WHO MAY FILE?
Application shall be filed by the firm’s owner/proprietor, Authorized Managing Officer or by the Authorized Representative of the firm.
WHO IS QUALIFIED TO BE AN AUTHORIZED MANAGING OFFICER (AMO)?
- Senior Executive of a company
- With at least 2 year experience in implementing a construction project in a managerial or supervisory capacity; and
- Nominated by the firm and possessing managerial powers
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE?
- Regular license – issued to a domestic construction firm (a sole proprietorship/partnership/corporation with at least 60% Filipino equity.
- Special license – issued to a joint venture, a consortium, a foreign contractor, or a project owner who authorizes the licensee to engage only in the construction of a single, specific project/undertaking.
WHERE CAN APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE BE FILED?
Applicant may file directly at the office of the Philippine Contractor’s Accreditation Board (PCAB) or through the CIAP Windows at the DTI Regional Office and or DTI Provincial Offices.
WHAT LAW GOVERNS THE LICENSING OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS?
Republic Act No. 4566, otherwise known as the Contractor’s License Law.
HOW TO FILE APPLICATION FOR CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE?
- Download an application form.
- Accomplish the form properly and attached corresponding supporting documents.
- Submit application for checklisting/prescreening.
- Pay the required upfront fee.
- Wait for license release. Approved license will be mailed directly to the owner/firm via courier.
CAN THE AUTHORIZED MANAGING OFFICER BE AT THE SAME TIME THE SUSTAINING TECHNICAL EMPLOYEE OF THE FIRM?
Yes
WHAT IS A SUSTAINING TECHNICAL EMPLOYEE (STE)?
A Sustaining Technical Employee is a licensed technical professional with at least three (3) years experience. A non-Board passer is not eligible.
WHAT IS THE REGISTRATION & CLASSIFICATION FOR GOVERNMENT PROJECTS?
This is the registration of contractors, aside from a regular license, to qualify in government projects. Although a regular license will automatically qualify the licensee to participate in private projects, a contractor will have to apply for registration and classification to qualify for government projects. The said registration has a validity period of three (3) years.
WHAT IS THE VALIDITY OF A CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE?
- A regular license shall be valid for one (1) fiscal year, from the 1st of July to the 30th of June of the ensuing year, unless suspended, invalidated, cancelled or revoked by the Board and shall be renewed annually.
- A special license shall be cancelled by the Board upon completion of the single specific undertaking/project authorized by the license and to which it is, therefore, restricted even though before expiry of the fiscal year.
IS CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT A LICENSE PUNISHABLE BY LAW?
Yes, constructing without a license is punishable by law under Article VII, Section 35, 36 & 37 or RA 4566.
IS LICENSING REQUIRED FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES?
Yes
WHAT IS THE PROCESSING TIME FOR CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE?
- New Regular License – 30 business days
- Renewal of Regular License – 10 business days
- Additional/Revision of Classification – 15 business days
- Upgrading of of License Category – 30 business days
- Change of Authorized Managing Officer – 30 business days
- Change of Business Name & Status – 15 business days
- Change of Business Name – 15 business days
- Joint Venture-Local (New/Renewal/Re-Issuance) ; Consortium-Local (New/Renewal/Re-Issuance) – 5 business days
- Joint Venture-Foreign (New) ; Consortium-Foreign (New) ; Foreign (New) – 30 business days
- Joint Venture-Foreign (Renewal) ; Consortium-Foreign (Renewal) ; Foreign (Renewal) – 10 business days
- Registration for Government Infrastructure Projects – 10 business days
- Additional Project Kind – 15 business days
- Public-Private Projects (PPP) – 5 business days