Construction & Electrical Qualifying Agreements and Consultation
Florida Construction Attorney for Qualifier Agreements Specific to Your Needs.
Qualifier Agreements for Construction & Electrical Licensed Professionals in Florida
Ensuring Compliance and Business Success
At Douglas Firm, we specialize in drafting and consulting on Qualifier Agreements for licensed construction professionals and electricians. These agreements are vital for businesses aiming to operate legally in Florida by leveraging the credentials of licensed individuals.
What is a Qualifier Agreement?
A Qualifier Agreement is a formal arrangement where a licensed professional, such as a contractor or electrician, agrees to qualify a business, allowing it to legally undertake construction or electrical projects. This agreement ensures that businesses comply with Florida’s licensing requirements, providing a pathway to legitimate operation and growth.
What Does a Qualifier Agreement Protect Against?
- Legal Non-Compliance: Ensures your business meets all state licensing regulations, avoiding fines and legal action.
- Liability Issues: Helps mitigate risks by ensuring that all work is supervised and endorsed by a qualified professional.
- Reputation Damage: Protects your business’s reputation by ensuring that all operations are above board and legally compliant.
Our Services
- Custom Drafting: We tailor Qualifier Agreements to meet the specific needs of your business, ensuring compliance with Florida statutes.
- Consultation: Expert advice on maintaining and managing your qualification status to prevent legal issues.
- Termination Handling: Guidance on the proper procedures if a qualifier needs to be replaced, ensuring business continuity and compliance.
- Indemnification Provisions: Our agreements include indemnification provisions to protect the qualifier from potential liabilities, ensuring peace of mind.
Transparent and Affordable Pricing
- Flat Rate: We charge a flat rate to draft these agreements, ensuring no hidden fees.
- Client-Centered Approach: We work closely with our clients to customize the agreements to meet their specific needs and provide optimal protection.
Professional Qualifier and Indemnification Agreement Drafting Services
Are you looking for expertly crafted Qualifier and Indemnification Agreements to ensure smooth and compliant construction operations? Our legal drafting services specialize in creating comprehensive agreements tailored to meet your specific needs.
What We Offer:
1. Custom Qualifier Agreements: Our Qualifier Agreements are meticulously designed to define the roles and responsibilities of Certified General Contractors (Qualifiers) and the companies they represent. Key features include:
- Clear Responsibilities: We outline the Qualifier’s obligations, ensuring diligent supervision of construction work, timely permitting, and compliance with Florida statutes.
- Company Commitments: The agreement specifies the company’s duties, such as obtaining necessary permits, providing accounting reports, and ensuring compliance with labor laws.
- Fair Compensation: Our agreements include a detailed compensation structure, guaranteeing minimum monthly and annual payments along with reimbursements for necessary expenses.
- Indemnification and Insurance: We ensure the Qualifier is protected from liabilities, with comprehensive indemnification clauses and required insurance coverage.
- Flexible Terms: The agreement includes provisions for termination, ensuring both parties can manage their commitments effectively.
2. Robust Indemnification Agreements: Our Indemnification Agreements provide additional protection for Qualifiers, detailing the terms under which companies indemnify Qualifiers against various claims and liabilities. Highlights include:
- Comprehensive Indemnity: Protection against all claims related to the Qualifier’s duties, except in cases of intentional misconduct.
- Legal Defense: Clear terms for the company’s responsibility to defend the Qualifier in legal actions.
- Supplementary Protection: Additional indemnification beyond statutory provisions.
- Governing Law: Agreements are crafted in accordance with Florida law to ensure full legal compliance.
Why Choose Us?
- Expertise: Our legal team has extensive experience in drafting agreements specific to the construction industry.
- Customization: We tailor each agreement to fit the unique needs of your business and regulatory environment.
- Protection: We prioritize your protection, ensuring that all potential liabilities are covered.
Ready to Begin? We can call you.
How to Get Started.
- Call, Text, or Set-Up a Zoom Consultation - to learn the basics of Florida and Administrative Law Requirements for Qualification of a Business.
- When you are ready to proceed, email me the bullet points of your agreement. (Qualifier name, license number, Company Name to be Qualified, terms compensation and other terms of the Agreement. )
- We will send you a retainer invoice for payment. Draft agreements usually prepared within 24 hours of payment.
- Review your draft agreement, and discuss changes, revisions, and final touches with attorney.
Informational Posts on Florida Qualifying Agreements
Qualifier Questions Answered: Do I need to attend a CILB meeting to qualify an additional business?
If you are a licensed contractor in Florida looking to qualify an additional business organization, you might be wondering whether you need to appear before the Construction Industry Licensing Board (CILB). According to Rule 61G4-15.0021, the answer depends on specific circumstances related to your involvement with the new business. Key Points of Rule 61G4-15.0021: Practical
QUALIFIER AGREEMENTS – W-2 EMPLOYMENT IS BEST, BUT THERE MAYBE ALTERNATIVES BASED ON THE UPDATED ADMINISTRATIVE RULE.
In Florida, qualifiers play a crucial role in ensuring that construction businesses operate within the law. While being a W2 employee remains the best practice for qualifiers who are not owners, recent changes to the Florida Administrative Code provide new alternatives. Updated Rule: 61G4-15.0024 Supervision of Business Entities The rule 61G4-15.0024 outlines the requirements for
Construction & Electrical Qualification – Termination of Qualifier
Fla. Stat. 489.113(3)(a) requires that a qualified business replace its qualifier within 60 days of qualifier termination of qualification. The company cannot continue to operate as a construction business until it replaces its qualifier, however, it may obtain a temporary certificate permitting it to complete incomplete jobs. The analogous electrical contracting statute seems to indicate
Construction Qualifying : No, your Qualifier doesn’t need an ownership interest in the Qualified Business.
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) There is no requirement for a qualifier to own a percentage of the qualified business. There is no requirement that the qualifier of your construction business must have an ownership interest in your company in order for the DPBR
Qualifying a Construction Business in Florida: How much should the Qualifier be paid?
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) Oftentimes, Qualifiers ask the firm when preparing their Qualifier Agreements, “How much should I get paid?” While, there is no clear answer to this question, there are some things to consider . First and foremost, a qualifier should ask
Financially Responsible Officer Designation Not Available for Electrical Companies
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) Florida Statute 489.119 permits Construction Companies to designate a Financially Responsible Officer (FRO). This allows a construction company to bifurcate the construction responsibilities from the financial responsibilities of the company. This is used, generally, when a construction company utilizes
Florida DBPR CILB – Finding the Forms to Qualify Business Entities and Additional Entities on DBPR Website
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) Go to the Website for DBPR Construction Industry http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/construction-industry/ 2. Click on the Apply for a License Tab 3. Click on your License type. Choose form to Qualify Business or Qualify Additional Business. Forms Include: For new licensees
Construction Law: Qualifier/Qualifying Agreement – Qualifying Additional Business Entities – Proof of Supervision
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) In recent years, the Construction Industry Licensing Board (“CILB”)has expressed concerns with qualifiers that qualify more than one business entity. The CILB requires that a licensee appear before the board at a monthly meeting in order for the board
Construction Qualifiers: Qualifying More than One Construction Business in Florida
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) Can a construction licensee qualify more than 1 construction business? Yes. A qualifier may qualify two or more businesses. You may access the application to qualify an additional business entity online at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/construction-industry/. However, the Construction industry licensing board
Construction Contractors: Qualifying Agent Responsibilities
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) To “qualify a business” means the contractor has agreed to accept full responsibility for the business, including financial transactions, signing permits, and supervising all jobs the business participates in. If you are the primary qualifying agent, you are responsible
Construction Companies: Secondary Qualifying Agent
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) What is a Secondary Qualifying Agent? A secondary qualifying agent is responsible only for: 1. The supervision of field work at sites where his or her license was used to obtain the building permit; and 2. Any other work
Construction Company: Financially Responsible Officers (FRO) Fla. Stat. 489
(Need a Qualifier Agreement?, Go to our main qualifier agreement page for more infomation, Click Here!) What is a Financially Responsible Officer (FRO)? Generally, when a licensed contractor qualifies a construction business entity that qualifier is responsible for both the construction activities of that business and the financial aspects of the business. However, the use