(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, on and after the effective date of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to act as a construction manager in public works construction or to practice or perform or offer to perform construction management services in public works construction unless such offer is made by or such construction management services are performed by or under the direct supervision of a licensed construction manager.
(2)  Only an individual may be licensed as a construction manager. No firm may provide or hold itself out as providing or currently able to provide construction management services unless it holds a certificate of authority issued by the administrator pursuant to section 54-4509, Idaho Code.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-4504

  • Administrator: means the administrator of the Idaho division of occupational and professional licenses. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Certificate of authority: means a certificate issued by the division of occupational and professional licenses authorizing a firm to provide or hold itself out as providing construction manager services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Construction management services: means representation of an owner in public works construction by a person with substantial discretion and authority to plan including scheduling, estimating and approval, coordinate, manage or direct phases of a project for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair or reconstruction of any public work. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Construction manager: means an individual who performs construction management services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Firm: means any business organization, including individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations or any combination thereof acting as a unit. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • offer: means the representation by a person that the person possesses a valid construction manager license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter authorizing that person to provide construction management services. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • Person: includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other organization. See Idaho Code 54-4503
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  Construction management services provided by a firm must be provided under the direct supervision and control of a licensed construction manager who is a principal or employee of the firm.
(4)  An employee of an owner for which public works construction management services are to be performed shall not be required to obtain a license under this chapter in order to provide such services for his employer.
(5)  A licensed architect, registered landscape architect or registered professional engineer shall not be required to obtain a license under this chapter in order to provide services for which the laws of this state require a person to be licensed as an architect, registered landscape architect or registered as a professional engineer or to provide services traditionally and customarily provided by licensed architects, registered landscape architects or registered professional engineers. Provided however, that such services shall not include the procurement of equipment or construction work required by law to be competitively bid for public works construction.