Arizona Contractor License FAQs - Qualifying Party

Arizona Contractor License Qualifying Party

In order to apply for a contractors license, the applicant must list a single individual person, that will be qualifying on behalf of the business entity.

To whom does the term "qualifying party" refer?

The "qualifying party" means a person who is regularly employed by the licensee and is actively engaged in the classification of work for which the person qualifies in behalf of the licensee.
The qualifying party must have the necessary experience, knowledge and skills to supervise or perform the contracting work.

Who can be a qualifying party?

The qualifying party may be the owner of a sole proprietor business, one of the partners of a partnership, one of the members of a limited liability company, one of the officers of a corporation or an employee of the contracting business.

What is the qualifying party required to do?

The qualifying person must pass the required examinations for the license.

The qualifying person must have the required years of experience as a journeyman, foreman, supervisor, or contractor in the classification for which he or she is applying. The usual experience requirement is four years, at least two years of which must have been obtained within ten years before applying.

For exceptions to the four year experience requirement, refer to the application for examination form.

While engaged as a qualifying party for a licensee, the qualifying party shall not take other employment that would conflict with his duties as qualifying party or conflict with his ability to adequately supervise the work performed by the licensee.

Can the same person serve as the qualifying party for more than one license?

A person may serve as the qualifying party for one additional license if one of the following conditions exists:

• There is a common ownership of at least twenty-five percent of each licensed entity for which the person acts in a qualifying capacity.
  
  
• One licensee is a subsidiary of another licensee for which the same person acts in a qualifying capacity. "Subsidiary" as used in this section means a corporation of which at least twenty-five percent is owned by the other licensee.
  
  

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