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The Bureau of
Construction Codes, Mechanical Division of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs issues
A. NAME OF PERMIT OR APPROVAL:
Mechanical Contractor License
B. STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
Forbes Mechanical Contractors Act, 1984 PA
192
C. APPLICABLE REGULATION:
Board of Mechanical Rules Licensing
Examination Rules
D. SUMMARY OF PERMIT/APPROVAL PROCESS:
1.
Applicability (activities that require the permit)
338.977 Installations, alterations, or servicing; designating contractor of
record; notice; performance without compensation or on behalf of charitable
organization; facility employing qualified maintenance crew; "charitable
organization" defined.
Sec. 7.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) and section 14, an individual,
partnership, association, corporation, governmental subdivision, college, or
university shall not perform installations, alterations, or servicing of work
classifications under section 6(3), which are regulated by the state
construction code act of 1972, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531, unless
the individual, or an employee of the individual, partnership, association,
corporation, governmental subdivision, college, or university has received a
contractor's license from the department, which has not been revoked or
suspended, and the license is either classified and limited as provided in
section 6 or is annotated as provided in section 8, and the holder of the
license has secured the appropriate permit from the enforcing agency charged
with the responsibility of issuing permits.
2.
Pre-Application Requirements
In order to qualify for examination, an applicant must show a minimum of 3
years of experience in EACH work classification, or an equivalent of
experience, which is acceptable to the board, in one or more of the following
work classifications: a) Hydronic heating and cooling
and process piping, b) HVAC equipment, c) Ductwork, d)Refrigeration, e) Limited
or unlimited heating service, f) Limited or unlimited refrigeration and air
conditioning service, g) Fire suppression, h) Specialty. Specialty
classifications limit the licensee to a specific installation. The specialty
classifications are: solid fuel, solar, gas piping, LP tank installation and
underground tank installation.
An applicant who is a graduate of a recognized community college or
university may apply for credit to reduce the required 3 years of experience.
Credit may be given for school experience, but shall not exceed 1 year of the
required 3 years of experience.
3.
Application Submission Requirements
R 338.902 Applications; form; fee; grounds for denial of application and
forfeiture of fee
Rule 902. (1) An applicant shall submit, to the
department, in Lansing,
an application on the form prepared and furnished by the department.
(2) An application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in the act.
(3) An applicant who seeks licensure in more than 1 work classification on a
single application shall only be required to pay 1 examination fee.
(4) Each question on the application shall be answered in its entirety.
(5) An incomplete application shall be returned to the applicant for
completion and then resubmitted to the department within 15 days after the date
of the department's request.
Application for Mechanical Contractor License
Examination
4.
Procedures and Time-Frame for Obtaining Permit or Approval
Mechanical Contractor 2010 Exams Schedule:
Dates / Location / Application Deadline Date
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 / Lansing
/ August 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 / Lansing / November 12, 2010
5.
Operational Requirements
338.980 Contractor's license; examination fee; initial and per-year fee for
issuance; expiration and renewal; reinstatement; receipt of completed
application; issuance of license within certain time period; disposition of
fees, money, and other income; report; "completed application" defined. Sec. 10.
(2) An initial or renewal contractor's license issued under this act expires
on August 31 every third year and is renewable not later than October 31 upon
application and payment of the license fee. For a person applying for an
initial or reinstatement contractor's license at a time other than between
August 31 and October 31 of the year in which the department issues renewal
licenses, the department shall compute and charge the license fee on a yearly
pro rata basis beginning in the year of the application until the last year of
the 3-year license cycle. All licenses not renewed are void and may be
reinstated only upon application for reinstatement and the payment of the
license fee. A person who renews his or her license within 3 years after the
license is voided pursuant to this section is not subject to reexamination for
the license.
6.
Fees
The fee for the Mechanical Contractor License Exam = $100.00
Contractor licenses are issued in 3-year cycles, everyone is on the same
3-year cycle; therefore, the fee is prorated depending on which year of the
cycle we are in.
The fee for a Mechanical Contractor license is $300.00 for the full 3-years,
$200.00 in the 2nd year of licensing, and $100.00 in the 3rd year.
1980 PA 497, the Construction Lien Act: For Electrical and Fire Alarm
Contractors there is also a mandatory membership fee of $10.00 upon initial
licensure and a $10.00 fee for each year of license renewal for deposit in the
Homeowner Construction Lien Recovery Fund.
7.
Appeal Process
8.
Public Input Opportunities
Comments and Complaints: bccinfo@michigan.gov
Bureau of Construction Codes Web-site: www.michigan.gov/bcc [1]
E. Contact Information:
Contact
Us
Creation/Revision Date:
October 2010
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