet, scale, or detail path for unlicensed contracting.
Option C: The missing credential is cured by adding a larger contingency to the estimate
The missing credential is cured by adding a larger contingency to the estimate relies on the wrong note, symbol, sheet, scale, or detail path for unlicensed contracting.
Option D: The permit card automatically licenses every subcontractor listed in the bid log
The permit card automatically licenses every subcontractor listed in the bid log relies on the wrong note, symbol, sheet, scale, or detail path for unlicensed contracting.
Memory Technique
Screens Structural is an address; follow it to the real instruction.
Reference Hint
Open-book path: tab Florida Statutes Chapter 489 to Section 489.127 prohibitions and penalties; confirm the required quantity, authority, timing, or record before selecting the answer.
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