Hernando County (Florida) Aluminum Contractor (GITS©) License

Aluminum Contractor means the scope of certification includes and is limited to the execution of contracts requiring the experience, financial means, knowledge and skill necessary for the fabrication, assembling, handling, erection, installation, dismantling, adjustment, alteration, repair, servicing and design work when not prohibited by law, in accordance with accepted engineering data and/or according to manufacturers specifications in the aluminum metal, vinyl and fiberglass screening and allied construction materials. The scope of such work shall include and be limited to screened porches, screened enclosures, pool enclosures, pre-formed panel-post and beam roofs, mobile home panel roof-overs, residential glass window and door enclosures, vinyl panel window enclosures and single story self-contained aluminum utility storage structures not exceeding seven hundred twenty (720) square feet. The scope of the work shall include woodwork incidental to the aluminum and allied materials construction work. It shall be limited to the construction of wood framing for walls of uninhabitable utility storage structures, raised wood decks for enclosures, and the repair and/or replacement of wood incidental to the installation of glass windows and doors, installation of siding, soffit, fascia, gutters, and preformed panel-post and beam roofs. The scope of such work shall comply with all plans, specifications, codes, laws and regulations applicable. The scope of such work shall include masonry concrete work and be limited to foundations, slabs and block kneewalls, incidental to the aluminum and allied materials construction work. The aluminum contractor, whose services are limited, shall not perform any work that alters the structural integrity of the building including but not limited to roof trusses, lintels, load bearing walls and foundations. The aluminum contractor shall subcontract, with a licensed qualified contractor in the field concerned, all other work incidental to that which is defined herein but which is the work of a trade other than that of an aluminum contractor. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to limit or infringe upon the scope of work of any specialty contractor. Persons performing work known as “Aluminum Fabricating” or described as “Non-Structural Aluminum” or otherwise known as work involving: siding, fascia, soffit, gutters and screening, shall obtain certification as either a Specialty Structure Contractor or an Aluminum Fabricating Contractor as set forth and provided herein. Persons providing services involving non-structural aluminum and vinyl products are no longer permitted to conduct such services without proper licensure as provided by this code. As regulated under Florida Statute, a person who has passed a competency examination as an Aluminum Contractor may perform these or related tasks or may supervise persons in his employee in the execution of these tasks.

Aluminum Contractor Courses

Exams For The Aluminum Contractor

Aluminum Exam

Exam: BAE1Ah
Testing Method: Open book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Alloted: 2h
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice
Number of questions: 50
Subjects Involved:
- Concrete
- Carpentry/Framing
- Gutters
- Siding
- Windows/Doors
- Estimating
- Safety
- Earthwork/Securing

Business Procedures Exam

Exam: AAE2Ah
Testing Method: Open Book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Allotted: 2h
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice
Number of questions: 50
Subjects Involved:
- Insurance Laws
- Tax Laws
- Safety
- Management
- Lien Laws
- Employment Laws
- General Accounting

Aluminum Contractor Bookset

The books set includes all required references for both the Aluminum and Business Procedures exams. Orders placed before 2 PM are shipped the same day via UPS and a tracking number is emailed before 3 PM.