Florida Department of Business
and Professional Regulation has
recently addressed this same
issue and has placed a notice
on their “Hot Topics” website at,
http://www.myfloridalicense.com/
DBPR/construction-industry/hot-
topics/ . The website does a
great job of encapsulating the
issue. It states:
Public Works Projects
When requesting bids for public
works projects, there are times
when local governments are
uncertain which contractor they
need to specify for the project
because more than one category
of licensure is legally authorized to
perform the work. That said, local
municipalities may not prohibit
any contractor that is qualified,
licensed, or certified as required
by state law from bidding on
public works projects, pursuant to
section 255.0992, Florida Statutes.
Additionally, section 489.113(9)
(a), Florida Statutes provides that
a contractor may act as a prime
contractor where the majority of
the work to be performed under
the contract is within the scope
of his or her license and the
remaining work is subcontracted
to other licensed contractors. For
more information regarding the
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