SparkyEst.
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- Location
- Northern Indiana USA
This isn't something I am necessarily interested in because I haven't been to educated on it, but here it goes (I may sound ignorant by the end). I currently am the license holder for our company, I am running our division for the large scale GC in our area, but prior to me taking the division over roughly 2 years ago it was a constant "the electrical is losing money." Since I have taken over we have made the turn for the better, except my first job out of the gate I let a GC estimator tell me how to estimate my electrical work so I cut where I shouldn't have and that got me a substantial loss. Since then my guys have brought in all jobs under budget anywhere from .2% to over 15% under budget. Anyways my question is as I am interested in to keep taking licensing test and continuing education is there any value to holding licenses in areas in which I personally will not be located? The reason I ask is prior to coming into the "office" world I heard people would get licensed and the get paid a "sub-contractor" fee for each time they pulled a permit for a contractor. Outside looking in now it seems more risky than good, what are your thoughts on that?
To simplify the question: Would you get as many electrical licenses as possible and then allow another contractor to work under your license? Pros and Cons?? What is the financial compensation that would work in that scenario?
Thanks!
To simplify the question: Would you get as many electrical licenses as possible and then allow another contractor to work under your license? Pros and Cons?? What is the financial compensation that would work in that scenario?
Thanks!